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  • 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....

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Anti-polio drive resumes on Thursday

Date: 03 Jan, 2018

    Anti-polio drive resumes on Thursday
According to Atif ur Rahman, coordinator of the Emergency Operation Center, all arrangements for the successful completion of the drive have been made. He added that 87,000 children, who...
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KP government approves free medical treatment for senior citizens in public sector hospitals

Date: 03 Jan, 2018

    KP government approves free medical treatment for senior citizens in public sector hospitals
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has announced exemption of senior citizens (60 year and above) from payment of outdoor and admission charges in all government hospitals. A notification issued here...
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Khattak directs authorities to complete solarization of 4000 mosques before May

Date: 03 Jan, 2018

    Khattak directs authorities to complete solarization of 4000 mosques before May
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Pervez Khattak has directed the relevant authorities to complete the solarization process of 4000 mosques in the province before May. Presiding over a meeting...
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Hayatabad township residents protest against BRT, term it ill-planned project

Date: 03 Jan, 2018

    Hayatabad township residents protest against BRT, term it ill-planned project
Residents of Hayatabad Township on Wednesday staged a protest demonstration against the ongoing Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project near the Tataar park. Irritated by the alleged ill-planning of the...
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Graffiti banned as part of beautification drive

Date: 03 Jan, 2018

    Graffiti banned as part of beautification drive
The district administration has put a ban on graffiti, wall-chalking and pasting posters on walls, said a statement issued here Wednesday. The statement while quoting the office of Deputy...
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Chitralis protest against readjustment in KP seats

Date: 03 Jan, 2018

    Chitralis protest against readjustment in KP seats
Chitrali people on Wednesday here staged a protest demonstration against the readjustment in seats of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly and demanded of the Election Commission to reverse the decision. The...
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Those impeding FATA-KP merger are not sincere with tribal people: Ghalib Khan

Date: 03 Jan, 2018

    Those impeding FATA-KP merger are not sincere with tribal people: Ghalib Khan
Minister of State for States and Frontier Regions (SAFRON) Ghalib Khan Wazir has said that those impeding the merger of FATA with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa are not sincere with the...
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Cold, dry weather predicted in KP, FATA

Date: 02 Jan, 2018

    Cold, dry weather predicted in KP, FATA
The Metrological Department has predicted cold and dry weather in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and FATA during the next 24 hours.
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Ban on crushing plants, tax on sand mining deprive families of livelihood in Upper Dir

Date: 01 Jan, 2018

    Ban on crushing plants, tax on sand mining deprive families of livelihood in Upper Dir
Residents of various parts staged a protest on Monday against ban on crushing plants and imposing of tax on sand mining and blocked main road for traffic.
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KP Transgender association demands protection, job quota

Date: 30 Dec, 2017

    KP Transgender association demands protection, job quota
President Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Transgender Association Farzana Jan urged the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to make legislation for protection of eunuchs.
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12 eunuchs arrested for pelting stones at police station

Date: 29 Dec, 2017

    12 eunuchs arrested for pelting stones at police station
Police has arrested 12 eunuchs on charges on pelting stones at police station. The City police station officials said that they received complaints from people that some eunuchs have been...
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Management cadre officers of Education Department continue pen-down strike

Date: 29 Dec, 2017

    Management cadre officers of Education Department continue pen-down strike
Taking their pen-down strike to roads, the management cadre officers of the Education Department staged a protest demonstration outside the press club here on Friday. Holding banners and placards,...
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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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