ISLAMABAD: Minister for Housing and Works Maulana Abdul Wasey on Thursday appealed to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to immediately announce special funds for the fire affectees of Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). In a special letter to the Prime Minister, the minister said that special funds would not only compensate the affectees but would also […]
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President appoints two ECP members from Punjab, KP
ISLAMABAD: On Monday, President Dr Arif Alvi appointed Babar Hassan Bharwana and Justice (R) Ikramullah Khan as members of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) from Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) respectively. The president made these appointments in terms of Article 218 (2) (b) of the Constitution on the advice of the prime minister. Both […]
MPs panel approves ECP members from Punjab, KP
A parliamentary committee meeting on Wednesday, chaired by Ayaz Sadiq, approved the appointment of two members of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) from Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Following several meetings of the Pakistani Election Commission, the names were approved. Justice (retd) Ikram Ullah Khan (from Swat) has been appointed as an ECP member from […]
High intensity earthquake jolts KP
PESHAWAR: A high-intensity earthquake jolted metropolis and other parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Tuesday noon. According to Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), the earthquake was of 5.3 magnitudes at the Richter scale and its depth was 170 kilometer with epicenter at Hindu Kush Region. A spokesman of the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has […]
KP government takes Rs598,710 mln loan for projects: PA told
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly was informed in a written reply to a question of Rehana Ismail of JUIF that the provincial government has taken Rs598,710 million loan for different projects in KP during the last four years. The House was also told that the Bank of Khyber was providing Rs 10 billion for various […]
New rain spell in AJK, GB, KP, Snowfall in Muzaffarabad
The temperature turned cold last night after an unexpected light snowfall on the Makra mountains in Azad Jammu Kashmir (AJK) near Muzaffarabad, along with rain showers, while weather forecasters predict new rain over Punjab, AJK, Gilgit Baltistan, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The snowfall transformed the weather pleasant and cooled in Muzaffarabad amid frigid winds, providing […]
CM approves more BRT feeder routes to facilities maximum people
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Finance and Health Minister, Taimur Khan Jhagra on Monday said that KP government has approved six more feeder routes for Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) to facilitate maximum number of people and provide them best travelling facilities in the provincial capital. He said that Chief Minister Mahmood Khan has approved new feeder routes […]
Over 880,000 Kissan Cards provided to farmers in Punjab, KP
ISLAMABAD: On Friday, the government has issued about 880,000 Kissan Card for the farmers of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces in order to enable them to benefit from various programs to develop the local agriculture sector and enhance the per-acre output of all major and minor crops in the country. In Punjab about 780,000 Kissan […]
21-member Committee to frame strategy for LB elections in Punjab, KP
Prime Minister Imran Khan has formed a 21-member Supreme Committee to oversee the local government elections in Punjab and Pakhtunkhwa, Daily Times reported. Prime Minister Imran Khan will preside over the first meeting of the Supreme Committee, which will be held today in Islamabad. The conference will also include Punjab Governor Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar and […]
Digital survey reveals 824,210 acres state land in Punjab, KP, Balochistan encroached: Farrukh
ISLAMABAD: On Tuesday, Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib said digital survey of around 81,209 square kilometers land had so far been carried out that revealed encroachment of some 824,210 acres of state land worth Rs 3 trillion in Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan. “Around 88 per cent work on [digitalization of] […]