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Lock, load and...holster: Licences suspended of 157 arms dealers, manufacturers
The documents were rusticated for failing to comply with necessary formalities.
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Samiullah Afridi flees to Dubai after receiving threats
Advocate Samiullah Afridi, lawyer for Dr Shakil Afridi, had received threats from militants to kill his family.
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Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa polls under biometric system: Imran
Says process will make polls fairer, use of indelible ink an outdated method.
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Academic woes: COMSATS pharmacy dept students protest delay in recognition
The students accused the university administration of keeping them in the dark about the department’s status.
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Making history: Orakzai Scouts to be permanently deployed
Prizes were also distributed among the distinguished scouts.
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Bombay talkies: Tracing Bollywood’s history in Peshawar
Muhammad Zia’s book is an effort to document the city’s artistes and its role in the formative years of Indian...
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Internal affairs: Health Regulatory Authority without four key members
Court proceedings over current chairperson’s post ongoing for two and a half years.
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Ultimatum: Residents of Kohistan demand removal of check post
Threaten to block KKH if authorities fail to comply by December 19.
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In protest: Doctors plan to hold two-hour token strike
Dr Taqweem, head of the Medical C-Unit at Lady Reading Hospital, was kidnapped on December 3.
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Inquiries in Tank, DI Khan result in suspension, 27 police officials dismissed
Other police personnel issued deadlines to improve job performance.
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For the people: Rs300m approved for reconstructing Chitral’s infrastructure
Lowari Tunnel to be open for three days every fortnight.
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Academic quota: K-P govt, Khyber Medical University given 15 days to submit reply
PHC told quota seats for non-Muslims in medical institutes of K-P is just one.
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Danger zone: Terrorists may strike upcoming by-polls, warns commissioner
PK-67 was vacated after provincial minister Israrullah Gandapur was killed in a suicide attack on Oct 16.
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Militants bomb customs clearance office in Landikotal
One worker was present in the office but fortunately escaped unharmed
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Anti-polio campaign to vaccinate 127,000 children in Jamrud
Agency surgeon appeals to tribesmen and elders to cooperate with vaccination teams
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Supply disrupted: Hundreds stranded as residents protest against power outages
North Waziristan tribesmen remain without electricity since Saturday.
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Public health: Workers union demands regularisation of services
The K-P Public Health Engineering Workers Welfare Union asks the provincial government to regularise their jobs.
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Clearing the streets: Pushcart owners, traders demonstrate against anti-encroachment campaign
Say they can’t be evicted without being provided an alternative.
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Stay warm and carry on: Business turns cold as selling shawls becomes difficult
Militancy in K-P and Afghanistan has damaged culture and fashion.
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Education reforms: Independent unit to monitor public schools from next month
Work on training all parent teacher committees across K-P will begin soon.
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Own up or pay up: Imran Khan summoned over defamation suit
Sacked QWP minister seeks Rs1 billion in damages along with unconditional apology.
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Security first: Working group on law and order holds first meeting
CM Khattak promises police chief of no interference .
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One drop at a time: Fatwa issued in favour of polio vaccination campaign
Fatwa says vaccination against these deadly diseases is helpful in their prevention.
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FATA tribunal reserves decision on Shakil Afridi case
The tribunal will announce the decision on December 18.
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No place to live: Three khwaja saras forcibly evicted
Police received reports that the transgenders were allegedly involved in questionable activities.
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Toxic liquor claims three lives in Nowshera
The official said no family member filed an FIR and are reluctant to involve the police.
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Meeting increasing needs: MOL Pakistan to double its investment in K-P
The company also contributes about $1.6 million for the welfare of communities in Pakistan.
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Filling posts: 152 doctors awarded one-year contract
Employment term extended for 214 other doctors.
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Equal representation: Sherpao demands LG elections in FATA
Former ANP leader from Jamrud, Abdurahim Afridi, joins QWP.
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Season of celebrations: As the deodar burns, the two-week Kalash festival kicks off
Chomos is meant to celebrate the end of the year’s fieldwork and harvest season.
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The young and the reckless: DI Khan tries to kick underage drivers to the curb
Before the Mehsud tribesmen moved to the area, the rickshaw business was mostly run by Seraiki speakers.
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Qissa Khwani Bazaar’s oldest tea shop is back in business
The qehwa khana closed down after the September 29 blast in which 42 people were killed.
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A step forward: Women to be part of first reconciliatory jirga
Home Secretary Akhtar Ali Shah says jirga will reduce burden on judiciary and help resolve disputes.
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K-P Government to organise cricket league
Foreign players to take part in event set to take place next year.
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Towards transparency
The RTI law, considered to be one of most ‘progressive’ in recent history, has been widely praised, and rightly so.
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Justice on wheels: Mobile court settles 42 cases
Judge Fazal Wadood delivered verdicts, while the process was supervised by district and sessions judge Shaibar Khan.
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Another polio case surfaces in Waziristan
The affected child is 11 months old male child from village Hurmaz.
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Crackdown Police arrest: 40 suspects in multiple raids
Three AK-47 rifles, three pistols and 500 cartridges were recovered in the raid.
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Protest camp: Power consumers demonstrate against load-shedding
Demonstrators also blocked Circular Road for traffic, creating problems for commuters.
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Land dispute: Tribesman killed, two others injured
The incident occured in Teddy Bazaar when Majeed opened fire at Mujahid.
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Prepping up: JI leaders meet to chalk out strategy for LG polls
District chapters present reports, begin to lay groundwork.
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Wheat flour negotiation: Federal govt rebuffs K-P’s discount request
Directs provincial government to buy at the rate finalised earlier.
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Female entrepreneurs: Enforcement of existing laws urged to protect women at workplaces
WCCI sets up Youth Forum to train and encourage women to set up businesses.
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Thoroughfare Former: MNA demands govt to open Lowari Tunnel daily for four hours
Urges payment of dues to Korean construction company before onset of heavy snowfall.
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Arbitration: K-P Judicial Academy to inaugurate mediation centre
DG says such centres will be opened in each district of K-P by the end of 2014.
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Cracks in the wall? ANP’s internal turf war reaches student wing
Two factions emerge in PkSF; one supports Asfandyar, other supports Nasim.
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Demanding protection: Swat hospitals remain shut as doctors protest
Demonstrators urge Dr Taqweem be recovered within a day.
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Sit-ins against NATO supply lines to continue
Protest camp at Khairabad, Nowshera closed down.
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You’ve been served: PTI chief left to fend Rs1b defamation suit
Sacked QWP minister says Imran Khan failed to reply to a notice issued on Nov 18.
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NA question hour: Over 32% schools in FATA destroyed
Qadir Baloch tells tale of 1,029 educational institutions damaged or destroyed.