CM, Governor accuse Punjab, federal govt of violating Constitution; warn of public unrest K-P Chief Minister Sohail Afridi and Governor Faisal Kundi. Photo: NNI PESHAWAR: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi and Governor Faisal Karim Kundi on Monday set aside political differences to jointly demand the province’s constitutional rights, particularly regarding wheat supply and CNG supply. Addressing…
Absence of BS programmes and transport leaves female students struggling to continue studies BARA: More than 600,000 residents of Bara tehsil in Khyber tribal district have access to only one government girls’ degree college, yet the institution is plagued by a severe lack of basic facilities, higher education programmes, transport and security, forcing many female…
Illegal practice narrows key drain from 350 feet to nearly 50 feet ahead of monsoon Persistent dumping of construction material, garbage, soil, and scrap waste into Nullah Leh raises serious questions over the authorities’ ability to enforce restrictions imposed under Section 144. PHOTOS: EXPRESS RAWALPINDI: With the arrival of the monsoon flood season drawing near,…
Police officials gather evidence from the site of an attack on polio workers in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. PHOTO: FILE Two police officers providing security for polio vaccination teams were martyred on Monday in separate targeted attacks in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s (K-P) Bajaur. District Police Officer (DPO) Muhammad Khalid told The Express Tribune the first attack occurred in the Qila Nazakai…
Says such reckless actions carry potentially catastrophic, irreversible consequences for human life Police officers stand guard at the main entry gate of Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Islamabad on January 18, 2024. Photo: File Pakistan on Monday condemned the drone attack on the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), saying that…
Information Minister Attaullah Tarar on Monday sharply criticised the expansion in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Cabinet, alleging there was no governance in the province with rampant corruption and financial mismanagement in the administration. The K-P Cabinet was expanded last week with the induction of six new ministers, four new advisers and eight special assistants, taking the…
Accused alleges IO slapped her, claims she is pressured to name certain individuals like Raja Pervaiz, Muneeb Butt Anmol alias Pinky being escorted to the Judicial Complex for her hearing under a white garb on Monday. PHOTO: EXPRESS KARACHI: A judicial magistrate in Karachi on Monday extended the physical remand of Anmol alias Pinky, the alleged…
ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has allegedly retained unlawful possession of 1,083 government residences located in prime sectors of the federal capital under the jurisdiction of the Estate Office, while the authority has also allegedly failed to deposit the mandatory five per cent standard rent into the federal treasury since the time of allotment….
Patients, families face financial strain; traders warn footfall may decline further ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has once again come under criticism after imposing a Rs100 parking fee in Islamabad’s extended Blue Area, a move that residents say is causing significant hardship for ordinary citizens, patients, visitors and businesses. The extended Blue Area was…
ISLAMABAD: The PML-Q has issued party tickets to 11 candidates for the upcoming Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly elections, party spokesperson Mustafa Malik announced on Sunday. The candidates were finalised with the approval of parliamentary board chairman Chaudhry Salik Hussain. Members of the parliamentary board, including Tariq Hassan, Dr Muhammad Amjad, Malik Sameen, Kamran Usmani, and Niaz Khaskheli…