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Ponzi scheme: IGP ordered to investigate band of swindlers
Bail denied to two men accused of taking money on the pretext of investing in ‘Islamic’ businesses.
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Expressing reservations: JUI-F moves court against local govt act
Says those elected on reserved seats should also be eligible to become nazim, naib nazim.
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Four-in-one: KTH children’s ward struggles with shortage of beds
Doctors forced to accommodate three to four patients on the same bed.
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Ensuring harmony: Compensation sought for victims of sectarian violence
Petitioner asks court to direct prime minister to enact laws for regulating affairs of religious factions.
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Act two: Pashto play on struggle for freedom from British Raj reprinted
Dard, banned by British authorities in 1932, highlights the role of Pukhtuns in the uprising.
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Italian town invites Peshawar to become twin city
Letter from Italy offers to build cultural ties between the two cities, linked through General Paolo Avitabile.
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A busy Sunday: Traffic police cracks down on double cylinders
Action also taken against encroachment.
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Another polio case reported in NWA
12-month-old Nasir Khan, resident of Toor Tanga village in Miranshah, was diagnosed with polio virus, type-1 strain.
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Four bomb disposal unit personnel killed in Peshawar blast
A citizen was also seriously injured in the blast.
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Ghosts of the past: JI chief terms Molla a ‘patriotic Pakistani’
Condemns FO’s statement, praises Nisar’s take on hanging.
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Facilitating patients: Rs12 million released to set up seven insulin banks
Free insulin to be provided for a year to patients registered with the hospitals.
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Avoidable controversy: KMC teacher-student spat sparks tension
Faculty member says girls whose faces are visible should contest elections at Khyber Medical College.
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Innovative plans: K-P to be the first to have human rights directorate
Through a governor’s ordinance, the govt has formulated a law to empower people.
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Gearing up for local governance: Delimitation completed ahead of schedule
K-P commissioners made designated officers in their respective revenue divisions.
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Battling crime: PHC CJ says court will not allow the city to become like Karachi
IGP ordered to form team to deter extortion, kidnappings.
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Not the militant’s best friend: BDU to take special care of sniffer dogs
Unit chief says canines more effective than machines, but need skilled trainers.
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Market manipulation: Sugarcane growers complain about prices set by govt
The chief minister earlier approved a summary setting the price at Rs160 per 40kg.
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Against drone strikes: Coalition partners to protest on Sunday
Bahrullah Khan lashed out at Federal Minister for Information Pervaiz Rashid.
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Auctioning spaces: Private educational institutes bemoan proposed land policy
Institutes accuse government of favouring capitalists, taking ‘illegal’ steps.
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Make way for the muzzle: K-P to issue licences for restricted bore weapons
Previously, these came under the prohibited category which has been now split into two types of arms.
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Side effects: Food traders demand end to PTI’s ‘harassment’
Claim NATO blockade hurting non-Afghan Transit Trade between the two countries.
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Heads or tails: The legends of coins
Private collections of coins and stamps on display at Nishtar Hall as part of a Directorate of Culture initiative.
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Unsatisfied with numbers: Tribunal orders another round of polling in PK-90
Election tribunal requests ECP to conduct polling at seven stations at the earliest.
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Four BDS teams to keep explosions at bay in Peshawar
Six policemen suspended following public complaints; registration of FIRs ordered.
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Against inflation, joblessness: PPP’s district chapter to protest on December 20
Zulfiqar Afghani holds PML-N, PTI responsible for price hikes, lawlessness.
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Living legend: Peshawar celebrates Dilip Kumar’s 91st birthday
Saira Bano thanked the city’s residents for honouring her husband.
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Questionable arrest: Assistant political agent to appear in court today
PHC hears case of a man’s four-month detention by Khyber Agency admin.
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Visiting hours: Shakil Afridi meets wife, sons
Brother, lawyer denied meeting.
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Reviewing security: Better investigation, coordinated action stressed
Home and Tribal Affairs department discusses measures to curb increase in kidnappings, targeted killings.
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Bombay talkies: Tracing Bollywood’s history in Peshawar
Muhammad Zia’s book is an effort to document the city’s artistes and its role in the formative years of Indian...
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Internal affairs: Health Regulatory Authority without four key members
Court proceedings over current chairperson’s post ongoing for two and a half years.
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In protest: Doctors plan to hold two-hour token strike
Dr Taqweem, head of the Medical C-Unit at Lady Reading Hospital, was kidnapped on December 3.
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K-P’s 643 ‘missing’ persons detained at internment centres, PHC told
The next hearing will be held on Jan 14.
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Academic quota: K-P govt, Khyber Medical University given 15 days to submit reply
PHC told quota seats for non-Muslims in medical institutes of K-P is just one.
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Clearing the streets: Pushcart owners, traders demonstrate against anti-encroachment campaign
Say they can’t be evicted without being provided an alternative.
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Filling posts: 152 doctors awarded one-year contract
Employment term extended for 214 other doctors.
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Equal representation: Sherpao demands LG elections in FATA
Former ANP leader from Jamrud, Abdurahim Afridi, joins QWP.
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Qissa Khwani Bazaar’s oldest tea shop is back in business
The qehwa khana closed down after the September 29 blast in which 42 people were killed.
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A step forward: Women to be part of first reconciliatory jirga
Home Secretary Akhtar Ali Shah says jirga will reduce burden on judiciary and help resolve disputes.
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K-P Government to organise cricket league
Foreign players to take part in event set to take place next year.
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Crackdown Police arrest: 40 suspects in multiple raids
Three AK-47 rifles, three pistols and 500 cartridges were recovered in the raid.
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Prepping up: JI leaders meet to chalk out strategy for LG polls
District chapters present reports, begin to lay groundwork.
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Female entrepreneurs: Enforcement of existing laws urged to protect women at workplaces
WCCI sets up Youth Forum to train and encourage women to set up businesses.
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Thoroughfare Former: MNA demands govt to open Lowari Tunnel daily for four hours
Urges payment of dues to Korean construction company before onset of heavy snowfall.
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Arbitration: K-P Judicial Academy to inaugurate mediation centre
DG says such centres will be opened in each district of K-P by the end of 2014.
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Cracks in the wall? ANP’s internal turf war reaches student wing
Two factions emerge in PkSF; one supports Asfandyar, other supports Nasim.
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Sit-ins against NATO supply lines to continue
Protest camp at Khairabad, Nowshera closed down.
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You’ve been served: PTI chief left to fend Rs1b defamation suit
Sacked QWP minister says Imran Khan failed to reply to a notice issued on Nov 18.
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Blatant intimidation: House damaged in low-intensity blast
Officials claim such attacks are a signature tactic of extortionists.
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Public aid: ‘Aitebar’ to bring swift justice, fortify prosecution
The programme is also meant to enhance capabilities of the investigation department.

















































