PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cabinet has approved release of funds for the provision of free textbooks to students in government schools. The cabinet at a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Ali Amin Khan Gandapur also directed the concerned authorities to present a comprehensive plan regarding quality printing and reuse of textbooks. An in-principle decision was […]
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s total debts have increased beyond Rs74 trillion during the first six months of the current fiscal year. According to the Ministry of Finance, from July to December 2024, the volume of domestic debt stood at Rs49.883 trillion. From December to July, the volume of external debt was Rs24.130 trillion, while the total government
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) has set a limit for the annual tuition fees of private medical colleges. According to a statement issued by the PMDC, the annual fee limit for MBBS and BDS programs in private medical colleges has been set at Rs1.8 million. The fee will be applicable for five years
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Usman Torwali Across the world, river economy is seen as one of the major sources in the socioeconomic development of the local communities living alongside rivers. These communities are often indigenous communities living since time immemorial by the banks of the rivers and have grassroots cultural, and spiritual affinity with the river. They rely for
Zulfiqar Ahmad ISLAMABAD: Lower Chitral District Police Officer (DPO) Iftikhar Shah has launched an investigation against three police officials who allegedly embezzled an amount of Rs33.97 million in connivance with the manager of the National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) main branch Chitral. The DPO confirmed the scam to ChitralToday and said he would not spare
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
GILGIT: Two persons who allegedly killed a taxi driver and his helper in Chitral and took away their jeep over 22 years back were at last arrested by Gilgit-Baltistan police. The accused identified as Shahzeb, son of Mansoor Khan, and Aleemullah, son of Shireen Khan, residents of Sikwar, escaped arrest despite raids conducted by the
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CHITRAL: Hundreds of people remained stranded at different points on Chitral-Dir road again due to flooding in streams and nullahs following rain, especially at Kaldam Gol in Drosh on Friday. The road was also blocked at Minakhor near Lowari tunnel. At Kaldam Gol in Drosh, a car got stuck in the middle of the flooding
KARACHI: A vehicle carrying five foreigners was targetted by two suicide attackers in Landhi area of Karachi on Friday morning. Police said two persons riding motorcycles were involved in the attack and one of them died when he detonated an explosive while the other was shot dead by security guards of the foreigners. The hiace
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PESHAWAR: Five officials of the Directorate of Intelligence and Investigation Customs (Peshawar) embraced martyrdom while performing an intelligence-based operation at Daraban Road near village Sagguu district Dera Ismail Khan on Thursday. “During the operation, the officials were ambushed by unknown assailants in a dastardly attack and fired upon with automatic weapons. As the will of
