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Inquiry report: CAA blames pilot for deadly Airblue crash
PESHAWAR: The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) submitted an inquiry report of the 2010 Airblue crash in Islamabad to the Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Tuesday, putting the blame on the pilot. A...
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Christmas celebrations: Joy returns for Peshawarites
PESHAWAR: The city’s Christian residents are happy they will be celebrating Christmas today by visiting their traditional fair after church services for the first time in five years. Postponed every...
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If you’re old, avoid Peshawar like the plague
PESHAWAR: Pakistan may not be an elderly-friendly country in general but if you’re about to retire, Peshawar ought to be your last destination. Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s capital does not have a single old...
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Peshawar trip: Nawaz urges ‘proper probe’ into Benazir case
PESHAWAR: In a meeting with journalists in Peshawar on Tuesday, Pakistan Muslim League chief Nawaz Sharif continued a steady diatribe against the government’s failures – but also touched on the issue...
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PML-N’s elections soured by racket, resignation
PESHAWAR: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz received another blow on Wednesday when a senior leader from Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Saranjam Khan, announced his resignation from party’s Central Executive...
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Traffic woes: With ‘unfair’ taxation, transporters in Peshawar close to snapping
PESHAWAR: Already forced to pay four types of taxes, the imposition of the latest load/unload tax is “unjust” and will result in a ripple effect that can bring the province’s entire supply chain to a...
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Lost glory: In Hund, retracing the steps of history
HUND: Standing on the banks of the River Indus in Hund village, Swabi, it is difficult to get an inkling of the magnificent past of this hamlet and how it dominated the history of the subcontinent...
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Transport woes: Day-long protest against two shifts for rickshaws
PESHAWAR: Traffic congestion in the capital city of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) on Mondays is quite the usual scene. However, a massive protest by rickshaw drivers, coupled with closure of CNG stations...
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‘Fighting corruption’: Senior PPP-S leader quits party, joins PTI
PESHAWAR: Yet another political party waved farewell to a member when Mohammad Amir Khan Khalil Mullazai of Pakistan Peoples Party-Sherpao (PPP-S) announced that he was joining Pakistan...
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Gas shortage continues to frustrate people
PESHAWAR: Police and rickshaw drivers clashed in Peshawar during the second consecutive day of the protest against the plan to introduce a day-night shift system for rickshaws, while CNG stations...
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Preconditions: Divergent interests keep MMA revival uncertain
PESHAWAR: The revival of the defunct Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) doesn’t seem to be all smooth sailing. Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman said on Tuesday that the Jamaat...
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Protesting cardiologist’s death: Patients suffer as doctors’ strike enters...
PESHAWAR: Patients continued to suffer on Tuesday as the doctors’ strike against the killing of a cardiologist entered the second day. The patients decried the strike saying that they should not be...
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Warsak Dam royalty dispute: Villagers threaten to besiege provincial assembly
PESHAWAR: Representatives of 56 villages affected by Warsak Dam on Thursday threatened to lay siege to the provincial assembly to protest against non-payment of royalties. Speaking at the Peshawar...
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Peshawar varsity to honour two great poets of K-P
PESHAWAR: Peshawar University will honour two legendry poets and intellectuals Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa has produced by setting up chairs in their name and documenting their works. This was announced by...
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Journalists condemn killing of Voice of America reporter
PESHAWAR: A protest was staged by journalists in Peshawar on Thursday to condemn the killing of a colleague from Mohmand Agency. The protestors also demanded the Taliban to explain their position...
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Runaway teens: ‘Missing’ students found chilling in Peshawar
RAWALPINDI/PESHAWAR: The six students of a private school who went missing from Rawalpindi last week were recovered from Peshawar on Monday. They were brought back by the Rawalpindi police, five days...
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Comment: Bloodshed in the land of Servants of God
PESHAWAR: It is a strange irony that the land which gave birth to the non-violent movement started by Ghaffar Khan in this part of the world is itself engulfed in the flames of violence. Baacha...
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Policy changes: Talks possible with militants, ANP spells out preconditions
PESHAWAR: Awami National Party chief Asfandyar Wali Khan said on Thursday that his government was ready to hold talks with militants on the condition that they renounce violence and accept the writ of...
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A costly trim: Student suspended for getting an ‘English cut’
PESHAWAR: There have been stories aplenty about extremist elements publicly punishing men who groom their facial hair in the far-flung tribal badlands of Pakistan. However, the practice has now been...
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Restoring heritage: Kabuli Gate being rebuilt in old city
PESHAWAR: The city administration has started to reconstruct the historic Kabuli Gate, which served as one of the main entrances to Peshawar in the days gone by. Peshawar District Coordination...
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