‘Govt providing drinking water to 1.4m in the city’
PESHAWAR: The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government told the provincial legislature on Monday that it was providing clean drinking water to 1,447,000 people in Peshawar. The issue was raised by Pakistan Muslim...
View ArticleLack of quorum: Opposition walks out over allocation of funds
PESHAWAR: The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Assembly was adjourned on Tuesday due to a lack of quorum following opposition lawmakers’ walkout from the house in protest against the local government (LG)...
View ArticleWasting away: Solid waste treatment plant in Abbottabad rusting away
PESHAWAR: A solid waste treatment plant in Abbottabad has been rusting away for the last four years due to the government’s failure to put it to use, the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Assembly was told on...
View ArticleLiving to tell the story, against all odds
PESHAWAR: It was a sweltering night of June back in 2011. The sound of an explosion broke the silence of Peshawar’s Khyber Supermarket. I left my apartment to enquire the nature of the blast, which had...
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A taxing affair: FBR reveals marked increase in taxpaying MPAs
PESHAWAR: The wealthiest members of the provincial legislature were revealed in the second Federal Board of Revenue’s (FBR) Parliamentarians Tax Directory for the fiscal year which ended in June. Like...
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Poor attendance: Lack of quorum bequeaths fruitless assembly session
PESHAWAR: Monday’s proceedings of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Assembly were just 12-minutes-old when they had to be adjourned due to a lack of quorum. The session started at 3:50pm, about two hours behind...
View ArticleSenior ANP leader Azam Khan Hoti passes away at 69
PESHAWAR: Senator Azam Hoti passed away in Mardan on Wednesday at the age of 69. Hoti was a prominent figure of Awami National Party (ANP) until 2013, after he had a fallout with party leadership. Born...
View ArticleTransitions: Veteran politician Azam Hoti dies at 69
PESHAWAR: Senior Awami National Party leader Azam Khan Hoti passed away in Mardan on Wednesday after a prolonged illness and was laid to rest at his ancestral graveyard in the town. He was 69. Azam...
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Gloves off: Qaiser, Farman spar over LG polls resolution
PESHAWAR: The atmosphere among the treasury’s ranks was tense during Thursday’s Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Assembly session as a minister accused Speaker Asad Qaiser of being inclined towards the opposition....
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‘Look to the west’: Assembly demands status quo for Pak-China corridor
PESHAWAR: The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Assembly, through a unanimous resolution on Friday, asked the federal government to ensure the early implementation of the western route of the Pak-China Economic...
View ArticleWeapon licenses issued in big numbers in K-P since PTI reign
PESHAWAR: As many as 161,441 arms licenses have been issued across 25 district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) since Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government assumed power after the May 2013 general...
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All guns blazing: Over 161,000 firearm licences handed out since 2013
PESHAWAR: Since coming into power, the incumbent Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government has issued over 161,000 firearm licences across the province. According to documents submitted to the K-P Assembly, in...
View ArticleUnder fire: PTI MPA alleges malpractice in forest dept appointments
PESHAWAR: A lawmaker from the treasury bench cast doubt over recent appointments in the forest department in Nowshera district, saying they were made through a series of malpractices. The issue was...
View ArticleK-P censures change in route of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor
PESHAWAR: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Chief Minister Pervez Khattak on Wednesday strongly criticised changes to the original plan of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). Addressing a press...
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Kashgar-Gwadar trade corridor: Chief minister takes firm stance on changes in...
PESHAWAR: The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government finally broke its silence after the Chinese president’s visit over the proposed change to the Pak-China Economic Trade Corridor route. On Wednesday, Chief...
View ArticleAssembly session: Big ticket issues with Centre? OGRA, hydel prof it and PSDP
PESHAWAR: The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Assembly on Thursday unanimously passed three resolutions. They asked the Centre to impose federal excise duty on crude oil; pay K-P’s outstanding net hydel profit;...
View ArticleVoice of dissent: Leaders denounce ‘social agreement’ for NWA IDPs
PESHAWAR: Various political leaders have vowed to take up with the federal government their concerns regarding the ‘social agreement’ between the North Waziristan political administration and...
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Army deserves kudos for Waziristan op: PM
MIR ALI: While commending the sacrifices of army troops in Operation Zarb-e-Azb, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said on Friday that the North Waziristan offensive would help eradicate terrorism and...
View ArticleBattling for Shandur: Chitral to pull out of hosting polo chukkers
PESHAWAR: The Chitral district administration has officially asked the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government to cancel a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed with Gilgit-Baltistan on co-hosting the...
View ArticleTaking a stand, at a sit-in: Lawmakers to protest province’s electricity woes
PESHAWAR: In one of those rare shows of solidarity, members of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Assembly have agreed to hold a sit-in outside the National Assembly next week to protest the province’s...
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