Illegal appointment of 4 DGs: NAB asked to submit appointment details
ISLAMABAD, June 20: The Islamabad High Court (IHC), while hearing a case related to the appointment of four director generals (DG) of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), sought the details of all...
View ArticleIndependents joining PML-N for plum positions disappointed
Soon after the PML-N emerged as the single largest party in May 11 general elections, many politicians who had won the elections as independent candidates rushed to Raiwind to express their new found...
View ArticleCDA gets new boss
ISLAMABAD, June 20: Syed Tahir Shahbaz was on Thursday removed from the post of chairman Capital Development Authority (CDA).The PML-N government appointed Nadeem Hassan Asif as the new chief of the...
View ArticlePolio scare: Saudi demand spurs action
ISLAMABAD, June 20: Federal health officials met here on Thursday to plan the big task of vaccinating against polio each one of the estimated 156,000 pilgrims going to Saudi Arabia to perform Haj this...
View ArticleCNG cylinder issue Transporters observe strike
ISLAMABAD, June 20: Commuters in Islamabad and Rawalpindi on Thursday had to wait for hours at bus stops as public transporters on the roads between the two cities observed strike and threatened to...
View ArticleNisar’s grand plan for Islamabad
ISLAMABAD, June 20: Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on Thursday announced an overambitious plan for Islamabad promising even such facilities which do not fall under his domain.The list of...
View ArticleDepts told to redress public complaints
PESHAWAR, June 20: The newly-posted Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Secretary Shehzad Arbab on Thursday directed head of all departments to ensure use of official transport as per authorisation. He also asked...
View ArticleDispute over transmission line continues
MANSEHRA, June 20: The people of Puttan area and Wapda are at odds over the laying of transmission line from the site of Dubair Khawar hydropower project in Kohistan to the national grid station.A...
View ArticleSanitation at hospitals reviewed
PESHAWAR, June 20: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Health Minister Shaukat Ali Yousafzai has directed the authorities to conduct a probe into the use of infected instruments in hospitals and take action against the...
View ArticleTalks in progress for extension in refugees’ stay
PESHAWAR, June 20: The UNHCR is working with the government of Pakistan and talks are underway for grant of extension in stay to those Afghan refugees who possess the proof of registration till end of...
View ArticleKust students get last chance to appear in exams
KOHAT, June 20: The administration of Kohat University of Science and Technology (KUST) has announced that it will hold the rescheduled papers of all the faculties from June 24 amid protests by...
View ArticleNEWS IN BRIEF
Meeting on traffic, securityPESHAWAR, June 20: The provincial government has decided in principle to introduce a management system to streamline traffic in Peshawar and a sophisticated security and...
View ArticleOpium seized
KHAR, June 20: The Bajaur Levies force on Thursday foiled an attempt to smuggle opium from the tribal areas to down country and arrested two men.Bajaur Agency political agent Syed Abdul Jabar Shah told...
View ArticleDozens of animals fall prey to deadly disease
CHITRAL, June 20: Forty two domestic animals perished after outbreak of a fatal disease in the pasture of Chumarkone Gol in Mastuj Town, said local people and officials.The local people leave heir...
View ArticleMinister’s remarks cause commotion in KP Assembly
PESHAWAR, June 20: After health minister Shaukat Ali Yousafzai shot from the hip, the Khyber Assembly saw a shouting match between an inexperienced treasury and vociferous opposition on Thursday.Mr...
View ArticleBeyond the deadline
PESHAWAR, June 20: The continued presence of millions of Afghan refugees in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has brought amongst other things, its health infrastructure under tremendous pressure and as the deadline...
View ArticleTransporters asked to install fire equipment
PESHAWAR, June 20: The authorities have decided to take action against unfit vehicles and illegal bus and Suzuki stands in different areas of Peshawar division.Officials said that transporters were...
View ArticleCourt seeks comments in case against appointment of governor
PESHAWAR, June 20: The Peshawar High Court on Thursday sought comments from the federal cabinet and law and parliamentary affairs secretaries about two identical petitions against the appointment of...
View ArticleSwat summer festival opens with fanfare
MINGORA, June 20: The four-day Swat Summer Festival opened in Kalam valley on Thursday with much fanfare.A gymnastic display, paragliding, performances of Khattak and Chitrali dancers, stunts by a...
View ArticleOpposition says: KP budget a ‘visionless’ document
PESHAWAR, June 20: Opposition leader in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly Sardar Mehtab Ahmad Khan on Thursday declared the provincial budget a ‘visionless’ document, which, he said, didn’t reflect...
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