Manzoor Ali PESHAWAR: A joint investigation team has cleared a senior civil judge in Lower Dir district of a rape charge. Judge cleared of rape charge. In a related development, the accused, Jamshed Kundi, was granted bail by district sessions judge Shoaib Khan on Saturday. On Nov 25, the Lower Dir police had arrested the […]
CHITRAL: A protest was held by government employees against the deduction in firewood allowance and abolition of other related perks by the KP government. The protesters held a rally against cut in firewood allowance, headed by All Government Employees Grand Alliance president Amirul Mulk, which started from Hospital Road and after reaching outside the DC
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CHITRAL: Broghil National Park\’s benefits have not been passed on to the local people even after 11 years. Speaking at a press conference here, Broghil Village Conservation Committee president Shahzada Sikandaul Mulk and representatives from Broghil asked the prime minister and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief minister to take practical steps for preventing the national park from
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DIZG (UPPER CHITRAL): Work on the upgradation of the supply lines from Grovur powerhouse to various villages has started after the arrival of steel poles and wires supplied by the Aga Khan Rural Support Program (AKRSP) in Dizg village. About upgradation of AKRSP powerhouse\’s supply lines, senior officials from AKRSP had held a dialogue with
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GILGIT: The Gilgit-Baltistan Supreme Appellate Court has directed the federal government to implement the verdict of Supreme Court of Pakistan on GB Order 2019 to ensure fundamental rights to the people of the region at the earliest. A two-member bench comprising Chief Judge Justice Syed Irshad Hussain Shah and Judge Wazir Shakeel Ahmed issued the
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PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cabinet has approved death penalty for child abusers after approval of Child Protection and Welfare Amendment Act 2020 which will be implemented after approval by the provincial assembly. The cabinet also approved 14-year sentence and five million penalty for the accused involved in child pornography and 10-year sentence for those involved
ISLAMABAD: Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM) leader and MNA Ali Wazir was on Tuesday released by the Supreme Court of Pakistan. The appeal of Ali Wazir was heard by a three-member bench headed by Justice Sardar Tariq Masood that was filed against Sindh High Court (SHC)\’s judgement earlier this year that had dismissed his bail application.
CHITRAL: Ban on heavy trucks to transport goods to Chitral should be lifted to facilitate supply of essential commodities to the remote district, especially in the winter, says a religious, political and social figure. About the ban on heavy trucks, Qari Jamal Abdul Nasir of Drosh said residents of Chitral had to bring their goods
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PESHAWAR: Ijaz Ahmad from the remote village of Wasum in Yarkhun valley of Upper Chitral has been recommended as assistant district education officer (ADEO) by the KP Public Service Commission. Son of retired Subedar Gul Hazar, Mr Ahmad did his MA in English literature from the University of Peshawar in 2010 and taught at Dawn
ISLAMABAD: An army soldier from Chitral embraced martyrdom after terror elements attacked a military checkpost in Datrakhel area of North Waziristan, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement on Saturday. “During intense exchange of fire, Naik Rehman, age 27 years, resident of Chitral and Lance Naik Arif, 22, resident of Tank embraced Shahadat [martyrdom],”
