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Honorarium for girls’ community schoolteachers increased

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has approved a significant increase in the monthly honorarium of teachers serving in Girls’ Community Schools run under the Elementary and Secondary Education Foundation (ESEF). The new rate of Rs36,000 per month—up from the previous Rs21,000—will be effective from April 1, 2025. The raise is the result of special interest […]

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Ishaq Dar named deputy prime minister

ISLAMABAD: PML-N leader and foreign minister Ishaq Dar has been appointed as the deputy prime minister with immediate effect, the government announced on Sunday. “The Prime Minister has been pleased to designate Mr Mohammad Ishaq Dar, Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs, as Deputy Prime Minister with immediate effect and until further orders,” read a notification issued

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Emergency declared in rain-hit districts

PESHAWAR: The KP government on Tuesday declared emergency in Lower and Upper Chitral and other rain-hit districts till April 30 According to a notification issued  by the Relief, Rehabilitation and Settlement Department, the emergency has been declared in Dir Lower, Dir Upper, Swat, Kohistan, Kolai Palas, Mohmand, Bajaur, Tank, DI Khan, Chitral Lower and Upper,

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