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Voicing discontent: Incensed LHWs block GT Road in protest
Set Jan 15 ‘deadline’ for payment of due salaries, regularisation of services.
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A friend in need: PTI, JI to stand together for LG polls
Move comes following PPP, JUI-F and ANP union in Peshawar.
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Court diary: Can Peshawar plug the brain drain without fixing security?
PHC has directed police to form a committee to deal with kidnapping, extortion cases.
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Standing firm: Imran Khan bent on keeping NATO supply lines blocked
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa to introduce Right to Services law.
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Official callousness: Mughal-era mausoleum, mosque rusting away in Peshawar’s suburbs
A slab on the red-brick building states it is a shrine of renowned 17th century saint Shaikh Imaduddin.
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Santa’s little helpers: Hanging a mistletoe above melancholy
People show up in large numbers to celebrate Christmas in the city, albeit with simplicity.
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Christmas celebrated amid security
Security forces also kept patrolling the sensitive areas to preempt any untoward event.
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Resilience: Between hope and fear
Peshawer’s Christians are ready to celebrate Christmas by helping families of those who lost their lives.
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At risk?: DPPs serving in home districts in violation of orders
DG Public Prosecutions Asmatullah Gandapur says he has not received any notification in this regard.
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Marred by dispute: PHC suspends show-cause notice over phosphate mining
Asks K-P government to submit a report on the issue.
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A matter of life and death: Lawmakers pledge to nip malnutrition crisis in K-P
Nutrition professor states 47.8% children under age five suffer from malnutrition.
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Chehlum peaceful, except for Karachi
Mobile phone services also remained suspended in many parts of the country, including Karachi and Lahore.
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Behind bars: Teacher accused of kidnapping denied bail
Bail plea of Afghan national allegedly involved in grenade attack on NGO also turned down.
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Tri-party: 3 opposition parties join hands for electoral cooperation
Party leaders agreed on an alliance for LG polls expected to be held in March or April.
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Chehlum processions: Thousands gather across the province to mourn martyrs of Karbala
Curfew imposed in Bannu from 6am to 5pm to avert any untoward situation.
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The devil is in the detail: Minister spells out rules for impending LG polls
Reiterates govt machinery, law enforcement personnel will not be allowed to interfere.
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More promises: LRH inaugurates renovated ICU
Health Minister Yousafzai says at least 2 men should always be present at emergency gate to take patients to ward.
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Politics of power: JUI-F to protest PTI ’s ‘inefficacy with law and order, inflation’
Opposition party says other parties welcome to join protest outside K-P Assembly on Jan 26.
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Chehlum preparation: Security tightened across the country
In view of possible terror attacks, PTA likely to suspend cellular networks.
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Christmas Eve: Christians hope for better times
Affirm their unwavering commitment to Pakistan.
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Vulnerable Khyber Agency: Polio volunteers pull out in wake of latest murder
Without their assistance, thousands of children in K-P will remain unprotected.
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Worrisome absence: Hindu schoolteacher goes missing in Peshawar
A report has been at the Paharipura police station.
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Remembrance: In Bilour’s death, Pukhtuns lost a great leader, says Asfandyar
December 22 will be commemorated every year as ‘the day of Shaheed Bashir’.
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NATO supplies: Come next year, PTI to block Chaman crossing
The sit-in will continue till drone strikes are stopped in Pakistan, says Shireen mazari.
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Bad for business: Pak-Afghan trade in limbo as sit-ins over NATO supply line continue
Traders say they are suffering huge losses as a result.
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Emphasising sovereignty: DPC renews calls against drone strikes in national jirga
Council chief Samiul Haq criticises govt over Pak-India relations and six-month performance.
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Official impulsiveness: Ghost schools continue to haunt the province
Education dept official blames parliamentarians for growth of dysfunctional schools.
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Show of unity: After initial bickering, PPP’s local leaders stand firm behind new chief
Khanzada Khan’s recent appointment as provincial president had reportedly resulted in fissures.
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Moving on: PTI vows not to repeat past mistakes in LG polls
Party’s provincial chief assures tickets will be awarded on merit.
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Appeal filed: Ghazala Javed’s former husband challenges conviction
Submits petition saying sentence ‘is not based on solid proof’.
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Public transport: Study for city’s mass transit system gets rolling
Final report expected by March 2014 .
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Hansen’s disease: A synonym for stigma
In the last six months, more than 33 cases of leprosy were registered in K-P.
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Challenging results :Election tribunal orders partial re-polling in PK-81
Runner-up Habib Ali Shah earlier filed a petition providing proof of mass rigging.
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Qissa khwani blast: Traders demand compensation
Representative says traders are poor and 'not in a position to restart their businesses.'
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Good PR?: NATO supply protesters distribute sweets, shawls to truckers
Claim they do not want to hurt trade between Pakistan, Afghanistan.
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Protest: Edwardes College faculty-principal standoff
Protesters blocked Sher Shah Suri Road and chanted slogans against the college administration.
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All-star event: Award show revives ‘Pukhtun spirit’
Highlights achievements of several senior television actors, Pashto singers.
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Clean and green: Municipal workers to launch protests
Criticise K-P govt’s move of giving away cleanliness project on contract.
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Fresh start: PPP’s provincial chief denies dissent in party
Says he has full support of all senior leaders.
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Keep calm and drive safe: Marching through fog
Traffic and highway police issue travel advisories and helpful tips for driving in poor visibility.
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Business interrupted: Trader challenges NATO blockade in court
Centre, K-P govt, and other officials termed respondents.
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Going professional: 780 UET graduates step into the real world
K-P governor addresses students at convocation, says youth well-prepared to solve today’s problems.
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PHC declares collection of fuel adjustment charges in electricity bills illegal
Court orders the amount recovered in bills to be returned.
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Teacher-student row: KMC student vows to end discrimination against women in veils
Faculty member says person’s face should be visible to be easily identifiable.
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Crisis in the making: Endangered messiahs
Dozens of doctors planning to relocate in the wake of targeted killings.
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Sitting ducks: 3 explosives experts killed in Peshawar blast
Driver accompanying Bomb Disposal Unit team also killed.
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Burying the hatchet: PPP stalwarts Arbab Alamgir, Zahir Shah dispel reports of dissent
Say they have jointly struggled for the party’s cause in the past.
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Poor odds: The vulnerability of those who protect us
Bomb disposal squads forced to work in high-risk environments sans proper gear, equipment.
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Valour extraordinaire: The swan song of the unsung
Always with a smile on his face, Sub-Inspector Abdul Haq was a favourite of mediamen.
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