DI Khan wedding ceremony turns tragic, casualties reported
DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Reports indicate that a suicide blast occurred during a private wedding ceremony in Dera Ismail Khan, attributed to personal enmity linked to extortion. Tragically, innocent civilians were among those killed in the blast. The actions of the Fitna al-Khawarij have now escalated to the point where they
KP govt decides to install water meters across province
PESHAWAR: The Local Government, Elections and Rural Development Department (LGE&RDD), under the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Cities Improvement Project (KPCIP), has decided to install flow (water) meters as part of its modernising water conservation efforts. The department has also been installing Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems on all tube-wells and
IMF commends Pakistan for implementing hard economic reforms
DAVOS: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Chief Kristalina Georgieva has commended Pakistan for implementing hard economic reforms and called Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif a ‘Man of Word’. While speaking to Pakistan Tv during the World Economic Forum at Davos on Friday, the IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said that the
Swat police arrest famous TikToker
SWAT (Shahzad Naveed): The Swat police, responding to public complaints, arrested a transgender individual within the jurisdiction of Banar Police Station for creating and uploading an indecent video on TikTok from a flyover bypass. Authorities stated that legal action has been initiated, and further investigation is ongoing. A Swat police
Rulers’ policies have left Pakhtun nation abandoned: Aimal Wali
CHARSADDA: Aimal Wali Khan, the Central President of the Awami National Party (ANP), has strongly criticised the ongoing military operation in Tirah and the forced displacement of its residents. He demands an immediate halt to the operation and the swift resettlement of those who have been displaced back to their
Several roads in northern Pakistan closed to all traffic
PESHAWAR: The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) has released an update on road closures and traffic disruptions caused by snowfall in various districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Heavy snowfall has affected several main and link roads, while restoration work is underway with machinery deployed in most areas. In Buner district, traffic
PDMA sounds alarm over worsening weather situation
PESHAWAR: The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) has issued a weather warning in view of forecasted rain and snowfall in the upper districts of the province from Sunday night to Tuesday. According to the PDMA, the Meteorological Department has identified a new series of westerly winds from January 25 to
KP govt reshuffles senior bureaucrats
PESHAWAR (Muhammad Ijaz Afridi): The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has issued orders for the transfer of 3 senior officers, including the Additional Chief Secretary Home Department and the Additional Chief Secretary P&D Department. The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Establishment Department has issued a notification on Friday in this regard. According to the notification
Snowfall-related tragedy strikes Chitral, casualties reported
CHITRAL: A tragic landslide in the Srigal Damil Arandu area of Chitral claimed the lives of nine people, including women and children, during a period of heavy snowfall. According to local sources, ten members of the same family were buried under the debris when an avalanche struck the house of
I will conduct marriages for youths under 18 to violate your law: Maulana Fazlur Rehman
ISLAMABAD: Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman said that he considers the legislation of youths’ marriage under 18 to be un-Islamic, and he will violate this law to conduct marriages of youth under 18. Addressing a joint session of Parliament, Maulana Fazlur Rehman told Speaker National Assembly Ayaz Sadiq
