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Power to the people: Local govt setup not to be a blast from the past
Aims to introduce quota for youth seats in the setup.
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Make a wish: Edhi Centre reunites six missing children with families in K-P
A total 28 children recovered from Karachi will be reunited during Ramazan.
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Access denied: Legislation for public scrutiny kept private
Draft of K-P Right to Information Ordinance 2013 being treated as classified document.
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Accountability: Adviser to CM accuses ex-minister of corruption
Kakakhel says Liaqat Shabab will be held accountable for inflicting heavy losses on the national exchequer.
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Strategising for change: Govt approves policy for ‘rapid industrialisation’
Industries near power generation sites to be provided cheap electricity.
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Stepping in: Minister revokes Rs180 million in work orders at AMC
Shaukat Yousafzai gives administration seven days to ‘improve’ its services.
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Development: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa governor meets with finance minister
Dar assures governor of the federal govt’s commitment to the province.
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Four security forces, 15 militants killed in Khyber Agency operation
Security forces targeted the area between the semi-autonomous Frontier Region (FR) Kohat and the Khyber Tribal agency.
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K-P clerics ban women from shopping without male relative
Merchants say they will convene jirga on Wednesday to review the ban.
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Electricity shortage: Minister vows to resolve K-P’s energy woes
Province can generate 25,000MW if provided with resources: Khattak.
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Bomb blast: Explosion kills two soldiers in Khyber
A woman and a tribesman were shot by security forces for violating the curfew
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Segregating votes: Women may vote for women in new K-P LB reforms
Draft constitution may set terms for the introduction of 'youth counselors'.
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Targeted attack: Girls school damaged
The gate was removed from its base by the impact of the explosion.
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Money matters: Pharmacist secures bail over counterfeit cheques
Iqbal had reportedly borrowed Rs0.1 billion from Sarfaraz at an interest rate of 34%.
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Lacking medical facilities: MRI machine at HMC dysfunctional since one year
Patients forced to pay twice as much at private laboratories.
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Needed destruction: Shops razed in anti-encroachment drive
The drive was launched by Additional commissioner Asad Haroon.
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Powerless: Over 400 transformers out of order in Swat
Locals complain of nearly 20 hours of outages every day.
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Energy crisis: Demonstrators vandalise Shabqadar Grid Station
Aggression looms in Shangla, Kohat as protests drag on for fourth day.
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Promising reforms: Yousafzai says govt ready to hold local body elections
The ministers says development funds to be given to local govt representatives and not to MPAs.
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Left, right and centre: JUI-F, ANP agree on electoral partnership for by-polls
Agreement not to extend to PK-27, PK-42 seats where ANP will support slain MPAs’ relatives.
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Dubious decree: Clerics ‘ban’ women from shopping alone
DPO assures no such law will be passed, women police to protect females.
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Neighbourhood watch: Karzai’s plan to convene grand assembly sparks controversy
Opposition claims the president is trying to influence elections through the jirga.
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Call for negotiations: PTI abandons protest after centre’s stiff response
Officials claim they did not succumb to any pressure, decision reversed after consulting coalition partners.
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6 militants killed in Khyber Agency operation
The strikes also destroyed a number of militant hideouts present in the area.
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Pashto singer Rahim Khan releases first Urdu song
Peshawar-based rock singer comes up with a classical number.
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UAE to distribute $1.5 million food among families of Jalozai camp
Food parcels - each weighing 80 kilogrammes - will contain flour, rice, sugar, salt, lentils and tea.
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By-election support: JUI-F, ANP form alliance in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
JIU-F will support ANP on two seats National Assembly, one seat in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa assembly.
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String of attacks: Five including two FC officials killed in separate assaults
Pro-government tribal elder’s petrol pump targeted by unidentified militants.
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Getting rid of Ribah: Court seeks legislation to end interest-based trade
The court also ordered the regularisation of 250 Frontier Foundation Education (FFE) teachers.
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Investigation needed: Harassment case filed against PTI finance secretary
Paracha secured bail before arrest from a local court in Nowshera.
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Custodial death?: Court sets deadline to compensate widow of previously missing person
Warns of attaching federal and provincial property if money is not released by Tuesday.
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Detention facility: ‘High-security prison to be built in K-P’
Prison records and management systems of jails would be computerised during the current year.
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New precedent: PESCO launches drive against electricity theft
Detection teams constituted to root out illegal connections.
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Aftermath: Applicant seeks compensation for destroyed plaza
Commercial market in Hangu city was destroyed in an operation against militants in 2010.
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Spurious medicines: Health department suggests amendment in Drug Act
Teams authorised to fine, jail anyone found involved in selling, manufacturing counterfeit drugs.
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Unsuccessful heist: Bank robbery thwarted by police in Swabi
DPO said the body of the deceased robber was taken to the district headquarters hospital for autopsy.
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Search operation: 26 arrested in Mattani crackdown
10 proclaimed offenders taken in custody, weapons seized.
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Elusive energy: Tempers continue to soar over prolonged power outages
Grid station besieged in Bannu, main routes across the province blocked.
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In FATA, Frontier Regions, 2,026 teaching posts remain vacant
Residents complain teachers on payroll can be found working for other organisations.
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IED blast in Bajaur Agency kills 3
Three civilians were injured.
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Gunmen kill 2 soldiers, injure 4 in Bajaur: Officials
FC vehicle was on a routine patrol when gunmen sitting along the roadside opened fire on it: Local official
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‘Polio emergency’ crippling K-P
FATA, central K-P remain worst-affected areas.
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Unfulfilled commitments: Kurram Agency students demand compensation for IDPs
Say FDMA and USAID promised aid for rehabilitation, but tribesmen did not receive any.
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Close call: Explosion damages bus, no loss reported
Daewoo has been receiving threatening calls for extortion money from the company.
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Improving service: Peshawar Electric Supply company transfers 14 officials
PESCO chief urges officers to discharge duties with devotion.
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For ransom: ATC sentences kidnappers to prison
Lab assistant accused of misappropriation escapes from court premises.
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Bilateral ties: Iran to help ease power crisis
To establish industries and provide technology to the province.
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Lights, camera, inaction!: ‘The works and life of Hameed Baba’
Late journalist Arif Shafi attempts to recreate an interest in the forgotten Sufi poet through a fringe documentary.
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Opportunity cost: K-P Board of Investment and Trade members resign
Claim govt is ‘non-serious’ in addressing woes faced by the business community.
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Panr explosion: Victims of cylinder blast await assistance
Death toll of July 8 incident reaches .

















































