PESHAWAR: Angry rioters broke down the main gate and set fire to the Mashokhel Hospital in response to unfounded claims that 40 children fell sick after being administered anti-polio drops. Dispelling rumours that the children had been given an unsafe medicine, Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) Coordinator Kamran Afridi said, “There can be no reaction […]
Hayatabad
Anti-terrorist operation ends after 17 hours in Hayatabad
An anti-terrorism operation concluded Tuesday afternoon after a 17-hour confrontation between suspected terrorists and security forces. Peshawar Corps Commander Lt Gen Shaheen Mazhar Mahmood on Tuesday morning visited the ongoing anti-terrorist operation in the Hayatabad area of the city . The visit came after four suspected terrorists had been killed and a policeman martyred so […]
Driver of BRT who killed woman arrested in Hayatabad: Authorities
According to authorities, the driver of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) who killed a woman was arrested in Hayatabad on Sunday. Lubna, who was a maid by profession and a resident of Charsadd was hit by a BRT bus last day when she was crossing the BRT corridor. Two buses were on a test run […]