The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has scheduled a meeting today (Thursday) to discuss the law and order situation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Balochistan ahead of the upcoming polls. An official said that taking notice of the murder of Rehan Zeb Khan, an independent candidate for NA-8 Bajaur and a member of the Pakistan […]
LAHORE: As the second monsoon spell wears out and the third one enters the country next Monday; farmers and water planners have reason to rejoice; showers have eliminated water shortages; helped substantially fill both major dams and benefited the entire crop cycle (rice, sugarcane, and maize). According to Met department officials, the country received 23 […]
NTS criticized for leaked Exam Paper, Papers of assessments have conducted by the National Testing Service in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa; leaked on social media hours before the conduct of the examination. A number of people from Dera Ghazi Khan, Bannu, Nowshera, Dir, and Tank were taking the exams on Sunday for the recruitment of primary school […]
Police arrested 14 people in overnight raids after a Hindu shrine was set on fire and severely damaged by a mob led by supporters of a cleric in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Karak district, officials said on Thursday. The temple’s destruction on Wednesday drew condemnation from human rights activists and the minority Hindu community. Local police said […]
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has imposed an extreme cold weather emergency due to the “extraordinary cold wave” that has gripped the province. “This extraordinary cold wave is taking the form of a disaster which is likely to threaten lives of needy people who are without shelter, food, and warm bedding”; said a notification issued by […]
Eight suspects were arrested by police after the body of a minor girl was found in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Charsadda town. According to police, the minor girl was kidnapped and then sexually assaulted before being brutally murdered, and her body bears torture marks. The police refused to share further details as it would “affect the investigation”. […]
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) cabinet, in its meeting has approved the KP School Bags Act 2019 which limits the weight of the bags of the students. With that, KP has become the first province to introduce any law regarding the weight of the school bags. The Provincial Minister for Education Shahram Khan Tarakai said Khyber Pakhtunkhwa […]
In Peshawar a coronavirus case study from the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Health Department said Monday the province’s schools have registered 225 coronavirus (COVID-19) cases after reopening. The period covered in the study was from September 15 to October 3, the health department said. The test results of 17,090 students, teachers, and other staff came out negative. […]
