Federal Minister for States and Frontier Regions (SAFRON) Amir Muqam has clarified that the federal government is not separating the districtsearlier part of the former Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata)from the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (K-P). Addressing a press conference in Islamabad on Monday, Muqam said Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has formed a special committee on the […]
The Peshawar High Court (PHC) has issued notices to the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) and other relevant authorities in response to a petition filed by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Azam Swati seeking removal of his name from the Passport Control List and permission to travel abroad. The court has demanded replies by July 10. The […]
The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Monday suspended a demolition notice issued by the district administration against the residence and hujra of a female lawyer, ruling that the property had been wrongfully declared within the boundaries of a river. The court also sought detailed replies from the Deputy Commissioner Peshawar and other relevant authorities. A […]
The race for 11 vacant Senate seats from Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa has officially begun, with the Election Commission of Pakistan announcing the polling schedule following the notification of reserved seats in the provincial assembly. The polling is set to take place on July 21 inside the K-P Assembly. The vacant positions include seven general seats, two technocrat […]
The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government, under the leadership of Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur, has officially launched the Ehsaas Apna Ghar schemean ambitious initiative aimed at providing interest-free housing loans to low-income families for the construction, expansion, and renovation of their homes. A cheque distribution ceremony was held at the Chief Minister’s House on Monday, with Chief […]
The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) has released a report detailing the human and material losses caused by heavy rainfall and flash floods across Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa over the past 24 hours. According to the report, five people have lost their lives in various rain-related incidents across the province. The deceased include one man, two women, and […]
Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has announced a financial compensation of Rs500,000 each for the three victims injured in the recent lion attack in Lahore. The incident occurred in Johar Town, where a lion kept at a private farmhouse in the Shah Di Khoi area jumped over a wall and attacked pedestrians on the street. The […]
Leaders of the BRICS group of developing nations concluded their summit in Rio de Janeiro on Monday by demanding that wealthy countries take responsibility for financing climate mitigation efforts in the Global South. In his opening remarks, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who will host the United Nations climate summit in November, condemned […]
The first session of indirect ceasefire talks between Hamas and Israel, held in Qatar, ended without a breakthrough, two Palestinian sources familiar with the matter said early Monday. The sources added that the Israeli delegation lacked the authority to reach an agreement with Hamas. The talks resumed on Sunday ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin […]
The administration of US President Donald Trump has officially revoked the foreign terrorist organization designation for the al-Nusrah Front, also known as Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), according to a State Department memo filed on Monday. The move marks a significant step in Washington’s ongoing efforts to ease sanctions on Syria. The memo, dated June 23 […]