KP Approves Rs2bn Plan to Upgrade 12 Polo Grounds in Chitral
ISLAMABAD, August 10, 2026: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has approved a Rs2 billion project to develop and maintain 12 polo grounds in Upper and Lower Chitral, including the…
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Swat Starts NCP Vehicle Profiling
SWAT: The temporary profiling and registration of unprofiled non-custom-paid (NCP) vehicles in Swat will begin on August 11, with authorities setting September 30, 2026,…
KP Tobacco Farmers Face Procurement Crisis as Buyers Delay Purchases
PESHAWAR: Tobacco growers across major producing districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa are facing mounting financial pressure as delayed procurement, alleged below-price purchases and uncertainty over…
Mardan Launches Independence Day Sports Festival
MARDAN: The District Administration Mardan, in collaboration with the Regional Sports Office, has inaugurated the Jashn-e-Azadi Sports Festival 2026, bringing together athletes, officials and…
Rescue 1122 Clears Overturned Vehicle From Shangla
SHANGLA: A Rescue 1122 disaster response team successfully recovered a vehicle that overturned on the Beley Baba–Pagori Road near Alpurai, the district headquarters of…
Shangla Comes to a Standstill as Strike Protests Inflation and New Taxes
SHANGLA: A district-wide strike and protest demonstrations brought much of Shangla to a standstill on Friday after Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) called for a nationwide protest…
‘Education Is the Foundation of Progress,’ Says KP Education Secretary
SWAT: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Education Secretary Muhammad Khalid Khan has said that education is the foundation of sustainable social progress, emphasizing that the provincial government…
KP Targets Record School Enrollment With Millions of Children
MARDAN: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s school enrollment campaign is expected to surpass previous records, with the provincial government aiming to enroll millions of out-of-school children by…
A GOVERNMENT WITHOUT A COMPASS
Dr Zafar Khan Safdar There is a particular kind of institutional exhaustion that sets in when a government stops leading and starts reacting.…
10 Militants Killed in South Waziristan, Dir Operations: ISPR
RAWALPINDI, August 7, 2026: Security forces killed 10 militants in two separate engagements in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa after an attempted attack on military check posts…