NA committee vows to retrieve railway land from grabbers on January 10, 2017PESHAWAR: Standing Committee on Railway has vows to retrieve the railway’s land from the grabbers across the country. During a media briefing here at Cantonment Railway Station (CRS) on Monday, members of the Sub Committee of National Assembly Standing Committee on Railways (SCNASC) headed by its convener Ramesh Lal said that there were influential people […]
Govt itself a hurdle in registration of seminaries: Wifaqul Madaris on November 29, 2016PESHAWAR: Religious seminaries (Madrassas) do not promote sectarianism, terrorism, anti-state elements and other negative activities. The (Ullemas) religious scholars of seminaries stress on Islamic as well as worldly education. The government is itself a hurdle in the seminaries registration. These views were expressed by Maulana Hussain Ahmad, provincial nazim, Wifaq-ul-Madaris and nazim-e-Taleemat of Darul-Uloom Jamia […]
Tribal elders announce to defy 1973 Constitution on November 27, 2016PESHAWAR: Tribal elders and convener of Pakhtunkhwa Ulasi Tehrek (PUT) on Saturday announced defying of the 1973 constitution of Pakistan and demanded to form an autonomous and sovereign constitution in the light of 23rd March 1940 resolution wherein all the nations of the country will be given equal share. Addressing a news conference here at […]
PML-N asks PTI to quit parliament on November 17, 2016PESHAWAR: Taking a jibe at the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief, the Advisor to the Prime Minister, Engr Ameer Muqam said that Imran Khan had termed the National Assembly fake, and constantly boycotted the joint parliament sessions. Therefore, he asked that the PTI parliamentarians should tender resignations, and get a second public mandate by holding fresh […]
Cable operators ask PEMRA chief to cancel DTH auction on November 13, 2016PESHAWAR: Cable operators of Khyber Pakhutnkhwa on Saturday appealed to the Pakistan Electronic Media Regularity Authority (PEMRA) chairman to cancel the auction of Direct to Home (DTH) and postpone its launching for next three years. They also appealed to PEMRA to take stern action against those who are providing illegal services and operating Indian TV […]
Mother of convicted smuggler in Indonesia appeals for help on November 11, 2016PESHAWAR: The mother and relatives of one Faiq Akhtar appealed to Pakistan’s Ambassador in Indonesia to play his vital role in getting rid of the death sentence awarded by an Indonesian court to Faiq in a smuggling case. The mother and other family members of the detained Faiq, on Thursday gathered at Sher Shah Suri […]
Workers hold protest against Gadani blast on November 9, 2016PESHAWAR: Expressing deep grief with the bereaved families and injured persons of the Gadani tanker explosion, different workers unions of district Peshawar held a protest rally against the Baluchistan Government and held protest from Amn Park Sher Shah Suri Road to the Peshawar Press Club. The rally was organized under the aegis of Pakistan Mazdor […]
Clashes as Khattak leads rally to capital on November 1, 2016PESHAWAR: The Punjab Police on Monday fired tear gas to scatter hundreds of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) protesters heading for Islamabad via the Swabi Interchange on the motorway under the leadership of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Pervez Khattak, as the party workers tried to remove containers from the road linking KP to the federal capital. Sources […]
PTI warns PML-N against creating hurdles in dharna on October 29, 2016PESHAWAR: Condemning the arrest and torture on workers in youth convention in Islamabad, Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) provincial leaders have claimed that thousands of workers on Friday started marching towards Islamabad to participate the party rally of November 2, and warned the government for creating any hurdle before marchers. PTI MPA Shah Farman, talking to media […]
Moot urges launch of campaign to raise awareness on climate change on October 22, 2016PESHAWAR: Lawmakers and people hailing from all walks of life and shades of opinion have urged the launch a campaign regarding creating awareness among masses regarding the growing climate change concerns. They stressed the need to launch a massive drive at grassroots level and specially take the initiative from learning institutions to educate the school […]