Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa

MIR ALI: Security forces killed three militants in an intelligence-based Mir Ali operation in North Waziristan, on Wednesday, state media reported.According to security sources cited by state media, the troops acted on intelligence about the presence of Fitna al-Khawarij militants in Mir Ali and adjoining areas. The state uses...

BANNU: Militants have released the 13 Bannu hostages in the mountainous Hathikhel area of Bannu's Wazir subdivision after negotiations with local elders, local sources said on Tuesday.The villagers were seized on Friday when they were relocating to safer parts of the Hathikhel area. Their release came after negotiations between...

ISLAMABAD: The federal government is "seriously considering" imposing an emergency in KP (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Parliamentary Affairs Minister Tariq Fazal Chaudhry said on Wednesday.The government has threatened to send the PTI government in KP packing by imposing governor's rule or an emergency if the provincial leadership does not withdraw its...

In a significant step towards improving child health outcomes, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa has launched a province-wide Immunization Action Plan (IAP) aimed at achieving 90 per cent Full Immunization Coverage (FIC) for children by 2027. The initiative, targeting 12 vaccine-preventable diseases, reflects a renewed government commitment to tackling public health challenges, particularly in...

Former spokesperson of the Awami National Party (ANP), Samar Haroon Bilour, and Saeeda Jamshed Khan, Nargis Ali and Syed Sonia Hussain have submitted their nomination papers to the Election Commission for two reserved seats in the National Assembly. Speaking to the media on the occasion, Samar Haroon Bilour remarked, "Today...

Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) has categorically rejected the federal government's committee on merged districts, led by Federal Minister Amir Muqam, calling it in violation of the Constitution of Pakistan. The party also strongly opposed any possible military operation or efforts to reverse the merger of the tribal areas under the pretext...

Members-elect on reserved seats in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Assembly have formally requested the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to intervene and facilitate their oath-taking process, as the Speaker of the Provincial Assembly has allegedly refused to administer the oath. In their written application to the ECP, the members have urged the...

The Peshawar High Court (PHC) has deferred the hearing of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Senator Azam Swati's petition seeking removal of his name from the Passport Control List and permission to travel abroad. A two-member bench comprising Justice Sahibzada Asadullah and Justice Dr Khurshid Iqbal adjourned the case until July...

Maulana Khan Zeb, a senior leader of the Awami National Party (ANP) and former National Assembly candidate from Bajaur, was tragically shot dead by unidentified assailants at Shindai Mor, just a few steps from the headquarters of Khar Tehsil, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa on Thursday. The attack also claimed the life of his police security...

Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi on Wednesday clarified that there is no intention to bring a no-confidence motion against Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur, stating that if the opposition gains a majority, it would be within their constitutional right to do so. Speaking at the oath-taking ceremony of the newly...