Victims of terror: Businessmen handed compensation cheques after two-year delay
PESHAWAR: After a two-year delay, traders affected by terrorism were finally compensated by the provincial government at the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KPCCI) on Monday. The...
View ArticleDetermined: Hundreds head for D-Chowk to demand FATA reforms
HANGU/JAMRUD: Workers of all parties gathered at the house of their respective leaders in the tribal areas where they started their journey to securing reforms for Fata. Hundreds of vehicles were seen...
View ArticleDisenfranchisement: Protesting for PK-95 results
PESHAWAR: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) K-P Ameer Mushtaq Ahmad Khan warned the Election Commission of Pakistan of protests if the electoral results of PK-95, Lower Dir-II were not announced. He was talking at...
View ArticleCrossing the border : Over 57,000 Afghan refugees repatriated
PESHAWAR: Around 57,225 Afghan refugees have moved back to their home country in 2015 and the process is still ongoing.According to data available with The Express Tribune, around 11,263 families—or...
View ArticleA game of accountability: PHC restrains NAB from arresting DIG, sub-registrar
PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court (PHC) restrained the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) from arresting a serving deputy inspector general (DIG) of police in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.A division bench...
View ArticleMedical complexity: Deceased patient’s family accuses doctors of malpractice
ABBOTABAD: A complaint has been filed with the Cantt police station by the family of a patient who died on Sunday due to alleged negligence on part of Benazir Bhutto Shaheed Teaching Hospital’s...
View ArticleLack of facilities : Nurses, technicians rise up against DHQ hospital
HANGU/BANNU: In protest against the lack of security and facilities at their hostel and workplace, nurses and technicians of District Hospital Hangu went on strike on Monday.“We are living in a hostel...
View ArticleThe Great Debate: Islamia College student talks himself into a win
PESHAWAR: Islamia College bagged The Great Debate competition organised by Institute of Management Sciences, in collaboration with British High Commission, at its campus on Monday.According to event...
View ArticleAppointment of lower court judges challenged
PESHAWAR: A lawyer challenged a notification which led to the appointment of 120 lower court judges.Waheedullah, a lawyer, filed the petition through his attorney Advocate Aminur Rahman. He said the...
View ArticleArmy Public School attack: Parents still yearn for justice, accountability
PESHAWAR: Parents of martyred students from Army Public School (APS) in the city shared their grievances as a year comes to a close after the horrors of the December 16 massacre. They complained of the...
View ArticleChildren’s festival: A medium of learning quite unlike others
LAHORE: Over 1,400 children have watched movies at the International Children’s Festival simultaneously underway at Alharma on The Mall and Cinepax since it commenced on Monday.The festival—organised...
View ArticleFacilitating dialogue: The shadow under our flag
LAHORE: Is Saye Ke Parcham Taley (The Shadow Under Our Flag)—an exhibition featuring work of seven artists, photos by street children and an installation is underway at 39-K Gallery.“The show has been...
View ArticleToba Tek Singh district: Biradari politics makes a comeback as parties...
TOBA TEK SINGH: Toba Tek Singh has been gripped with election fever. The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has been facing tough competition from Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’s Chaudhary Muhammad Ashfaq...
View ArticlePublic safety: Committee formed to devise plan for rehab of dilapidated...
LAHORE: Chief Secretary Khizar Hayat Gondal on Tuesday formed a committee to devise a strategy for rehabilitation of dilapidated buildings in the city.Khawaja Ahmad Hassaan, chairman-elect from Union...
View ArticleKamalia: Ali Baba Group cashes in on PML-N rift
FAISALABAD: In Kamalia, the Ali Baba Group, comprising independents, is in a strong position after differences arose between the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) MNA and MPA from the area.The...
View ArticlePentagon boss all praise for Pakistan’s counterterror ops
ISLAMABAD: While appreciating Pakistan’s sacrifices in the global war against terrorism, US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter has acknowledged that the effects of Pakistan’s successful counterterrorism...
View Article‘CPEC a win-win opportunity’
ISLAMABAD: The Chinese ambassador to Pakistan has said the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is a win-win cooperation opportunity based on the spirit of openness between Pakistan and China.While...
View ArticlePakistan, Uzbekistan sign four accords
TASHKENT: Pakistan and Uzbekistan signed four accords on Tuesday to strengthen bilateral cooperation in economy, trade and foreign affairs.The signing ceremony was held at Kuksaroy Presidential Palace...
View ArticleCM Baloch vows to stamp out terrorism
QUETTA: Balochistan Chief Minister Dr Abdul Malik Baloch has said that the provincial government will defeat the menace of terrorism in Balochistan with the help of local people.“Civil and military...
View ArticleNisar orders reinvestigation of Khanani case
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s security czar has ordered reinvestigation of the notorious Khanani and Kalia case following the arrest of Altaf Khanani in the US. The interior minister has directed the Federal...
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