FATA & KP News – Latest News from Fata & KP at Radio TNN

 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....

Tag "BISP"

NGO withholds salaries of staff hired for BISP survey in Mohmand

Date: 08 Nov, 2017

    NGO withholds salaries of staff hired for BISP survey in Mohmand
Persons hired to conduct survey for Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) in Mohmand Agency have not been paid two months salaries.
Read Full Article

Fraudster withdrawing money from ATM cards of IDPs arrested

Date: 25 May, 2017

    Fraudster withdrawing money from ATM cards of IDPs arrested
Some people from Kurram Agency on Wednesday got hold of a person allegedly involved in stealing money from the ATM cards of internally displaced persons (IDPs) of FATA and...
Read Full Article

BISP likely to increase monthly stipend for beneficiaries

Date: 08 May, 2017

    BISP likely to increase monthly stipend for beneficiaries
The Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) is expected to increase the monthly stipend for the beneficiaries
Read Full Article

BISP beneficiaries start receiving payments through biometric verification in Mohmand

Date: 02 May, 2017

    BISP beneficiaries start receiving payments through biometric verification in Mohmand
The beneficiaries of the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) had started receiving payments through biometric verification system in Mohmand Agency. However, several women were faced with difficulties as the...
Read Full Article

Mehsud tribesmen seek conversion of Sada-e-Aman programme into BISP

Date: 01 Mar, 2017

    Mehsud tribesmen seek conversion of Sada-e-Aman programme into BISP
The elders of Mehsud tribe of South Waziristan Agency have called upon the government to convert the Sada-e-Aman programme into Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP).
Read Full Article

Biometric system to be introduced to ensure transparency in BISP funds distribution: Marvi

Date: 28 Dec, 2016

    Biometric system to be introduced to ensure transparency in BISP funds distribution: Marvi
The Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) chairperson Marvi Memon has said biometric system will be introduced in 16 districts to remove flaws from the previous system of funds distribution. Addressing...
Read Full Article

BISP and UN Women Ink an MoU on Women’s Empowerment and Gender Equality

Date: 22 Nov, 2016

    BISP and UN Women Ink an MoU on Women’s Empowerment and Gender Equality
Pakistan's Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP), the custodian of more than 5.3 million vulnerable women and their families, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the United Nations Entity...
Read Full Article

Biometric system for BISP beneficiaries introduced in Battagram

Date: 09 Oct, 2016

    Biometric system for BISP beneficiaries introduced in Battagram
A programme for fair distribution of Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) funds under the biometric system has been introduced in Battagram. BISP Chairperson Marvi Memon said at the inauguration ceremony...
Read Full Article

Mohmand Agency people seek fresh BISP survey

Date: 08 Oct, 2016

    Mohmand Agency people seek fresh BISP survey
The poor people of Mohmand Agency have called upon the government to extend the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) and initiate Waseela-e-Haq and Waseela-e-Rozgar programmes in FATA on the...
Read Full Article

BISP beneficiaries facing problems due to due to out-of-order ATMs

Date: 05 Apr, 2016

    BISP beneficiaries facing problems due to due to out-of-order ATMs
The beneficiaries of the Benazir Income Support Program (BISP) have been facing problems in getting their quarterly stipend as majority of the automated teller machines (ATMs) of commercial banks...
Read Full Article

People demand more ATMs in Bajaur

Date: 03 Apr, 2016

    People demand more ATMs in Bajaur
The people of Bajuar tribal agency have demanded of the government and higher authorities of different commercial banks to install more Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) in the agency to...
Read Full Article

Women visitors decry power load-shedding at BISP office in Lakki Marwat

Date: 31 Mar, 2016

    Women visitors decry power load-shedding at BISP office in Lakki Marwat
The women visiting the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) office in Lakki Marwat are facing many difficulties due to lack of facilities. A woman seeking financial assistance under the BISP,...
Read Full Article
1 2 Next Page

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

Read Full Article
    Medical student killed for refusing marriage proposal

Medical student killed for refusing marriage proposal

Read Full Article
    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

Read Full Article
    Terrorists attack Military Academy in Kabul, one killed three injured

Terrorists attack Military Academy in Kabul, one killed three injured

Read Full Article
    Six of a family killed in Kurram Agency blast

Six of a family killed in Kurram Agency blast

Read Full Article

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.

Archives

January 2018
M T W T F S S
« Dec    
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 31