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Upper Dir incursion: US, NATO were involved in attack, says CM Hoti
Chief minister says Afghan govt failed to prevent militants from building sanctuaries in Kunar province.
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Folk festival: At K-P’s pavilion, chappali kabab, Khattak dance main attractions
Visitors enjoy local food in the presence of traditional music.
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North Waziristan: Militants vow revenge as drone strike kills 23
Five missiles flatten compound belonging to Hafiz Gul Bahadur group.
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Honour killing: Man shot dead by girlfriend’s brothers
Four men shoot dead young man for having romantic relationship with their sister
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FATA lawmakers boycott PM’s dinner reception
Lawmakers say they are hopeful PM, president will resolve their issues.
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IDPs start returning home to Bajaur, Mohamand
IDPs allowed to return to all areas of Bajaur except Loi Sam, and will be accommodated on alternative housing sites.
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Unrest ignored: After adults fail, children try to melt hearts of stone
Parachinari orphans and children miss their families; hope government will help them.
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Go home or else: IDPs in Jalozai set to lose transport facility
Deadline for repatriation is Tuesday; no concrete plan for next step yet; IDPs from violence-hit areas can stay on.
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Sufi Mohammad indicted in two cases
Sufi Mohammad had tried to impose his own brand of Sharia law in Malakand division.
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Third drone strike in South Waziristan raises death toll to 19
Strikes come after Ilyas Kashmiri was killed in a US drone strike on Saturday
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Rehabilitating militants: The road to redemption
A generation of Swat’s sons, trained to be suicide bombers, struggle to start life anew.
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Double attack: Blasts at bakery, bus stand kill 24
Contradictory accounts of attack in Nowshera; Taliban claim responsibility.
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Six killed in Matani Bazar explosion
Six people were killed and 11 critically injured when an explosion took place in the Matani Bazar near...
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Strike two: Ilyas Kashmiri dead – again
Headed the organisation blamed for PNS Mehran and GHQ attacks; group confirms death, vows revenge.
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Four foreigners detained in Peshawar
Foreigners allowed to leave after being detained for more almost 120 minutes.
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Hygiene: Clean water scheme completed in FR Tank
The government has initiated several projects for purification and provision of clean water in FR Tank.
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Illegal detention: Woman accuses police of kidnapping son
Claims police demanding bribe for release.
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Dhis Training: Three-day workshop ends
Three-day workshop arranged by FATA Health Directorate for medical practitioners and paramedics.
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Taliban make another brazen incursion into Dir
No new casualties have been reported; militants came from Kunar.
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Day 3: Hundreds of militants storm Upper Dir
Hundreds of militants on Friday again besieged Upper Dir, shortly after troops claimed to have regained control.
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One killed, 4 injured in Khyber blast
A bomb had been planted near a Khasadar camp located in Jamrud.
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Targeting high-value targets: ‘US, Pakistan form anti-terror squad’
New intelligence team to go after top suspects including Haqqani network.
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Art exhibition: Hospitality, not kalashnikov, Pakhtun’s identity
Art works by students and teachers depict the softer side of Pakhtun culture.
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Cross-border raid: Demarche delivered after Dir raid leaves 75 dead
Hundreds of militants from Afghanistan attack checkpoint in a long, vicious gun battle.
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Power dispute: 7 dead in Lower Dir over power connection row
Rift over a microhydel power station became full-fledged conflict.
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Clean water scheme completed in Kurram
Protection wall also built to protect from possible floods in future.
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Running in losses: Bank of Khyber still waiting for a buyer
Administrative control and position of managing-director to be handed over to party having 26% shares.
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Doctors’ strike ends: Patients breathe sigh of relief
Announcement was made after successful talks between young doctors and the government.
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Orakzai Air Raid: Taliban spokesperson among 17 dead
Fighter jets attacked Taliban positions in the northwestern Orakzai region.
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Doctors’ strike ends as wage hikes assured
Health department assured doctors that salary packages would be increased similarly to Punjab: Doctor.
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Seven injured in grenade attack in Kohat
Unidentified men hurled a hand grenade in a house injuring seven people including women and children.
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Flood protection walls: Jirga demands completion of project
Elders of Barikot have condemned the Irrigation Department for stopping work on protection walls around the Swat River
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Electricity defaulters: Govt departments owe TESCO over Rs728 million
At least 11 government departments have failed to pay their electricity bills, totaling Rs728.512 million.
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Strike Called Off: K-P accepts doctors’ demands
PDA called off strike in all public sector hospitals after the government accepted their demands.
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Police kills five robbers in encounter
Robber tried fleeing the house when police arrived.
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Deadly bomb hits Miranshah: Officials
One person was killed and eight wounded in the blast at the 12-room Super Waziristan hotel in Miranshah.
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Doctors' strike: Infant dies at Lady Reading Hospital
A one-year-old girl died at the Lady Reading Hospital in Peshawar after being denied treatment by doctors on strike.
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Four-year BSc: Uniform criteria to be introduced in colleges
Registrars and controller of examinations of all public sector universities to meet to standardise the programme.
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Post-Bin Laden: 153 killed in seven blasts in K-P so far
Since the al Qaeda chief’s killing, TTP has claimed responsibility for all the blasts.
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Bajaur attack: Blast kills 8, including Salarzai tribal elder
Four of the deceased were volunteers of pro-government lashkar, Taliban claim responsibility for latest assault.
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ANP leader killed in Swat
ANP district leader killed after gunmen attack his house in Swat.
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K-P refuses ministers’ demand for pay raise
Doctors in the province amused at the irony of the demand.
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Fighting militancy: 26 killed in Orakzai, Kurram airstrikes
Fighter jets bombed targets in northwestern tribal areas.
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PDA strike: Mass resignations cripple K-P hospitals
Doctors and government refuse to budge; poor patients suffer on the sidelines.
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Doctors’ wages: Strike continues in Hazara, patients’ sufferings multiply
No solution in sight as government, PDA at loggerheads.
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Death toll from Hangu suicide attack rises to 35
28 dead as explosives-laden vehicle detonated close to administration offices.
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Teachers trained to deal with issues related to militancy
120 teachers participate in four-day training.
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In Tarujabba, police take orders from Jirga instead of govt
Jirga assembled to decide the future of cable service, gambling, eunuch dances and other ‘immoral’ activities.
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Loadshedding: Hundreds protest over power cuts
People stage three different protests in Peshawar.
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Secret weapons market discovered in Dera Ghazi Khan
Sophisticated weapons traded at secret Dera Ghazi Khan market.