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Accountability or blame game?: ANP working committee blames former party MPAs for electoral defeat
Finds a lack of strategy in the run-up to polls, failure to assess ground realities.
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Won’t add up: Court directs K-P govt to check errors in textbooks
The petitioner contended books printed for the 2013-14 session have countless mathematical errors.
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NA-46: NATO shipments banned throughout re-polling
PML-N candidate Sohail Afridi boycotted the re-polling as he was reportedly dissatisfied with the voter lists.
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Racketeering, encroachment, hygiene: City bodies directed to address serious issues
Commissioner orders end to artificial price inflation, encroachment and substandard goods.
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Planning underway: FATA Secretariat orders funding for new, ongoing development projects
Of the total annual development programme fund, at least 70% is to be given to existing portfolios.
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Indiscriminate violence: Two women killed in separate incidents
The identity of the woman was not ascertained till the filing of this report.
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A date for disagreement: PTI, JI to discuss ‘row’ over education ministry
Jehangir Khan Tareen will represent PTI and Sirajul Haq will represent JI.
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Brighter future: Khattak says US should be forced to stop drone attacks
K-P chief minister promises eradicating corruption in 30 days.
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Multi-billion rupees arms scam: Prosecution witnesses reveal embezzlement
Say purchase was brought on record first so payment could be given in advance.
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Pushing for progress: ‘Level playing field for women entrepreneurs needed’
Conference organised by SMEDA encourages women to take part in business sector.
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Investigation required: Police recover huge cache of dynamite
Upon a search, officials recovered around 1,000 sticks of dynamite and two bundles of fuse wire.
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Agricultural revolution?: Two dams constructed to irrigate 1,808 acres
The Kot Ragha and Maidani dams have been erected in Kurram Agency .
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Clear policy: TESCO CEO instructs officers to speed up electricity bill recovery
Warns strict action against staff showing leniency.
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Home is where the documents say: Afghan refugees repatriation deadline likely to get further extension
Former premier Ashraf extended it to June 30, officials say the new date could be in December.
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Language skills: 100 students complete US-funded course
Pakistan boasts the largest Access program in the world with over 5,000 students studying English.
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Pandemic : Measles claims 79 lives in Peshawar in last five months
Three major hospitals of the city record an increase in infected patients.
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Future prospects: ‘Peshawar should be represented in the provincial cabinet’
PTI office bearers from the city claim women workers should be adjusted in govt.
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Crippling disease: Another child from Bara contracts polio virus
The last case from the tehsil was detected on May 10.
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A harbinger of ‘new K-P’: Violent past casts its shadow over assembly
PTI MPA’s demise marks a tragic starting point.
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A step ahead: K-P CM Khattak claims he will end corruption in 30 days
Says no development funds will be given to MPAs and all work will be done through open tenders.
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Suicide attack in North Waziristan injures two security officials
Security forces called for aerial assistance to shift the injured to nearby hospital.
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Funeral prayers: Protest against killing of JUP leader
Protesters raised slogans, demanding arrest of the killers and also blocked the Rawalpindi-Kohat road.
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Dusty day: Fierce rain, winds kill 17, injure several across K-P
Landslides keep Indus Highway blocked for the third day.
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Risking lives: Swat in danger as water rises
Around four houses in Ghawerjo village were destroyed and walls of one fell.
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Roadside bombs: Six security officials injured in N Waziristan, Frontier Regions
A security official said the bomb was sophisticated, which is why security forces decided to detonate it.
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PHC orders new govt to legislate on vehicle inspection
The court took notice of increasing CNG cylinder blasts across the country.
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Tank: Peace committee member killed, another injured
The men were gunned down by unidentified motorcycle riders in Tank.
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Development interrupted: Harno amusement park falls prey to ‘political meddling’
Project shelved in wake of criminal allegations.
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A lost Nirvana: Swat’s window into the past closes as Kanderai slowly disappears
Illegal excavation and government apathy lay waste to historical site.
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Provisions for patients: Hospital chiefs step up after CM’s orders
Claim new equipment is needed to provide timely treatment to patients.
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Intriguing literature: Peshawar’s contribution to Indian cinema
Book about 100 legendary people from Peshawar who graced Bollywood movies to be released.
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Attacking education : Militants execute government school headmaster
Taliban order owners to shut down co-education schools.
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New governance offers glimmer of hope in K-P
Sports community expects positive changes under the PTI government.
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Windstorm in KP leaves 11 dead
Met office says the storm continued for an hour, causing considerable damage.
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Taliban kill school principal in FR Peshawar
Locals say school headmaster was targeted because he was probably considered pro-government by the militants.
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Moment of truth: Bridging the gap between promises and deliverance
PTI government takes charge in K-P’s darkest days.
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The race is on: PTI continues to wrangle over ministerial slots
Consensus reached on information, health, finance ministries.
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NA-5, NA-13: K-P CM, speaker vacate NA seats
By-elections will be held after a schedule is announced by the Election Commission of Pakistan.
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Beefing up security: After successive attacks, military to safeguard highway
Decision was taken after two attacks on security forces in May killed many.
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Demise: Gilgit-Baltistan lawmaker passes away in Islamabad
Mufti Abdullah of the PML-N was elected to the G-B Assembly in 2009.
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Conflict resolution: Tribal elders link cessation of drone strikes to peace in the country
Utmanzai, Ahmadzai elders from North Waziristan plan to convene a Grand Jirga to revive talks with TTP.
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Illegal custody?: Petition seeks recovery of men arrested on May 29
Claims detention violates Articles 9 and 10 of the Constitution.
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Averting crisis: Sherpao stresses need to procure wheat for K-P
Says danger of wheat shortage looms over the province.
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Turn for the worse: Three police officials injured as APC plunges into ravine
APC took a sharp turn near the district levies check post and fell into the gorge.
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Revenue generation: Cantonment board to make way for multi-story plaza
Old buildings to be demolished to generate more revenue.
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PTI’s stance: Centre should stop drones, says K-P CM
The US is carrying out attacks in FATA which is directly administered by the federal govt.
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Gender equality?: ‘Society not ready to accept women in politics’
Female political workers need to be given opportunities to participate in elections, say MPAs.
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Dentistry: KMU announces BDS third year results
122 candidates appeared in the examination, out of whom, 109 students passed the exam.
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K-P chief minister, speaker vacate National Assembly seats
Former K-P chief minister Ameer Haider Khan Hoti gave up his provincial seat PK-23 Mardan.
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Feud escalates: Five die as families clash over Rs120
Four of a family, including two minors, were killed.