Environmental projects on the back burner due to shortage of funds on January 20, 2018PESHAWAR: Due to shortage of funds, extremely significant projects to protect the environment from pollution and launch Geographic Information System (GIS) survey freezes in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. According to details, the environment department facing financial troubles to initiate a number of milestone schemes from the Annual Development Programme (ADP) 2017-18. “We are a government department of […]
A billion trees but no pollution inventory on January 12, 2018PESHAWAR: A shortage of provincial funds is threatening important anti-pollution projects including the launching of a Geographic Information System (GIS) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, officials said on Thursday. A member of the Forestry, Environment and Wildlife ministry confirmed that the environment department is facing cash-flow problems, thereby crucial initiatives of the Annual Development Programme (ADP) 2017-18. […]
Climate change poses a major challenge to food security in KP on June 14, 2017PESHAWAR: The Climate Change Cell (CCC) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) warned that rising variability in monsoon rains, rapid recession of glaciers and constant depletion of freshwater resources have posed a major challenge to food security in the province. Talking to Daily Times at his office, Climate Change Cell Deputy Director Afsar Khan explained that KP was […]
JIT report prepared under political pressure: ANP on June 12, 2017PESHAWAR: The Awami National Party (ANP) has voiced reservation against the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) findings regarding the Mashal Khan lynching case and alleged that the report was prepared under political pressure. Talking to Daily Times, ANP’s two senior officials Provincial Information Secretary Haroon Bilour and Senior Vice President Bushra Gohar alleged that Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) […]
Financial crunch forces KP govt to drop education projects on June 9, 2017PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government ousted two most important projects of the education department from 2017-18 budget shows priority of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf government relatively diverted from education sector. In the budget of 2016-17, PTI leadership was taking pride of novel initiative by establishing 200 smart schools and construction of several female hostels for […]
KP govt asked to close 600 arms manufacturing factories on March 31, 2017PESHAWAR: The Center has asked the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Government to close down around 600 local arms manufacturing factories functioning in the province, Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and Frontier Regions of the province. The move will deprive thousands of skillful workers from their earning and an outstanding potential of arm making markets would affect […]
Despite emergency in education sector, KP fails to fulfil promise on March 3, 2017PESHAWAR: Despite the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Government declared and announced emergency in education sector in the province but the Social Welfare Department cut five per cent budget for Special Education Institute in KP and halted the annual grants of books and uniforms for special students learning at different schools in the province. Talking to Daily […]
ANP tries to ensure everyone works within constitutional limits on March 2, 2017 PESHAWAR: The provincial Information Secretary of Awami National Party (ANP) Haroon Bashir Bilour has said that its party always struggled against those who transgressed the limits of constitution in the country and fought every battle democratically for the rights of the province. He was talking to Daily Times at his residence on Wednesday that […]
Hoti accused of corruption after spending billions on seminaries on February 5, 2017PESHAWAR: The former chief minister and Member National Assembly Amir Haider Khan Hoti facing mega corruption charges by allocating billions of rupees for construction and renovation of religious seminaries in home district Mardan. This was observed in the report of the standing committee of the provincial assembly which stated that Amir HaiderHoti, issued Rs 1.3 […]
PIPOS: a ray of hope for persons with disabilities in KP on February 4, 2017PESHAWAR: The Pakistan Institute of Prosthetic & Orthotic Sciences (PIPOS), a ray of hope for thousands of people with physical disabilities, resulting from land mines, war victims, bomb blast, Fire army injury, road traffic accident, congenital deformities and polio, providing rehabilitation services at Hayatabad. Speaking to Daily Times, Managing Director (MD) of the PIPOS Dr […]