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Bomb defused outside Express News bureau chief's house
The device weighed around two kilogram and it had been placed just outside the main gate of the house in a ghee tin.
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5.4 Richter scale earthquake jolts Peshawar
A 5.4 Richter magnitude earthquake felt in Peshawar and its vicinity.
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Police recovers girl kept locked up in house by father
SHO Waris Khan says police raided house, discovered that contrary to media reports girl was not tied or locked up.
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In session: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa govt passes three laws despite stiff resistance
Opposition lawmakers say they need more time to scrutinise bills.
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Animal emergency: Anthrax kills 12 blue bulls
Official says they proposed vaccination when virus surfaced in 2006 but no one paid heed to it.
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Weapons scam case: Rs2.03 billion reference filed against 10 accused
NAB names FC commandant, former IGP Malik Naveed, former CM’s brother, others of corruption .
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Information dept photographer stabbed to death
Eye-witness says photographer was leaving his village when his neighbour attacked him with a knife.
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Inundated: Inclement weather takes life, washes away infrastructure
Heavy rain across the province cuts off access to hundreds of villages.
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Through choppy waters: K-P chief executive pacifies disgruntled party MPAs, ministers
Insiders say Pervez Khattak has assured party leaders of addressing their concerns on priority.
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Transitions: PHC judge Justice Shah Jehan Akhunzada passes away
He had just taken oath as a confirmed high court judge on March 7.
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Welcome initiative: K-P to invest in immunisation, maternal and child health
To increase number of health workers and vaccinators under Rs22.89b project.
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Money games: Doctors prefer private practice over govt hospital
Technical staff says doctors don’t show up because the premises are filthy, janitors on strike since February.
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Breathe easy: 50,000 people get sick with TB every year
Tuberculosis is a bacterial infection that spreads through the bloodstream.
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Deal gone wrong: 100kg of heroin seized
Assistant political agent says they had received intelligence about a cache of drugs being supplied via Jamrud.
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Kohistan video scandal: Condemned girls still alive, say parents
Say tribal custom prohibits bringing girls before court.
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Ladha, Miranshah, Makeen recommended as possible meeting sites, says Prof Ibrahim
Government negotiator Rustam Shah says govt committee is ready to hold talks anywhere.
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Philanthropy: Malik Riaz promises treatment of three blind children
The father of the blind children, Mohib Shah, is an electrician.
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Expanding reach: ‘Act of Parliament needed to extend PHC’s jurisdiction to FATA’
Constitution restricts court from hearing tribal areas’ cases, lawyers tell bench.
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At last: Service structure for doctors, nurses in annual budget
Minister says no pharmaceutical company reps to be allowed to visit govt doctors on duty.
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Musical chairs: Govt introduces LG amendment bill
Bill moved to accommodate changes to number of seats in Kohistan, Nowshera, Upper Dir over administrative issues.
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Negligible progress: Opposition irked over govt’s lack of response to ‘education emergency’
MPAs claim teachers yet to be posted to fill vacancies, NTS testing remains inadequate.
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Preparing for the worst: Training for disaster management concludes
Training had volunteers from Mohmand, Orakzai and North Waziristan agencies.
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Unequal treatment: Transgenders accuse police of torture
Claim cops stopped them, stole cash and mobile phones after thrashing them.
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Weather woes: Flash floods in Lower Dir wash away bridge
Route to Chitral through Lowari Top closed due to inclement weather.
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Away from home: Delay in funds spells uncertainty for University of Peshawar scholarship students
Student pursuing PhD in UK awaits payment of annual fee since last year.
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Possible land dispute: Blast damages house in Nowshera
The bomb was remotely detonated.
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Anti-encroachment drive: Traders threaten to torch machinery
Ask authorities to revise encroachment limit or compensate on market rates.
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Stepping up: Peshawar, Abbottabad to have intelligence schools for police
IGP says department taking steps to modernise the force.
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Double murder: Constable, father shot dead
Deceased constable was identified as Dilawar and his father as Rehmatullah, belonging to Gandapur tribe.
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Regional identity: Professor dreams of making Shina a national language
Shina is spoken in K-P, parts of Afghanistan and both occupied and Azad Jammu and Kashmir.
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Encroaching history: Gravely important – even in death
History gets buried deeper as Christian graveyards run out of space.
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A time for flexing: Mirror mirror on the wall, who’s the fittest of them all?
Peshawar, Charsadda residents bag Mr K-P, Jr Mr K-P, Mr Peshawar, Jr Mr Peshawar and Super Mr K-P awards.
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Changing tactics: Bomb planted inside a radio injures one
A police official found the gadget perched on wall, took it to a mechanic to get it repaired.
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It’s a man’s world: Women lawmakers asked to avoid suggesting development schemes
CM Khattak instructs them to work for women’s welfare instead.
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'Holi ayi, Holi ayi': Hindus in Hazara celebrate the arrival of spring, the festival of love
After the death of an elder’s son, the Larkana incident and other factors, Holi in Peshawar is postponed till...
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Local bodies’ elections: K-P govt seems unprepared to meet April 30 deadline
Election commission also not ready; biometric verification condition causing major delay.
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Khyber Agency’s suspended polio drive to start soon
Afridi says drive was delayed as proper security measures were not taken in subdivisions of Khyber Agency.
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Act of solidarity: K-P nurses take cue from Punjab counterparts
Staff from three main hospitals protests in support of colleagues from Lahore.
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Absent from duty: Three doctors suspended
Over 1,000 patients visit the department from across the division daily, says Dr Iftikhar, the hospital's MS.
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Crime of passion: Police arrest three of five alleged murderers
Accused include victim’s wife, father-in-law.
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No loss of life: Bomb damages tribesman’s hujra
Meanwhile, in another incident, militants fired two rockets at a house in Gudar.
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Outside the law: Two gunned down in the name of ‘honour’
Lodging an FIR is often avoided under tribal customs in Kohistan.
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Afghan elections a boon for city printers
With 10 contenders in the race, Peshawar’s presses are roaring to pick the next Afghanistan president.
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A dark week: Lights out in Galiyat region
PESCO officials blame inclement weather for disruption in power supply.
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Subject[ive] studies: After a call to prayer in Torghar, a sermon on girls education
Pressure from religious leaders causes over 40 students grades 5 to 8 to drop out of district’s sole private school.
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At gunpoint: 11 tribesmen kidnapped by militants
Kurram Agency tribesmen recovered from Daradarh on Saturday.
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Sehat ka Insaf: Campaign to hit other districts next month
More than 0.64m children vaccinated in the seventh round in Peshawar.
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Woman's kidnapping triggers more abductions
Both sides have registered FIRs against each other.
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FCR commissioner reduces Dr Shakil Afridi's sentence by 10 years
His sentence was reduced to 22 years and the fine was also reduced from Rs320,000 to Rs220,000.
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Ahrarul Hind claims responsibility for Peshawar, Quetta blasts
'We don't abide by these [peace] talks and will continue to stage attacks,' says chief of Ahrarul Hind Umar Qasmi.