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 Breaking News
  • Newly-wed couple dies of suffocation in Peshawar A newly wedded couple on Tuesday suffocated to death due to accumulation of gas in Yakatook area of Peshawar, the police said on Tuesday....
  • Property dealers decry hike in tax on property in Bannu Property Dealers in Bannu on Tuesday said that the government has increased tax on them manifold and demanded to withdraw the decision....
  • Robbers loot transgender persons’ house in Bannu Unidentified robbers barged into a house of transgender persons in Bannu and made off with valuables including cash. ...
  • SC takes suo moto notice of Asma murder case in Kohat The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Tuesday took suo motu notice of the murder of Asma Rani, a third-year medical student, who was shot dead in Kohat for refusing a marriage proposal....
  • Police recover weapons, explosives in Mardan The police on Tuesday foiled a sabotage bid and seized a huge cache of heavy weapons in two different actions in Mardan....

Archive

KP govt to launch operation in province

Date: 24 Jul, 2014

    KP govt to launch operation in province
PESHAWAR, July 24: The provincial government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ha announced to launch a crackdown against militants, target killers and criminals on large scale in the entire province. The...
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New transport service started in Peshawar

Date: 24 Jul, 2014

    New transport service started in Peshawar
PESHAWAR, July 24: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has started a new air-conditioned transport service to facilitate residents of the provincial capital Peshawar. According to a statement from the Transport...
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Ex-chief justice of Pakistan sends libel notice to Imran

Date: 24 Jul, 2014

    Ex-chief justice of Pakistan sends libel notice to Imran
PESHAWAR, July 24: Former chief justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has sent a libel notice to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan to apologise for leveling allegations of rigging in the...
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Secretary of ex-MNA killed in Peshawar

Date: 24 Jul, 2014

    Secretary of ex-MNA killed in Peshawar
PESHAWAR, July 24: Unidentified armed men killed secretary of a former member National Assembly (MNA), Mr Nasir Khan. The police say Mr Bismillah was going somewhere on Ring Road...
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Driver of Police Dept arrested taking bribes, IDP killed in Bannu

Date: 24 Jul, 2014

    Driver of Police Dept arrested taking bribes, IDP killed in Bannu
BANNU, July 24: A driver of the police department has been arrested in Bannu for allegedly taking bribes from displaced people of North Waziristan. In separate incident, an internally...
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Three more dengue cases reported from Swat

Date: 24 Jul, 2014

    Three more dengue cases reported from Swat
SWAT, July 24: Three more cases of dengue fever have been reported in Swat district. According to sources in the Saidu Sharif Hospital, Ms Zeenat, Ms Husna, and Ms...
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Displaced South Waziristan families protest non-provision of ration

Date: 24 Jul, 2014

    Displaced South Waziristan families protest non-provision of ration
TANK, July 24: The families, displaced from South Waziristan during the military operation “Rah-e-Nijat” have protested the non-supply of food ration to them. At a rally today, the demonstrators...
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Operation likely in Jamrud, officials tell Jirga

Date: 24 Jul, 2014

    Operation likely in Jamrud, officials tell Jirga
JAMRUD, July 24: Officials have told a Jirga of Kukikhel tribe that security forces are likely to launch a military operation in various parts of Jamrud tehsil in Khyber...
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Pakistani-American pilots die as aircraft plunges into sea; 52 dead in Taiwan plane crash

Date: 24 Jul, 2014

    Pakistani-American pilots die as aircraft plunges into sea; 52 dead in Taiwan plane crash
PESHWAR, July 24: The aircraft of a 17-year-old Pakistani-American pilot, Mr Haris Suleman, and his father Mr Babar Suleman has crashed into the sea. In separate incident, about 51...
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Flight operations of Emirates Airlines resume

Date: 24 Jul, 2014

    Flight operations of Emirates Airlines resume
PESHAWAR, July 24: The Emirates Airlines has resumed flight operations at the Bacha Khan International Airport one month after attack on a Pakistan International Airlines flight. Several airlines stopped...
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Jinnah College lifts top three positions in Peshawar board exam

Date: 24 Jul, 2014

    Jinnah College lifts top three positions in Peshawar board exam
PESHAWAR, July 24: The Jinnah College for Women has clinched the top three positions in the intermediate (FA/F.Sc) examinations under the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE), Peshawar....
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BISE Swat announces intermediate first, second-year results

Date: 24 Jul, 2014

    BISE Swat announces intermediate first, second-year results
MINGORA, July 24: The Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Swat has announced results for the examinations of intermediate classes. As per official notification, Mr Shahab Khan of the...
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FEATURES & INTERVIEWS – LATEST

  • JIT formed to probe medical student’s murder in Kohat

    A joint investigation team has been constituted to probe the murder of a medical student, Asma, killed in a firing incident reportedly over refusing a marriage proposal.

  • Gomal University issues thousands of ‘fake’ degrees

    The Gomal University of Dera Ismail Khan has allegedly issued thousands of fake B.A./B.Sc. degrees, it is revealed.

  • Three years on, reconstruction of Alam Goodar’s historical school yet to begin

    “The school was reopened in 2015 after the return of the displaced tribesmen but no construction or rehabilitation work has been carried out in it,” the teacher added.

  • Tradition of doli slowly disappears from Pashtun culture

    Traditions do not remain the same and evolve with the changing needs of the people. Same is the case with tradition of palanquine, the wooden cabine.

Most Popular

    Three transgender persons shot, injured in Swabi

Three transgender persons shot, injured in Swabi

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    Medical student killed for refusing marriage proposal

Medical student killed for refusing marriage proposal

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    11-year old maid found dead at KP Minister’s house in Abbottabad

11-year old maid found dead at KP Minister’s house in Abbottabad

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    Terrorists attack Military Academy in Kabul, one killed three injured

Terrorists attack Military Academy in Kabul, one killed three injured

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    Six of a family killed in Kurram Agency blast

Six of a family killed in Kurram Agency blast

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Fata Reforms

  • Will political parties reach a consensus on the issue of FATA reforms?

    TNN conducted interview panel comprsing Takra Qabaili Khwendo leader Naheed Afridi, JUI-F Khyber Agency ameer Mufti Ijaz Shinwari and tribal Malik Haji Hukam Khan on possibilities of consensus on FATA reforms. TNN (from Naheed Afridi): What was the background, aim and objective of the event organised by Takra Qabaili Khwendo. Naheed Afridi: We had conducted […]

  • Tribal women launch efforts for developing consensus among stakeholders on  FATA reforms

    Almost two years after commencement of FATA reforms process, consensus could not be created among the stakeholders on the mode of reforms due to which the process could not be taken to its logical end. Presently, the opposition parties are protesting against the government for not presenting bill on FATA reforms in the National Assembly […]

  • What will be the future of Khasadar force after the creation of police stations in FATA?

    Malik Faizullah Jan: All the MNAs signed a document six months ago that our traditions and customs will remain the same. Introduction of police culture in FATA will damage our Jirga system and other traditions.

TDPs

  • Returnees and displaced families from FATA seek food security

    Hundreds of displaced families from North and South Waziristan and Khyber Agency are still living a displaced life. However, the IDPs and repatriated from Fata have claimed that government was, seemingly, least interested to facilitate and provide food to the terrorism-affected tribal people.

  • Political parties running campaigns to increase vote bank among repatriated people of FATA

    Political hustle and bustle have been gaining vigor at the in the areas of return in FATA with public gatherings being organized at hujras and local offices of political parties ahead of forthcoming general elections.During 2013 general elections thousands of families from different agencies of Fata were living in camps and with relatives due to military operations.

  • Ration supply gives boost to economically disadvantaged families in areas of return

    Ms. Fatima, from Kurram Agency, was one of those who lived a satisfied life with the ration and aid her family received from the government. “The ration was a blessing in disguise for us at a time when we had no roof over our heads and my husband was jobless,” she said.

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