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Tree felling: Protesters block KKH in protest against ban on selling timber
Claim the practice has been their source of income for centuries.
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Audacious assault: Four constables injured in pre-dawn attack at police post
Denying militants’ involvement, DPO claims local criminal gangs responsible.
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Overdue: Govt identifies militancy victims for compensation
List includes those killed, injured by law enforcement agencies.
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Stretching it: One man, multiple posts in agriculture department
Muhammad Tahir presently heads four divisions in violation of rules.
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Parents fear vaccines after child deaths
Many children who have been ‘successfully’ vaccinated first faint and then become unwell; some have even died.
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Farmers’ cut: Agriculture department gets twice the bounty
Several development schemes converted to running projects, creating jobs.
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Attack on army convoy: Over a dozen suspects picked up from Mansehra
No group has claimed responsibility for the remote-controlled bombings.
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Taftan suicide attack: Protesters call for arrest of killers
“Target killings have become routine from Karachi to Kurram Agency and their frequency is increasing,” said Abbas.
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Death and taxes: Doctors decry imposition of professional levy on income
Say the additional burden will be passed on to patients as inflated fees.
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No recourse: Upper Kurram tribesmen protest land occupation
Claim former MNA has illegally occupied 396 kanals since 16 years.
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Exodus revisited: Displaced families from N Waziristan find respite in Bannu, Afghanistan
Officials claim supplies of wheat, other essentials depleting fast.
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Fighting back: Three alleged militants arrested in Mingora
Police claim the accused Afghan, Pakistani men are involved in target killings.
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Ongoing struggle: One-day polio campaign concludes in Peshawar
Children of Charsadda and Bara, Khyber Agency vaccinated on Saturday.
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Allocations in budget fail to impress Hazara residents
Claim earmarked funds unfair compared to region’s contribution to national kitty.
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Appeasing the benches: K-P increases land allocation for govt officials day after budget speech
Instead of originally stated 10 marlas, double has been set aside for bureaucrats, ministers .
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Four injured in a blast near under construction check post in Peshawar
The blast took place near the Ghazi Baba police post on Ring Road, said police.
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Policemen taught steps to manage on-duty stress
UNHCR trainer suggests police officials should resist urge to misbehave with suspects
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5 security personnel injured in North Waziristan blast
Remote-controlled bomb - planted on the side of a road in Karam Kot - exploded when security forces convoy passed by.
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K-P govt to improve health, education sectors on emergency basis: Sirajul Haq
Minister says disaster and terrorism-hit K-P is the most affected region of the country.
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Crippling disease: Four more children affected by polio in FATA
Total cases for the year reach 82, says K-P health official.
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Granting justice: Mobile courts, model ATCs and more judicial complexes on the cards
With sports complexes and tourist facilities, govt also decides to save the environment.
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‘We’ve got your bag’: Government to provide free books to students up to intermediate
Estimates Rs73.68b for elementary and secondary education, Rs7b for higher education.
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A slice of the pie: Health sector gets 10% increase in allocation
Finance minister says Rs8 billion allocated for 67 ongoing and 26 new health projects.
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K-P unveils Rs404.805b budget
The budget size is 18% higher than that of the previous year.
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Restricting movement: 60 tribesmen arrested in Khyber Agency
Mehsud said the curfew was imposed in the early hours of Saturday.
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World Blood Donor Day: ‘Safe blood needed to save mothers’
Only 30% of donated blood is used for pregnant women as well as emergency cases, says blood foundation head.
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Tragedy: Infant drowns in Swat River
Support wires of cable car carrying mother and child snap.
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Peshawar Safe City Project gets Rs1.5b
Police allocated Rs4b for operational/non-salary expenses.
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Finance bill: Govt plans tax increase across the board
The government has proposed that service stations and cellular companies’ towers be brought in the tax net.
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Setting the tone: Over Rs100b allocated for 1,251 development schemes
An additional Rs39.77b has been patched together from foreign grants, loans.
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Leading by example: K-P’s maiden trial via video link concludes
Shoaib sentenced for 14 years for attempting to blow up a police check post.
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Jet bombings kill over 80 terrorists in North Waziristan: ISPR
ISPR press release confirms terrorists linked in planning Karachi airport attack were targeted.
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Twin blasts in Mansehra leave 1 dead, 7 injured
The second blast took place while the rescue operation for the first explosion was ongoing.
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Tremors felt in Peshawar as quake hits Afghanistan
No loss of life has been reported at this time.
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Petty dispute: Five killed in shoot-out in Bajaur Agency
Clash occurred over argument on wheat thresher.
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At loggerheads: Elders decry ban on selling timber
Govt banned tree felling last month under its green and clean plan.
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Power woes: Gadgets go bust as voltage fluctuation reigns over Swat
MPA Amjad Khan warns of public agitation if load-shedding not curbed.
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Explosives: Rockets fall on houses, three injured
The other rocket fell near a house in Gulberg and exploded, causing damage to the structure.
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Deaths from vaccine: Health minister suspends 17 officials for negligence
Committee investigating fatalities submits enquiry report to Tarakai .
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No respite: Two cops killed in separate attacks
As many security officials injured in IED explosion in Bajaur Agency.
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Taftan suicide attack: Protesters demand compensation for victims
Claim no govt official visited victims’ families to express condolences.
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Rigging allegations: JUI-F MPA suspended over bogus votes
Tribunal has ordered re-polling at the 21 polling stations at which fake votes were allegedly cast in favour of Gul.
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The people speak: Simple folk with not-so-simple desires
K-P residents share their qualms regarding today’s ‘pro-poor’ budget .
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College professor donates blood for the 110th time
Ahmad says his aim is to encourage students and young people to donate blood.
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Policeman killed in Lower Dir check post attack
Unidentified armed men mount gun and hand grenade attack on check post in the Gulabad area of Ooch.
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Sportsman’s spirit: Afridi, Tameer-e-School Programme enter partnership to stump illiteracy
Shahid Afridi terms illiteracy country’s biggest problem, announces complete support to promote education in K-P.
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Armed assaults: Three khasadars killed in militant attack
Sniper guns down security forces official in Orakzai.
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Curtain raiser: ADP allocations to help strengthen current projects, says Sirajul Haq
Finance minister claims only a political settlement of the security situation would yield positive results.
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Red card: G-B to boycott Shandur Polo Festival
G-B govt accuses K-P govt of monopolising event’s affairs.
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Extortion threat: Two mortar shells defused in Charsadda
Unidentified men plant two mortar shells outside a house in Tangi tehsil of Charsadda district.