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Celebrating wheat harvest: Jashn-e-Khari Gandgar to bring more festivities for Haripur
The administration arranges the festival every year at the onset of summer or the wheat harvesting season.
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Land dispute: Two killed, one injured in shootout
A case was filed against the accused under Section 302 of Pakistan Penal Code and further investigation is under way.
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Over ‘honour’: Prayer leader kills daughter
After Fajr prayers on Sunday, the maulana shot his daughter dead with an AK-47.
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Sugar mill tragedy: Police add murder charges against factory management
Register case against protesters, magistrate sends accused GM on judicial remand.
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A sweet deal: PESCO lets off Bannu residents with 15% payment of Rs8b dues
Former CM Akram Khan Durrani says second grid station to be constructed soon.
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Blasts averted: Over 20 bombs defused in Lower Kurram
IED blast critically injures two passersby in Sadda Bazaar in the agency.
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Removal of cabinet members: PTI slated for double standards on corruption
Opposition claims party saved face by giving ‘poor performance’ as official reason behind dismissal.
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Namakmandi in Peshawar: Worth your salt
Namakmandi in Peshawar teems with good food and happy customers.
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Toxic waste tragedy: Incensed protesters storm Dera Ismail Khan sugar mill
Alcohol plant, GM office, zonal office and records office set on fire; CM orders inquiry, announces compensation.
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Close call: Bomb defused near MPA’s CNG pump
The police called the bomb disposal unit (BDU) which cordoned off the area before defusing the device.
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Eye of the storm: FATA reporters brave frontlines with no support from ‘settled’ countrymen
With Press Freedom Day come and gone, 300 physically impaired journalists continue to put up their fight.
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Misappropriating millions: Education dept official nabbed
The accused will now be produced before an accountability court for obtaining physical remand.
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Narrow escape: Police van ambushed by militants in Swabi
Help from backup ensured no loss of life, says SHO.
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Mysterious disease: WHO, NIH help sought following 10 deaths in Bajaur
Experts say the women died from a poisonous substance or a virus.
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From bad to worse: Reconstruction crowds already congested Peshawar jail
The prison is being reconstructed in phases at an estimated cost of Rs1.408 billion.
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Not the easy way out: Court rejects ‘corrupt’ revenue official’s plea bargain
Physical remand of three accused extended in Rs400m PHA land acquisition case.
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Targeted Raid: 48 suspects held in Shangla
A large cache of arms was also seized during the crackdown.
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Inhalation of toxic fumes: Death toll rises to 10 in DI Khan
Case registered against owner and management of Chashma Sugar Mill, relatives of victims attack mill.
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Bajaur Agency: Tribesmen report 10 deaths from ‘mystery disease’
Doctors dismiss reports, attribute deaths to other ailments.
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8 die while attempting to cross drain full of toxic effluents in DI Khan
Eight die, five of the same family and six faint as they cross a stream of poisonous fumes on foot in DI Khan
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Precarious situation: Blast injures four security officials
Earlier this week, a suicide bomber detonated his vest prematurely.
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Another setback: ANP postpones intra-party polls citing security issues
Party leaders claim the process will be completed at district levels by end of May.
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Family targeted: Businessman’s father kidnapped
Two traders say extortionists threaten of dire consequences.
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Post confession: Court sends suspected terrorist to jail
ATC rejects post-arrest bail applications of nine, including three cops, accused of kidnapping trader.
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Heritage revival: Gor Gathri comes alive with art festival
Participants from all over the province will be featured at the historical landmark.
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Mayday: OBL’s death anniversary passes without event
After the building was bulldozed, several residents moved mansion’s debris, to their houses to use as land fill.
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House keeping: Axe dangles over two more cabinet members
Disgruntled PTI lawmakers claim party chief dispensed ‘selective’ justice .
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Pak-Afghan circles dismiss qualms about Abdullah’s background
With the highest number of votes in recent elections, the presidential hopeful is likely to win in decisive round two.
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Unprecedented number of cases surface in first quarter
There have not been as many cases reported in this period since the year 2000.
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Learning levels plummet in the face of higher enrolment in FATA
The survey saw a marked deterioration in both literacy and numeracy levels in school-going children.
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60% fifth graders unable to read second grade English, Urdu or Pashto
Annual Status of Education Report 2013 gives damning numbers on literacy, numeracy, gender gaps and school facilities.
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Deepening differences: Dispute between Balakot administration and judiciary takes new turn
Judges refuse to appear before enquiry committee, term it unconstitutional.
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Demanding rights: Shutter-down strike in Shangla over power outages
Residents threaten to cut Khan Khwar Dam’s supply line to the entire country.
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International Labour Day: Yousafzai promises to raise labour issues in assembly
Says they should stand united and raise voice for their rights.
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Targeting infrastructure: Blasts destroy three primary schools, BHU in Mohmand Agency
Police recover several explosive devices from different areas of Charsadda.
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Backdoor politics: JUI-F secures support of ANP, PPP for opposition leader slot
PML-N claims it was not aware of Lutfur Rehman’s ‘solo flight’.
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Cost-effective harvest: Government inefficiency keeping farmers from abandoning poppy cultivation
Locals of Mohmand Agency claim lack of power, irrigation prevents legitimate farming.
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Targeted: Pro-govt elder killed in drive-by shooting
Chief of Waziristan’s guard opened retaliatory fire, killing one of the attackers.
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Heinous crime: 10-year-old girl raped, throttled to death
Police say 10-year-old girl was allegedly raped and then strangled to death by unidentified men in Charsadda.
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Extortion in Peshawar
The state needs a two-prong approach to catch the extortionists and re-establish the writ of the state.
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Drone attacks have stopped since peace talks started: Samiul Haq
JUI-S chief adds that while Obama supports talks, local politicians are showing resistance.
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Fighting in South Waziristan: TTP blame forces for launching operation
Security forces are using helicopter gunships and heavy artillery to target TTP positions in the Bobar area.
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Five: TTP members killed South Waziristan
Taliban faction were killed after their vehicle hit an improvised explosive device planted by the roadside
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Attempted kidnapping: Two female polio workers saved by locals
The health workers told the police the men destroyed their vaccination boxes.
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Premature detonation: Suicide bomber kills self
The militant came to the area to target Dr Farooq, who is a member of a village defence committee.
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Guarding the judiciary: IGP proposes special security force for courts
Says present rules allow scant protection for judges.
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Close call: Bomb defused inside government compound
Bomb disposal unit was checking vehicles when suddenly an official spotted bomb strapped beneath contractor's...
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Here to stay: Democracy in safe hands, says PTI chief
Rules out the possibility of mid-term elections.
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Illegal transfers: Senior officials issued contempt notices
PHC asks former health minister and chief secretary, among others, to appear on May 27.
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World Immunization Week: ‘56% of K-P’s children covered under routine vaccines’
Health minister criticises LRH admin over lack of hygiene.