PESHAWAR: Trials for the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa archery team will take place at the Peshawar Sports Complex on April 5 and 6. The selected team will compete in the National Games to be held in Karachi from May 1 to May 9. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Archery Association Secretary Sara Khan said that male archers will have trials […]
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UPPER DIR: The spirit of Eid-ul-Fitr in Dir Bala was one of camaraderie, remembrance, and service as Deputy Commissioner Upper Dir and District Police Officer (DPO) Muhammad Ali Khan embraced personnel on duty, distributed gifts among children, and led prayers for martyrs, Palestine, and Kashmir—blending festivity with reflection. Under stringent security arrangements, Eid prayers concluded
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PESHAWAR: As the nation celebrated Eid ul-Fitr, the families of officers and soldiers deployed along the Pak-Afghan border in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa shared emotional messages, expressing pride in their loved ones safeguarding the homeland. Havaldar Shakir’s wife spoke of her longing, saying, “We miss you dearly today, but our hearts are filled with joy knowing you are defending
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PESHAWAR: A high-level meeting chaired by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa KP Chief Secretary CS Shahab Ali Shah reviewed the performance and challenges of outsourced hospitals in remote areas, aiming to improve healthcare services in underserved regions. The Health Foundation meeting disclosed that 19 medical centers have been outsourced in two phases—eight in the first phase and 11
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The federal government has appointed Abdul Khaliq Sheikh, a Grade 21 officer from the Police Group, as the new Director General (DG) of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA). Sheikh will take over the additional charge of the position following the removal of Additional DG Jan Muhammad, who has been reassigned to another department as part
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s electricity production hit a five-year low despite government support and a winter relief package. The Central Power Purchasing Agency (CPPA) reported that electricity generation fell to 6.495 billion units in February 2025. This was down from 7.137 billion units in February 2024 and 7.756 billion units in February 2023. In February 2022, production
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PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has decided to digitalise the Labour Department and introduce e-labour card. Provincial Labour Minister Fazale Shakoor Khan said that the digitisation process in the Labour Department is progressing rapidly. He said that digitisation is indispensable to bring reforms and improvements in the system. He was chairing a meeting regarding reforms
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Pakistan set an unwanted record in T20 cricket history after a crushing nine-wicket defeat to New Zealand in the first match of their five-game series on Sunday. After being sent in to bat, Pakistan was bowled out for just 91 runs in Christchurch. New Zealand chased down the target of 92 in just 10.1 overs,
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ISLAMABAD: The Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health (NIH) has confirmed the detection of wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) in s from 12 cities across Pakistan. Between Feb. 17 and Feb. 26, 15 environmental samples were collected from 14 districts and tested at the NIH lab. Samples from Multan,
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PESHAWAR: There has been a worrying increase in stomach-related illnesses (gastro cases) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. In the last 14 days, more than 19,000 cases have been reported. According to the Health Department, 19,534 gastro cases were recorded in hospitals across the province between February 24 and March 2. Out of 2,082 medical centers, 1,826 shared
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