Tourists planning a vacation to the northern areas try hard to locate a hotel with the perfect proximity to the nearest river or nearby mountains. However, the demand for picturesque views has come at the cost of the purity of water bodies in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P). Rafiq Lala, the head of a family that has lived […]
A man drowned in the River Indus near Dandai, Shangla, adding to the ongoing tragedy in the region. Rescue operations continue but face severe challenges due to the river’s strong currents between Dandai and Deedal Kamach. Rescue teams from Shangla and Torghar districts are now in their third day of searching for two girls who […]
The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government has decided to recruit medical officers on a fixed salary to address the shortage of healthcare staff in hospitals across four districts, including Mardan. To ensure transparency in the recruitment process at the district level, a grievance redressal committee has been formed. The committee will be chaired by the Special Secretary of […]
Land access to Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s tribal district of Kurram has finally been restored after a nine-month-long suspension. The main highway, closed in October 2023 due to sectarian violence, has been partially reopened under strict security protocols, offering some relief to residents of Parachinar. The closure was imposed following attacks on vehicles carrying pilgrims and subsequent retaliatory […]
A top aide to President Donald Trump on Sunday accused India of effectively financing Russia’s war in Ukraine by purchasing oil from Moscow, after the US leader escalated pressure on New Delhi to stop buying Russian oil. “What he (Trump) said very clearly is that it is not acceptable for India to continue financing this […]
Police arrested Sardar Abdul Qayyum Niazi, President of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) chapter and former AJK prime minister. According to police, Niazi was taken into custody in Samahni on Sunday, where he had arrived to address a rally. “Before he could participate in the rally, Abdul Qayyum Niazi was taken into […]
Surviving meagre salaries and an overwhelming workload, medical staff from across the country are almost always on the lookout for better work opportunities abroad. While foreign job offers are a golden ticket for the nurses, their exodus leaves behind an irreplaceable void in the local healthcare system. Just like in other provinces, a large number […]
New US tariff rates are “pretty much set” with little immediate room for negotiation, Donald Trump’s trade advisor said in remarks aired Sunday, also defending the president’s politically driven levies against Brazil. Trump, who has wielded tariffs as a tool of American economic might, has set tariff rates for dozens of economies including the European […]
People smugglers who use social media to promote their services to migrants seeking to enter Britain illegally could face five years in prison under plans announced by the government. Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Labour government is under huge political and public pressure to cut the number of migrants arriving illegally in small boats from France. […]
Israel’s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir visited the flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem on Sunday and said he prayed there, challenging rules covering one of the most sensitive sites in the Middle East. Under a delicate decades-old “status quo” arrangement with Muslim authorities, the Al-Aqsa compound is administered by a Jordanian religious foundation […]