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‘Save Gorkhatri’ coalition: Civil society fights to save world heritage site
PESHAWAR: A collective has sprung into action against the amendments to PC-1 (project cycle) of Gorkhatri Archaeological Park that allows construction work on the historical site. The ‘Save...
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Analysis: MMA to spice up Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa politics
PESHAWAR: The revival of the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) will bring additional flavour to the politics of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. Two parties, the Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Sami...
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Encroached, damaged, or untraceable: Archaeological sites in K-P neglected...
PESHAWAR: At least 34 out of a total of 91 protected archaeological sites across Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) are untraceable, damaged or have been encroached upon. A list published by the provincial...
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JI says no party can revive MMA on its own
PESHAWAR: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) chief Syed Munawar Hassan said that no party has the right to revive the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) on its own. Addressing a religious clerics’ convention arranged...
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Traditional bathhouse: Peshawar’s oldest bath shuts doors this winter
PESHAWAR: Khudadad Hamam, the oldest bathhouse in Peshawar, is now nearly 500 years old. For all these years it has opened up every fall and winter, but this time its doors remain shut. The bathhouse...
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Bibi Dow of Kalash forced to leave home
PESHAWAR: The locals call her Bibi Dow – because it is easy to pronounce – but for the 75-year-old social worker Maureen Lines, life has been anything but for the past few years. On the pretext of...
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Party politics: JUI-F issues notices to senior members
PESHAWAR: The local chapter of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazl (JUI-F) has issued notices to two senior party leaders and asked them to explain how they declared their candidacy without the party’s...
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Fighting militancy: President takes hard line on the front line
PESHAWAR: Asif Ali Zardari on Monday became the country’s first president to address the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Assembly, where he called for strengthening democracy and combating extremism. While...
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Provincial politicking : ANP hints at ‘electoral adjustment’ with JUI-F
PESHAWAR: The ruling Awami National Party (ANP) on Monday hinted at an electoral adjustment with the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) for the next general elections. After JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur...
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Analysis: Some quell, some spread murmurs of electoral alliances
PESHAWAR: As the tenure of the current political setup inches towards its end, there is much politicking in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa with parties discussing electoral adjustments and lobbying to induct...
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Choose either Pakistan or Kalabagh Dam, says ANP chief
PESHAWAR: The Awami National Party (ANP) jumped on the bandwagon against the construction of the Kalabagh Dam on Saturday, saying between Pakistan and the controversial project, only one could exist....
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Party politics: Hoti appointed as PML-N’s senior VP
PESHAWAR: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on Saturday announced its decision to appoint Khawja Mohammad Khan Hoti as the party’s central senior vice president (SVP). Hoti had announced his...
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Assembly session: K-P medical transplant bill critically received
PESHAWAR: In the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Assembly session on Friday, the K-P Medical Transplantation Regulatory Authority Bill 2012 remained a controversial issue as members raised objections to...
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K-P Assembly: ‘Terrorists tried to gain control of sensitive installations’
PESHAWAR: In the provincial government’s first statement since the weekend assault, Information Minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain said that militants who attacked the Bacha Khan International Airport...
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K-P Assembly session: Strong opposition forces labour bill to be reviewed
PESHAWAR: At the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Assembly session on Tuesday, the Payment of Wages Act 2012 received strong criticism, after which the government sent it to the law reforms committee. Chaired...
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K-P Assembly: ‘Peshawar base attackers mostly foreigners’
PESHAWAR: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Information Minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain told the K-P Assembly on Tuesday that four of the Peshawar airport attackers were Pakistanis, three were Chechens, one Kyrgyz,...
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‘Cowardly act’: K-P Assembly condemns attacks on polio workers
PESHAWAR: Outraged over the attacks on polio workers, lawmakers in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Assembly on Friday said the killings were “cowardly”. Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) member...
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Face of K-P Assembly, Bilour pays the ultimate price
PESHAWAR: True to his words, Bashir Ahmed Bilour paid for his political ideals with his life. Though a soft-spoken and popular politician, Bilour had a potent voice, which he used to publicly...
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K-P assembly address: Bilour’s death should not be in vain, says CM Hoti
PESHAWAR: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Chief Minister (CM) Amir Haider Khan Hoti said the civilian and military leadership faces a decisive moment with respect to an army operation. The CM seemed to be...
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Archeological site: 6th century mound in Bannu now a sprawling village
PESHAWAR: The Akra mound in southern Bannu, which dates back to 6th century BC during Achamenid rule, has turned into a sprawling village over the years. The mound, spread over 320 kanals, was...
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