A departure from Pukhtunwali?: Khyber IDPs return to the cold embrace of a...
PESHAWAR: Rented houses are hard to find these days in southern suburban Peshawar due to the large influx of displaced families from Khyber Agency spurred by Operation Khyber-1. Villagers used to have...
View ArticleFear mongering; ISIS slogans leave police chasing shadows
PESHAWAR: Walls of the walled city have begun bearing slogans favouring ISIS (Islamic State), with alarming frequency. Police have been directed to remove all such wall-chalking and track down those...
View Article‘Collateral damage’: Mortar costs 8-year-old a hand and a foot
PESHAWAR: Eight-year-old Rahida is the picture of innocence—shy smiles and twinkling eyes. However, unlike others her age, Rahida lacks the youthful energy so typical of childhood; she does not play...
View ArticleAmn Mela: United left front sought to defeat extremism
LAHORE: Awami Workers’ Party general secretary Farooq Tariq on Sunday called for a united front of working people to fight religious extremism. He was speaking at the concluding day of the Faiz Amn...
View ArticlePolice Assistance Lines handled 35,304 cases in K-P
PESHAWAR: The Police Assistance Lines (PAL) have handled 35,304 cases so far across Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa since the service was launched in 2014. The service was introduced by the provincial government to...
View ArticleCantonment polls: Imran Khan to lead PTI rally on April 22
LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan is expected to arrive in the city on April 22 to campaign for the Cantonment Board elections. Khan is expected to lead a campaign rally and visit...
View ArticleK-P local govt polls: Your votes in pictures
There has been a 21-month-long build-up to local government polls. When Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf came into power on May 13, 2013, it promised elections in 90 days. There were many ups and downs in the...
View ArticleWhat’s in a name…:The secrets buried in Durrani graveyard
PESHAWAR: From the ‘grave of the monkey’ to an abandoned mosque, Durrani graveyard is just as mysterious as it is historic. Inside what is considered one of the city’s archaeological attractions,...
View ArticleYielding results: Feedback on Ramazan Bazaars is encouraging, says Shahbaz
LAHORE: Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif said on Saturday the government was spending billions of rupees on providing essentials at affordable rates at Ramazan Bazaars across the province. “Good quality...
View ArticleThe test of time: City’s oldest bath never loses steam
PESHAWAR: Dating back half a millennia, a traditional hamam located in the bustling streets of Mohallah Khudadad in Qissa Khwani Bazaar may appear to be an anachronism in these modern times. However,...
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