ISLAMABAD: Police have arrested a lecturer of the University of Malakand for allegedly harassing and forcing a female student for marriage. A video of the professor is also making rounds across the social media. According to the First Information Report (FIR) lodged at the Pul Chowki police station on February 4, a female student from the […]
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ISLAMABD: The government has announced a reduction in fuel prices by up to Rs5, effective from February 16, 2025. High-speed diesel (HSD), widely used in agriculture and transport, will see a price cut of Rs4 per litre. The new price for HSD will be Rs263.95, down from the previous rate of Rs267.95 per litre. Additionally,
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BY: SALMAN YOUSAFZAI PESHAWAR: Several educational institutions in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) are grappling with a critical shortage of teaching staff, exposing a stark contrast to the provincial government’s claims of an “educational emergency.” In numerous schools across the province, the student-to-teacher ratio has reached alarming levels, severely impacting the quality of education. In the
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PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government has allocated Rs 60.5 billion from the budget of settled districts to support tribal areas over the past three years due to a shortage of federal funds. This was revealed in a letter sent by Muzammil Aslam, advisor to the KP finance minister, to Federal Finance Minister Senator Aurangzeb.
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PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s natural beauty and picturesque landscapes have become a center of attraction for domestic and foreign tourists. Last year alone, the province attracted over 26.1 million local and 7,664 foreign visitors to its top travel destinations. According to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Tourism Department, a total of 26,108,162 tourists explored the region between January
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By: Kashifuddin Syed PESHAWAR: Justice S.M. Attique Shah was sworn in as the acting Chief Justice of the Peshawar High Court on Friday. The oath was administered by the Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Faisal Karim Kundi, at the Governor’s House in Peshawar. The oath-taking ceremony was attended by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Khan
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SHANGLA: The residents of Belkanai, Olandar, Ajmer, Pir Khana have demanded of the government and elected representatives to reopen the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) centre of the area as it suspended its services in the area. The residents of the upper parts of Kana tehsil on Friday expressed their voices against the closure
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PESHAWAR: Peshawar district administration lunch an operation following the directions of Khyber Pukhtunkhwa government against sugar mafia and stockpiles on Friday. As per the details on the instructions of the higher authorities, the district administration of Peshawar and the food controller conducted an operations in Marhaba Market, Karkhano Bazaar, Peshawar to combat the recent increase
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ISLAMABAD: 10 coalminers who died in a blast in the Harnai district of Balochistan on Friday were hailing to the parts of the Malakand division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The miners were came under attack while en route to their workplace, a coalmine in the area. At least 11 people were killed and as many
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ISLAMABAD: Security forces killed 13 terrorists in five separate intelligence-based operations conducted by security forces in the Kulachi area of Dera Ismail Khan District here on Thursday. According to a statement issued by the Pakistan Army’s Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) on Thursday said that during the operation troops effectively engaged the Khwarij location, resultantly, five
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