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June 21, 2021
National Electricity Policy 2021: Draft policy termed anti-hydropower
PESHAWAR: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa would have to provide answers to many uneasy questions if the new National...
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June 14, 2021
Among the best
“I hope you will write an obituary when I die,” Omar Khan Afridi once requested. He knew that I like writing obituaries about people I know –...
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May 13, 2021
Remembering an untainted officer
Muhammad Abbas Khan served as the police chief of his native Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, as well as Punjab and Sindh
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April 03, 2021
UNHCR donates 14 ambulances in KP to Rescue 1122, Commissionerate for Afghan Refugees
PESHAWAR: The UNHCR on Friday donated 13 ambulances to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Rescue 1122 emergency fleet and one ambulance to the Project...
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March 12, 2021
PTI candidate for Deputy Chairman Senate is a wealthy businessman
PESHAWAR: Mirza Mohammad Afridi, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf candidate for the office of Deputy Chairman Senate, is a businessman from the Khyber...
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February 21, 2021
KP’s conflict-hit areas benefit from army-run institutions
PESHAWAR: A total of 2,027 students who studied at the five cadet colleges established in the conflict-hit areas in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa during the...
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February 09, 2021
The Kashmir dispute
Many well-meaning British citizens accept the fact that it was Britain in the first place that made decisions which led to the dispute over the...
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January 19, 2021
PTI govt in KP unhappy with party’s federal govt
Chief Minister Mahmood Khan said that Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is facing shortage of funds and it may even seek a bank loan to meet its needs.
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October 26, 2020
Unfazed by opposition & controversy
PESHAWAR: The controversy over changing the name of Lakki Marwat is unlikely to end any time soon as the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Social...
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October 21, 2020
No chance of reconciliation between KP CM, Atif Khan
PESHAWAR: There is little chance of reconciliation between Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Mahmood Khan and former senior minister Mohammad Atif...
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October 03, 2020
A diplomat’s wife who never forgot her birthplace, Hyderabad Deccan, but immensely loved Peshawar
PESHAWAR: Maryam Babar was born in Hyderabad Deccan, lived for many years in different world capitals as a diplomat’s wife before settling...
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June 08, 2020
Late Saranjam Khan: The grand old Pakhtun who wasn’t a typical politician
PESHAWAR: Saranjam Khan wasn’t a typical politician, but he remained in politics as long as one can remember.He was more into hunting and travel....
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May 31, 2020
Two Lahori photojournalists who called Peshawar home
PESHAWAR: Two photojournalists belonging to Punjab had decided to try their luck in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa not only to seek jobs but also make a name in...
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May 23, 2020
KP’s nominee in NFC may resign due to strong opposition criticism
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s nominee in the 10th National Finance Commission could offer his resignation after his nomination generated...
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May 22, 2020
Pak prisoner at Bagram dies of coronavirus, claim inmates
PESHAWAR: A Pakistani prisoner held at the Bagram prison in Afghanistan died due to coronavirus on Wednesday, his fellow inmates at the jail...
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April 13, 2020
MPAs offer diversion of funds to health to contain coronavirus
PESHAWAR: Realizing the seriousness of the coronavirus pandemic in Mardan district, some lawmakers belonging to the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf ...
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April 11, 2020
Differences in Mardan PTI persist
PESHAWAR: Even though the struggle to contain coronavirus needs unity, particularly in the ruling party, the differences among Pakistan...
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March 09, 2020
Ruling PTI in KP decides to do away with senior minister in cabinet
PESHAWAR: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has decided in principle not to name anyone as senior minister in the...
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January 27, 2020
Mahmood Khan wins first round
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Mahmood Khan had reportedly offered to resign when two of his key ministers, Mohammad Atif Khan and...
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December 03, 2019
Change of command at 11 Corps: Lt Gen Nauman Mahmood takes charge as Corps Commander Peshawar
PESHAWAR: A change of command took place at the 11 Corps here Monday as Lieutenant General Nauman Mahmood took charge as the Corps Commander.He...
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November 28, 2019
National Advisory Group on Polio Eradication doesn’t have member from KP
PESHAWAR: The National Strategic Advisory Group for Polio Eradication and Immunization formed recently by the federal government doesn’t have a...
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November 13, 2019
Zeeshan Khanzada cannot get luckier after securing
PESHAWAR: Zeeshan Khanzada is a lucky young man as he got a ticket from the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf to contest for a seat in the Senate a...
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November 10, 2019
Abdul Wahid Yousafi was a gentleman journalist
PESHAWAR: Anyone who came into contact with Abdul Wahid Yousafi during his long life will generally agree that he was a gentleman to the...
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October 05, 2019
The PM and the speech
Before leaving for the US to speak at the United Nations General Assembly, Prime Minister Imran Khan had said that he would present the case of...
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September 19, 2019
Going to fight in IOK to be enmity with Pakistan, Kashmiris: PM
“Such a person would be an enemy of Pakistan and Kashmir,” he declared while addressing a press conference after inaugurating 24/7 operations at...
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September 12, 2019
Latif Afridi’s expulsion from ANP won’t end journey of his long political struggle
PESHAWAR: It was an incredible moment when the news was broken that senior lawyer-politician Abdul Latif Afridi had been expelled from the Awami...
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September 09, 2019
Was Khalilzad kept unaware by Trump about calling off peace talks?
According to well-informed sources, Khalilzad had left Doha, Qatar, for Vienna, Austria, after concluding peace talks with the Taliban deputy leader...
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August 18, 2019
Taliban claim arrest of mosque chowkidar after Friday’s blast in Kuchlak
PESHAWAR: The Afghan Taliban movement has announced the arrest of the chowkidar of the mosque as the main suspect in the bomb explosion on Friday in...
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August 05, 2019
Without even trying, BAP secures three seats in KP Assembly
PESHAWAR: Without even trying, Balochistan Awami Party has secured three seats in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly following the decision of newly...
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June 23, 2019
Prof at Bradford, vice-chancellor at Mardan
PESHAWAR: When Professor Dr Muhammad Khurshid Khan was appointed as the vice-chancellor of Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan in August 2017, it was...
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May 12, 2019
Hayatabad incident: Atif, Shahram deny receiving any threat from militants
PESHAWAR: Neither senior Provincial Minister Mohammad Atif Khan nor his relative and cabinet colleague Shahram Khan Tarakai had received any threat...
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November 19, 2018
Two years after his death, Haji Adeel’s absence deeply felt
PESHAWAR: Awami National Party leader Haji Mohammad Adeel passed away only two years ago, but it seems he died long ago.He was such an active and...
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November 19, 2018
Two years after his death, Haji Adeel’s absence deeply felt
PESHAWAR: Awami National Party leader Haji Mohammad Adeel passed away only two years ago, but it seems he died long ago.He was such an active and...
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September 21, 2018
Swat gets unprecedented representation in PTI govt
PESHAWAR: The Swat district never had so much representation in the government as it is having during the rule of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf .This has...
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September 03, 2018
Yaqoob Shaikh’s journey from JUI-F to PTI
PESHAWAR: As he heads for another likely defeat in the election for the President of Pakistan on September 4, the JUI-F leader Maulana Fazlur Rahman...
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August 13, 2018
Saleem Rehman: winner from NA-3 Swat
PESHAWAR: Pakistan’s Tehreek-e-Insaf’s Saleem Rehman who defeated Shahbaz Sharif in the contest for a National Assembly constituency in Swat...
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August 13, 2018
PTI man who defeated Shahbaz from Swat was confident of victory
Pakistan's Tehreek-e-Insaf's Saleem Rehman who defeated Shahbaz Sharif in the contest for a National Assembly constituency in Swat said he was...
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August 11, 2018
After defeating Asfandyar, Fazal Mohammad claims Charsadda is PTI stronghold
PESHAWAR: Fazal Mohammad Khan who defeated Asfandyar Wali Khan in the recent election has said that their native Charsadda has become the stronghold...
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August 05, 2018
Little-known lawyer who defeated Aftab Sherpao
A little known lawyer who defeated two-time chief minister Aftab Ahmad Sherpao said he had 23 days only to run his election campaign due to the...
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August 05, 2018
Little-known lawyer who defeated Aftab Sherpao
PESAHAWAR: A little known lawyer who defeated two-time chief minister Aftab Ahmad Sherpao said he had 23 days only to run his election campaign due...
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July 31, 2018
JI lobbying to retake tehsil naib nazim office
PESHAWAR: Mohammad Bashir Khan said he was a bit apprehensive facing the Jamaat-i-Islami chief Sirajul Haq because of his stature and name...
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July 31, 2018
PTI man who defeated JI chief Sirajul Haq
PESHAWAR: Mohammad Bashir Khan said he was a bit apprehensive facing the Jamaat-i-Islami chief Sirajul Haq because of his stature and name...
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July 30, 2018
Khattak claims he will be CM, but issue still undecided
PESHAWAR: Though Pervez Khattak is claiming that he has already been told by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf ’s central leadership about retaining him as...
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July 30, 2018
Pervez Khattak claims he will be CM, but issue still undecided
PESHAWAR: Though Pervez Khattak is claiming that he has already been told by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf 's central leadership about retaining him as...
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May 20, 2018
QWP loses more than half its lawmakers in run-up to elections
PESHAWAR: Aftab Sherpao’s Qaumi Watan Party has lost more than half of its members in the provincial assembly in the run-up to the July 2018...
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May 20, 2018
QWP loses more than half of its lawmakers in run-up to elections
PESHAWAR: Aftab Sherpao’s Qaumi Watan Party has lost more than half of its members in the provincial assembly in the run-up to the July 2018...
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May 11, 2018
Troubles facing BRT primarily due to haste to meet difficult deadlines
PESHAWAR: Almost all the troubles facing the Bus Rapid Transit is due to the haste being shown by the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf government to...
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May 11, 2018
Troubles facing BRT primarily due to haste to meet difficult deadlines
PESHAWAR: Almost all the troubles facing the Bus Rapid Transit is due to the haste being shown by the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf government to...
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April 08, 2018
Retired female civil servant to contest for Kurram NA seat
PESHAWAR: Retired civil servant Ali Begum may not be the first female candidate to contest election from the Federally Administered Tribal Areas ,...
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February 19, 2018
PDA officials work round-the-clock to complete BRT by April 20
PESHAWAR: It is a Sunday but the Peshawar Development Authority premises located in Hayatabad is a busy place even on a public holiday.The reason is...
