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Coming back to life: Buddhist songs resound in Jaulian monastery after 1,500...
HARIPUR: For 1,500 years the place was almost silent, with only the occasional sounds of visitors’ footsteps and rustling leaves filling the air. Earlier this week, however, Jaulian monastery came...
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Back in session: Bill to safeguard minorities’ communal properties tabled
PESHAWAR: A bill outlawing the sale and transfer of communal properties owned by minorities was introduced in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Assembly which convened after a gap of more than three months...
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Assembly session: Peshawar’s farmlands depleting rapidly due to urbanisation
PESHAWAR: Lawmakers raised concerns over the decline of agricultural land in Peshawar and Nowshera over the past 14 years in Friday’s Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Assembly session. The house learnt that since...
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Backlog: 5,982 cases of timber smuggling pending in K-P
PESHAWAR: At least 5,982 cases of illegal timber felling and smuggling registered in 2013 are still pending, revealed documents submitted to the provincial assembly. According to the documents,...
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Assembly proceedings: K-P govt puts onus of LG polls on election commission
PESHAWAR: The provincial government has passed the buck to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) for holding local government (LG) elections in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. Responding to an adjournment...
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In session: JI terms changes to academic curriculum ‘unacceptable’
PESHAWAR: Sticking to his party’s stance on revisions made to the academic curriculum, Minister for Local Government Inayatullah Khan termed the changes “unacceptable” when the contentious issue was...
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Skewed priorities?: JUI-F refocuses on women at Azadi march
PESHAWAR: The morality of it all boils down to the women. Or so it seems when seasoned politicians dress down the leader of a protest for “making the daughters of the nation dance in front of his...
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Season of splits: The aisle that divides the K-P Assembly
PESHAWAR: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s lawmakers take pride in declaring K-P Assembly different from its counterparts across the country. They often use the term jirga for the legislature, saying it reflects...
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Blame games: Stop maligning Maulana Fazal: JUI-F women’s wing
PESHAWAR: Speaking out in defence of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazalur Rehman, women lawmakers from his party have asked the leaders of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) to “stop...
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Overbilling: Residents of Nauthia take to the streets
PESHAWAR: Enraged by inflated electricity bills, the residents of Nauthia blocked Saddar Road near Sunehri Masjid on Wednesday. The demonstrators took to the streets early in the morning to protest...
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Groundswell of support: JI throws weight behind Nasir Zahid as new poll chief
PESHAWAR: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Secretary General Liaqat Baloch has said his party will wholeheartedly support the appointment of Justice (retd) Nasir Aslam Zahid as the new chief election...
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Taking a stand: Opposition walks out of assembly
PESHAWAR: As the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Assembly reconvened on Monday it was clear that the treasury and opposition benches had not put aside their differences. In protest to what the opposition termed...
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The stand-off continues: Speaker forms negotiation committee amid boycott
PESHAWAR: The continued boycott of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Assembly proceedings by opposition lawmakers on Tuesday prompted speaker Asad Qaiser to form a five-member committee to convince them to...
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Up for debate: Govt defends proposed amendments to varsities act
PESHAWAR: Defending the provincial government’s planned amendments to the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Universities Act 2012, senior minister Inayatullah Khan said on Monday that the law is meant to curb the...
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Bangladesh justice: K-P Assembly condemns life and death sentences handed to...
PESHAWAR: The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Assembly passed a unanimous resolution on Wednesday condemning the sentences and execution of Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Bangladesh leaders on charge of war crimes....
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Pulling focus: ANP accuses PTI of diverting attention from IDPs
PESHAWAR: Blaming the provincial and federal governments of being negligent towards the plight of IDPs, ANP chief Asfandyar Wali on Thursday said PTI’s sit-in in Islamabad has diverted the...
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Reform package: K-P’s new law to up the ante for welfare of senior citizens
PESHAWAR: Unanimously passed by the provincial legislature on November 19, the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Senior Citizens Act 2014 is geared towards introducing facilities to ensure the welfare of the...
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Game of throne(s): K-P Assembly without co-pilot for over a month
PESHAWAR: Over a month has passed since the resignation of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Assembly deputy speaker, however, bickering within the ranks of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has kept the...
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Up for discussion: Govt admits increasing extortion incidents
PESHAWAR: When the province’s law and order was discussed in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Assembly on Monday, the government acknowledged that during its rule, incidents of grenade attacks and extortion...
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Another feat: K-P Assembly passes law to protect interest of injured
PESHAWAR: The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Assembly unanimously passed a law on Tuesday to guarantee medical aid and treatment on a priority basis to all injured persons. Earlier on October 23, the...
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