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Public concern grows over poor roadwork on Shangla–Alpurai Highway

By Aftab Hussain SHANGLA, Jan 7 — Residents and public representatives in Shangla have voiced serious concern over the poor condition and substandard repair…

Progressive Lawyers Forum wins key Sujawal bar posts as elections deliver close results

By Kamran Khamiso Khowaja SUJAWAL, Jan 7 — The Progressive Lawyers Forum secured major positions in the annual elections of the District Bar Association…

Landlord chops cow’s leg after it tramples tomato field in sujawal

By Kamran Khamiso Khowaja  SUJAWAL: A disturbing incident of animal cruelty was reported in Sujawal district when a landlord allegedly severed the leg of…

Bano Qabil programme to offer free IT training to 22,000 students in Lower Dir

By Rahmat Ullah Swati Timergara — More than 22,000 male and female students in Lower Dir will receive free information technology training under Phase…

DPO Mardan visits Chamber of Commerce, assures traders of support and improved law and order

By Fazal Haq MARDAN: District Police Officer (DPO) Mardan Masood Ahmad Bangash visited the Mardan Chamber of Commerce and Industry on the invitation of…

PM Laptop Distribution Program held at Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan

Mardan: A ceremony under the Prime Minister Laptop Distribution Program was held at Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan on Tuesday, where Federal Minister Engineer…

Journalists Face Life-Threatening Difficulties While Reporting

By Asif Mahmood Awan Abbottabad: A consultative meeting was held under the Save Media Project of the Welfare Association of Journalists (WAJ), Abbottabad, to…

QAA-HEC holds KP universities’ progress review meeting at CECOS Peshawar

By Khurshid Wahab Mardan: The Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) of the Higher Education Commission (HEC) held a Progress Review Meeting of universities from the…

Passenger Coach Falls into Gorge on Swat Motorway, 4 Dead Including Children, 18 Injured

By Syed Shahabuddin SWAT: At least four passengers, including two young sisters, were killed and 18 others injured when a passenger coach travelling from…

Swat: Elite Force Personnel Shot Dead in Singota, Mother-in-law Killed by Son-in-law in Gul Jabba

By SYED SHAHABUDDINSWAT: An Elite Force personnel was shot dead by unknown assailants in the Singota area, while in another tragic incident in Gul…

BISP Wallet Account SIM Cards Distribution Triggers Hardship for Women in Shangla

By Aftab Hussain SHANGLA: The distribution of BISP Wallet Account SIM Cards for 105,000 eligible women is currently underway across district Shangla. While the…

KP Food Authority Seizes 300kg of Unhygienic Meat in Timergara Bazaar

By Rahmat Ullah Swati Timergara: Acting on confidential information received by the Deputy Commissioner of Lower Dir, Muhammad Arif Khan, and the Assistant Commissioner…

Every day in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, an average of 7.6 women approach the police to report violence

Peshawar: Every day in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, an average of 7.6 women approach the police to report violence. Their stories include murder, honour killings, rape,…

Over 15,000 Cases of Violence Against Women Reported in Punjab in First Half of 2025

ISLAMABAD: More than 15,000 women faced violence in Punjab during the first six months of 2025, according to a bi-annual factsheet released by the…

Dr. Shah Saud Successfully Defends PhD Dissertation at University of Agriculture Peshawar

Peshawar: Dr. Shah Saud, a PhD scholar from the Department of Agricultural Education Extension and Communication at the University of Agriculture, Peshawar, has successfully…

NADRA Opens First Women-Only Registration Center in South Punjab

The National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) has inaugurated its first dedicated registration facility for women in South Punjab. Located at Center Mall, Garden…