BRIEF NEWS
‘Young bikers behind over 75pc road mishaps’
A study conducted during the Eid holidays in 2016 revealed that 77 per cent of road accidents across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa were caused by bikers, mostly by under-age motorcyclists driving recklessly or driving bikes unfit for roads. The districts of Buner and Hangu top the chart with 100 per cent road accidents caused by reckless biking, followed
Illegal restoration of Levies officials costs Rs70m
CHITRAL: An audit report has found irregularities in the affairs of Chitral Levies Force. The irregularities have been found in a joint audit report of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Home Department and Ministry of States and Frontier Regions (SAFRON). The audit found that retired officials of Chitral Levies were restored on their jobs illegally. It said
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16 of a family affected by cholera in remote village
CHITRAL: Sixteen members of a family have been affected from cholera in Orsoon area of Chitral. Nemat Rahim and Said Rahim, members of the affected family, told TNN correspondent on telephone that 16 members of the family, including women and children, have been affected due to cholera from Monday night. They said there are no
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Ex-MPA thanks DC, DPO for amicably resolving issue
In a statement issued here, he said that without the cooperation of deputy commissioner, district police officer, and the district public prosecutor, clause 324 and 7TA could not have been removed from the case against the arrested people. “The DC, DPO and DPP played an exemplary role in resolving the issue amicably due to which
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Clerics expect release of 22 men very soon
Addressing a press conference, Moinuddin, Shakirullah, Qari Jamal Abdul Nasir, Farooq Azam, Qari Aminulah and others said DC Shahab Hamid Yousafzai had assured them that sections 311 and 324, which they said were non-bailable offences, would be withdrawn against the accused. They also said their meeting with the DPO regarding the withdrawal of terror charges
Three-day Shandur festival from July 21 likely
This was announced in a meeting held with Special Assistant to Chief Minister on Tourism Abdul Munim Khan in the chair, said an official statement on Tuesday.Abdul Munim Khan said that the Shandur Polo Festival would be organised in a befitting manner to attract domestic and foreign tourists to the scenic region and traditional game

