‘Pakistan comes first, then everything else,’ says CM Afridi
PESHAWAR: The newly elected Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Sohail Afridi, has said that for him, “Pakistan is at the top of the list and everything else is afterward.” When he was outside of Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi, Afridi spoke to the media and expressed his gratitude to Prime Minister
BISE Bahawalpur announces HSSC-I results for 2025
Bahawalpur: The Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE) Bahawalpur announced results for the 11th class of Higher Secondary School (HSSC-I) for the year 2025 on Wednesday (today). Special ceremonies were held across the nine Punjab boards to honour the top-performing students. Students from various regions in Punjab, including those
Farzana: 195 transgender persons killed over extortion refusal
PESHAWAR: The head of the Transgender Community Organization, Farzana Riaz, has claimed that a minimum of 195 transgender people are killed in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province, and the scale of killing is not less than that of an organized crime incident. During the press conference at the Peshawar Press
Opposition parties in KP set to challenge CM election in court
PESHAWAR: The Federal Government and the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) have not accepted the election of the new Chief Minister (CM) of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and declared their decision to file a case in court regarding this issue. The government, comprising the PML-N leaders, went to Maulana Fazlur Rehman’s house where
KP flour dealers to block trucks if Punjab cuts flour supply
NOWSHERA: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Flour Dealers Association issued a very strong warning to both Punjab authorities and transporters, saying that they would stop the trucks carrying minerals from KP to Punjab as a retaliation for the cutting off of flour supplies from Punjab. At a press conference held in
ANP refuses to back government formed by horse-trading
PESHAWAR: Central President of Awami National Party (ANP), Senator Aimal Wali Khan has made it clear that his party would not support any government that was formed through horse-trading in the province. Commenting on the current political scenario in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa following the removal of CM Ali Amin Gandapur, Aimal
Gandapur’s tenure among the shortest in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa history
PESHAWAR: Ali Amin Gandapur, became the fifth-shortest serving Chief Minister in the history of the state when he took the office in less than two years. According to details, Gandapur was elected as Chief Minister on March 1, 2024 and swore in on March 2, 2024, after the general elections
KP CM reshuffled cabinet portfolios
PESHAWAR: With the approval of Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur, the portfolios of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Cabinet have been changed as Meena Khan Afridi was named Senior Minister, while Sohail Afridi was assigned the Ministry of Higher Education. Provincial Minister Meena Khan has been given the portfolio of the Communications
Tomatoes out of reach as prices hit Rs 300 per kg in Peshawar
PESHAWAR: The price of tomatoes has jumped to Rs 300 per kilogram in Peshawar, which angered the consumers and they blamed the authorities for failing to control the official prices of daily commodities. According to a report published in Express News, this price increase coincides with the seasonal shift, which
Dastak Portal brings ease, generates PKR 2.4 billion in revenue for KP
PESHAWAR: The ‘Dastak Public Service Delivery Portal’, a prominent move to simplify citizen services in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, continues to have a strong impact on public ease and government revenue generation. The official data showed that the number of people who registered their vehicles through the Dastak portal was 189,000. Moreover,
