Garbage piles deface Peshawars historic old quarter on September 16, 2016PESHAWAR: Despite the provincial government’s slogan to turn Peshawar into a clean and green city, garbage heaps are a common sight in the old city and elsewhere as the firm responsible for sanitation focuses on posh neighbourhoods only, according to the local people. It’s been two years since Water and Sanitation Services Peshawar (WSSP), an […]
Afghans awaiting repatriation endure sub-standard conditions on August 26, 2016PESHAWAR: Abdul Kareem sits under a eucalyptus tree to seek respite from the blistering sun. His extended family of 30 is spread around him, amid thousands of other Afghan refugees, all sweating and shifting to catch the shade of the few roadside eucalypts. It has been a week since Kareem and his family came here […]
Uptick in road accidents as youth engage in stunts on Independence Day on August 14, 2016Peshawar: In the run up to August 14 celebrations, traffic accidents register a sharp rise in August as youth take to dangerous stunts on roads as part of Independence Day revelries, say emergency rescue authorities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. More than 128 people have been injured in 82 incidents in the first week of August […]
PMs laptop scheme fails to deliver laptops to post-grad students as promised on August 5, 2016PESHAWAR: Student demand for laptop donations under the Higher Education Commission’s “Prime Minister Laptop Scheme” has far outstripped supply, creating lags in delivery of computers. According to the Higher Education Commission (HEC), a total of 315,227 students applied for laptops against a quota of 100,000 computers in the ongoing phase-II of the scheme. “Delay […]
Archaeological treasures stay hidden in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on July 24, 2016PESHAWAR: The rich archaeological heritage of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa remains unexplored due to a shortage of staff at the Directorate of Archeology and Museums, archaeology experts say. The province has more than 6000 archaeological sites, but the number of staff available to explore these is far from enough, according to the directorate’s top official. “The Directorate of […]
Inflation comes without sasta bazaar this Ramazan on June 19, 2016PESHAWAR: Zakaullah, a young man from lower middle class, finds it difficult to make both ends meet in the holy month of Ramazan as grocery prices go through the ceiling. This year though, Zakaullah and others of modest means like him, have to face a double jeopardy: Spike in prices of edibles and no sasta bazaars to […]
Pakistan prepares for scorching Ramazan by digging graves on June 7, 2016Peshawar: This Al Jazeera video, which shows men digging trenches in a graveyard under a blazing sun, says Pakistan is digging graves in an anticipation of deaths from the looming heatwave, given that meteorologists have predicted that 2016 is set to be the hottest year ever recorded globally. Last year, more than 1,300 people died […]