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Gomal Zam Dam workers: PHC asks K-P governor to expedite recovery efforts
Bench told ban placed on food supplies where the abductees are believed to be held.
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Shelling: Another mortar attack in Hayatabad injures 23
Police say target was FC Headquarters, residents forced to flee.
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Plight of Pukhtuns: QWP, Pashtun Rabita Committee seek ‘joint province’
Aftab Ahmad Sherpao accuses ANP of not taking substantial steps to restore peace.
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Reserved seats: ECP issues final list of candidates in K-P
A total of 196 candidates passed ECP’s scrutiny.
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Safe recovery: Sikh family appeals for release of kidnapped son
Charan Singh was abducted on February 6 while he was on his way to Peshawar.
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Reassessment: Rejected candidates submit appeals at PHC
The high court will begin hearing appeals from April 11.
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Tirah Valley offensive: Nearly two dozen security personnel, 110 militants slain
Ground forces continue barrage of mortar shells as jets pound TTP positions.
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NA-44: Breaking Bajaur's boundaries, Badam Zari vows to strive for women emancipation
Says education is her top priority, dubbing it the mother of all positive things.
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Battle for Tirah: 10 more soldiers die on third day of clashes
Military official says fighting has intensified with jets and helicopters shelling enemy positions.
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Taliban threats: QWP’s Fata candidates forsake party affiliation
No ANP candidate contesting from North or South Waziristan: election officials.
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In custody: Bail request of former ANP lawmaker rejected
Qaumi Watan Party leader Arshad Umarzai arrested from the courtroom.
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Private schools fail to standardise curriculum
Cost of education rises as educational institutes frequently change textbooks.
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Raising concerns: Ulema ask UNICEF to restart polio programme
The cleric alleged the NRDF and other anti-polio organisations do not want the virus to be eliminated.
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Khyber Agency: Political leaders accuse administration of pre-poll rigging
Allege the bureaucracy does not want to relinquish its powers.
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Temporary relief: PHC grants bail to convicted ex-lawmakers
Applications of Javed Tarakai, Sardar Ali and Syed Aqil Shah accepted.
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First time in Karak: Boys’ college targeted by militants
The hall, sports complex and a boundary wall of the college have been destroyed.
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Protecting wildlife: Khunjerab National Park’s management plan reviewed
Residents recommend inclusion of cross-country tourism.
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Power bills: PESCO hands list of defaulters to corruption watchdog
Says strict action will be taken against those who fail to pay immediately.
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Attack: Rockets land in Naway Kallay, no casualties
Police claimed that the rockets were being fired from Bara, Khyber Agency.
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Hepatitis C vaccination programme: Mired in scandal, health dept’s initiative nosedives
Official says poor patients cannot survive if they are not provided free treatment.
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Battle for Tirah: 13 soldiers die in clashes with militants
Military claims to wresting back control of Tut Sar as helicopter gunships, jets pound militants.
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TTP urge voters to stay away from polls
TTP spokesperson claims that the democratic process "clashes with Shariah".
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Chitral contest: Musharraf’s tunnel vision
Musharraf may have endeared restarting work on Lowari Tunnel but securing electoral gains requires much more
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For Qaumi Watan Party, tough times ahead in Charsadda
NA-8, comprising tehsils Tangi, Shabqadar, was formed in 2002 .
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Relatives unable to meet detained family members
Internment centre officials have yet to facilitate mandated supervised visits.
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Pajjagi road: Another dumped body found
Fahim Hussain, a resident of Zareef Kor Michni, had been kidnapped 28 months ago.
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Grid station attack: WAPDA’s missing men released from captivity
All four employees freed from different locations in the city.
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Empathising with IDPs: In Mohmand, independent candidate opens election office in a tent
Says his manifesto will not exclude anyone in the tribal areas.
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Tough beat: Former MNAs, senator among those disqualified
Nomination papers of ANP, JUI-F members rejected in Lower Dir .
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Roadside blast: IED kills two in North Waziristan
Curfew imposed in different areas after the explosion.
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Depression, anxiety and war take toll in Pakistan's tribal belt
There is a growing demand for locally made tranquillisers and anti-depressants.
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‘Toy Bomb’: Nine-year-old boy injured in blast within Tank
Arif was reportedly playing with other children in a field when he touched a bomb guised as a toy.
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Karak rape case: Security for Uzma Ayub, family withdrawn
Ayub was provided residency at the Civil Quarters and the police was deployed outside the house.
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Diversifying education: UoP gears up to introduce peace and conflict studies
Students to be enrolled from upcoming academic session.
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In protest: Lawyers in Gilgit boycott court proceedings
Condemn decision to withdraw security from a judge’s residence.
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Substandard interferon case: Court extends remand of accused health officials
Hands them over to Anti-Corruption Establishment for two more days.
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Impartiality Questioned: Health official demands second judicial inquiry
Second judicial inquiry into the substandard interferon case demanded.
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Electoral cooperation: Impasse between JUI-F, PML-N deepens
JUI-F leader claims PML-N unwilling to discuss seat adjustment in Punjab.
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Promoting Hygiene: Cleanliness awareness walk organised after five years
Residents of the area including minors, young students, traders and elders participated in the event.
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Growing rifts: Internal dissent dampens PTI’s popularity
Party leaders accuse provincial cabinet, parliamentary board of allotting tickets unfairly.
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Most K-P government departments miss revenue targets
Target of Rs4.64 billion given, but were only Rs3.03 billion generated.
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Tirah valley: Four security officials, 14 militants killed
Security personnel, local pro-government militia launched an operation against TTP, LI.
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K-P’s transgenders protest delay in NICs issuance
Without identity cards, they cannot contest or vote in the upcoming elections.
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Spotlight on Peshawar: NA-1: Luck vs charisma
Amid hectic political activity, the contest heats up as polls approach.
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Death anniversary: Shrine targeted in Tank
A second blast occurred Friday morning, also at a distance from both Shah’s house and the shrine.
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Hit and miss: Policemen escape separate bomb attacks
“Our men are safe and unhurt. Around one kilogramme of explosives was used in the device,” says a Khazana police.
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Facilitating agriculture: 4,449 feet deep irrigation channel inaugurated
Several projects to support Afghan refugees underway, says UNDP.
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Environment-friendly measures: FATA Secretariat’s quest to make Khyber Agency greener
Forest Department says it plans to cover 1,150 acres with forest
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Karzai government remains tight-lipped over president’s Qatar visit
Afghanistan may go through another round of bloodletting if the peace process fails.
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In hot water: Decision on PML-N, TSH candidates expected today
Opponents of both nominees have filed reservations with returning officers.