Wedding turns tragic as bus accident in Haripur kills 3, injures 27
HARIPUR: A tragic road accident in the Haripur district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa claimed the lives of at least three people, among them two females and a minor, while leaving a total of 27 others injured, who were the bus passengers of the wedding ceremony. As per the police statement, the
14-member women bikers team, including 7 foreigners, reaches Lower Dir to promote tourism
TIMERGARA, Lower Dir: A team of fourteen women bikers, seven from abroad and seven from Pakistan, landed in Lower Dir on a fifteen-day expedition across the picturesque northern areas of Pakistan. The biking team, which started its trip from Islamabad, went through Bisham, Gilgit, Hunza, Khunjerab, Shandur, Upper Dir, and
Frontier Corps restores two mosques destroyed by militants in Bajaur
KHAR, Bajaur: Frontier Corps Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (North) has not only restored but also renovated two mosques in Bajaur, which were completely devastated by militant activities, as a good step towards community rehabilitation and religious harmony. Of the mosques, Masjid Suleman Khel and Masjid Ahrab, the latter was more extensively ruined
Two terrorists killed, two policemen martyred in CTD Swabi operation
SWABI: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) in collaboration with District Police Swabi conducted an intelligence-based operation and eliminated two terrorists who were involved in multiple terror attacks. Two police personnel were also martyred in the operation. The CTD Mardan district and Swabi police were on an operation in the
England beat India in nail-biting finish to qualify for Women’s World Cup semi-final
INDORE: England beat India in a nail-biting finish to qualify for the Women’s World Cup semi-final in Indore on Sunday. In a thrilling encounter just before Diwali, England triumphed over India, earning a spot in the semi-finals of the ICC Women’s World Cup with a nail-biting four-run victory. India was
KP CM announces peace Jirga, vows to oppose centre’s decision
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister, Muhammad Sohail Afridi, has announced told hold a peace Jirga on October 25 in his home district, Khyber, while opposing the centre’s decision. Newly elected Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Sohail Afridi, announced that a peace jirga will be held in Khyber district
Speaker Babar Saleem Swati calls KP assembly session on October 20 at 2 PM
PESHAWAR: Speaker Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) assembly, Babar Saleem Swati, has convened the assembly session tomorrow, October 20, at 2 PM. The decision follows a meeting between the Speaker and Chief Minister at Speaker’s House, Peshawar, during which the province’s political and parliamentary situation was discussed. Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Muhammad
Issue of flour shortage in KP discussed with CM Punjab and apex committee, says Amir Muqam
SWAT: Federal Minister for Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan affairs and SAFRON, Amir Muqam, has claimed that the issue of flour crises in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was discussed with the Punjab Chief Minister, Maryam Nawaz and put up in the apex committee. Federal Minister for Kashmir Affairs, Gilgit-Baltistan, and SAFRON, Engineer Amir Muqam, addressed
KP health department launches probe into alleged dengue deaths in Mardan
By: Kashifuddin Syed PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) health department on Sunday decided to launch a probe into alleged dengue deaths at a hospital in district Mardan. Following the special instructions of Secretary Shahidullah Khan, the Directorate General of Health Services Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has initiated a comprehensive investigation into two
Asad Qaiser backs Pakistan-Afghanistan peace agreement
PESHAWAR: Former Speaker of the National Assembly, Central leader of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Secretary General of Tehreek Tahaffuz-e-Aain Pakistan, Asad Qaiser, has welcomed the Pakistan-Afghanistan Peace Agreement held in Doha, Qatar. He stated that Afghanistan is our brotherly Islamic and close neighbouring country, bound to Pakistan through deep
