Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Chief Minister Sohail Afridi has said that persistent delays in federal transfers are pushing the province toward a severe financial crisis, particularly affecting development in the newly merged districts – the former Federally Administered Tribal Areas (ex-Fata). The chief minister has written a letter to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressing grave concern over […]
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has deferred a final decision on participating in next month’s ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in India, keeping the option of a partial or symbolic boycott open after Bangladesh’s withdrawal over security concerns triggered a widening diplomatic and sporting fallout. The PCB delayed the call by up to a week […]
Major opposition parties, including Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), are gearing up for protests on February 8 to mark the second anniversary of the general elections, but a unified opposition front appears elusive as key parties on Monday announced separate agitation plans. Tehreek-e-Tahafuz-e-Ayeen Pakistan (TTAP), a grand opposition alliance in which PTI is a major stakeholder, held […]
A local court, while hearing a petition seeking enforcement of the Loudspeaker Act, on Monday imposed a ban on the use of loudspeakers and megaphones for the sale of food items, vegetables, fruit and other essential goods in residential streets and neighbourhoods between 7am and 12 midnight. Additional District and Sessions Judge Maqsood Qureshi directed […]
Ahead of the commencement of construction work on three underpasses on Peshawar Road in mid-February, the Rawalpindi Cantonment Board (RCB) has initiated the process of relocating more than 700 trees and valuable plants planted along the central median and roadside over a one-kilometre stretch. A dedicated team equipped with tree-planter cranes, machinery and manpower has […]
The Punjab Ministry of Religious Affairs has decided to launch Phase II of the registration process for mosque imams, under which registered imams will receive a monthly honorarium of Rs25,000. Phase II will cover the remaining divisions, districts, cities and tehsils – including all six districts of Rawalpindi Division – where mosque imams were left […]
A young resident of Dhodial lost his life due to suffocation caused by poisonous gas, taking the death toll from gas-related incidents in the Hazara region to ten amid the ongoing cold wave. According to details, the deceased has been identified as Muhammad Ibrahim, son of Sultan, had gone to Mansehra to attend his grandfather’s […]
Rawalpindi Commissioner Amir Khattak has approved the establishment of 18 new poultry farms across the Rawalpindi Division. The Divisional Environment Committee presented 19 cases, of which 18 were approved while one was rejected. The owner of the rejected case has been directed to complete the prescribed Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) prior to submitting a fresh […]
The Punjab Home Department informed the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday that Basant would not be celebrated anywhere in the province except Lahore, and submitted a compliance report detailing safety arrangements for the festival. LHC Justice Malik Muhammad Owais Khalid heard petitions related to Basant and directed authorities to ensure full implementation of precautionary measures […]
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Police foiled a terrorist attack on a police van on Company Road within the jurisdiction of Bannu’s Domel Police Station, killing two attackers and recovering weapons. According to police, a Domel police mobile van was on routine patrol when armed terrorists, hiding in bushes, opened fire on the team near Company […]