M. Irshadullah Khan PESHAWAR: The transgender community in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa held a protest demonstration against police harassment and demanding action. The protesters gathered in front of the KP assembly building, and alleged that police personnel regularly extort money from them, physically abuse them besides denying them their basic rights. Dolphin, one of the protest leaders, […]
PESHAWAR: The provincial apex committee will soon take a decision on the demands of a Jirga formed over the Bannu incident. In the meanwhile, the protest sit-in in Bannu will continue. This was decided at a meeting of the Jirga members with Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur in Peshawar. The protest sit-in entered fourth day
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M. Irshadullah Khan PESHAWAR: Unknown persons shot dead a senior journalist in Nowshera on Sunday afternoon. Hassan Zeb, a resident of Akberpura, was associated with Daily AJ newspaper of Peshawar. His murder has sent shockwaves throughout the journalist community, with many condemning the incident and demanding swift action against the perpetrators. The Khyber Union of
MUZAFFARABAD: At least 10 people were killed and three others injured in a road accident in Neelum valley of Azad Kashmir on Wednesday morning. The jeep carrying the 13 passengers from upper Neelum valley was coming to Muzaffarabad, the capital city of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, when it fell into the river. As a result,
SKARDU: World\’s famous mountaineer Samina Baig was on Saturday shifted to a hospital in Skardu from the base camp of K2 in Shigar district of Gilgit-Baltistan. Samina Baig was at the base camp to scale K2 when her health condition deteriorated. She was brought down from the base camp on horseback, according to media reports.
QUETTA: Five siblings died after falling into a ditch in the Awaran district of Balochistan, the local administration said on Thursday. The deceased siblings included three girls and two boys aged between six and 12 years. Deputy Commissioner Awaran Ayesha Zehri told media that a contractor had dug out a ditch along an under-construction road
RAWALPINDI: Seven army personnel, including an officer, were martyred in an improvised explosive device (IED) explosion in Lakki Marwat district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Sunday. “An improvised explosive device exploded on vehicle of security forces in Lakki Marwat District,” said the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) in a statement. The martyred army personnel from Northern Light
Irshadullah Khan PESHAWAR: Peshawar Press Club has strongly reacted to what it said unfounded and baseless accusations levelled by the chief minister\’s adviser on social welfare Mashaal Yousafzai against senior journalist Nadia Sabohi of Geo TV Peshawar. The press club has decided to ban the entry of the adviser in the premises. Additionally, a boycott
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PESHAWAR: The process of providing financial assistance to families of those who have lost their lives in different incidents during the recent rains and snowfall has been geared up, said a handout of the KP government. On the directives of Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur, Rs50 million have been released so far by PDMA for
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LAHORE: Over 200 officers and officials of Punjab police have been found to be abettor of drug mafias in the province. A report prepared by the surveillance branch of the police containing the names of 234 police officers and officials in 10 districts of Punjab has been sent to higher authorities for action. According to
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