PESHAWAR: The Private Schools Regulatory Authority (PSRA) has launched legal action against three private schools in Peshawar for operating despite winter vacations, officials said on Tuesday. Read More: Is the private schools mafia above the law? The Elementary and Secondary Education Department had announced winter vacations from January 1 to January 15 in summer zones, […]
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Neighbour held for kidnapping child, demands Rs3m ransom
PESHAWAR: Khazana Police in Peshawar on Friday arrested a man for allegedly kidnapping his seven-year-old neighbour’s child and demanding Rs3 million for the release, officials said. The child was safely recovered during the operation. Read More: CCTV footage surfaces showing child abduction from Civil Hospital According to police, the accused, who lived close to a local cloth […]
Peshawar burn centre sees 66pc rise in cases last year
PESHAWAR: The Burns and Plastic Surgery Centre in Peshawar reported a 66 per cent increase in patient admissions last year, highlighting the urgent need for a provincial burn prevention programme. Since its establishment in 2018, the 120-bed public sector facility has emerged as the sole dedicated centre for burn injuries in the region, also treating […]
KP Assembly sets up panel to probe Radio Pakistan attack
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Assembly has constituted a 15-member special house committee to investigate the mob attack on Radio Pakistan Peshawar building that took place on May 9 and 10, 2023, during protests following the arrest of former prime minister and PTI founder Imran Khan. Read More: KP announces inquiry commission on may 9 radio Pakistan attack […]
PTI protests verdict against Imran Khan, wife in Peshawar
PESHAWAR: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf workers staged protests across Peshawar and surrounding districts on Sunday against the court verdict sentencing PTI founder Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi to 17 years in the Toshakhana-II case. Demonstrators gathered on main roads outside the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly building, chanting slogans in support of the party leader. Read More: […]
Gun attack on home of PTI senator’s in-laws injures one in Peshawar
One person was injured after unidentified attackers opened fire on the home of PTI Senator Khurram Zeeshan’s in-laws in Peshawar’s Hayatabad area early Tuesday morning. The incident took place around 3:15am in Phase 2, according to an FIR registered at the Tatara police station. Read More: PTI Crisis Deepens as Parties Back Army Police said Syed […]
Gas pipeline targeted in Peshawar outskirts
PESHAWAR: An explosion ripped through a gas pipeline in the Hameed Khan Machine area on the outskirts of Peshawar on Wednesday night, according to local residents and police. The blast triggered a fire, raising fears of a larger disruption in gas supply across the province. Read More: Pakistan’s main gas pipeline hits critical pressure SHO Mattani police […]
BDU report reveals details of Peshawar FC attack
PESHAWAR – The bomb disposal unit (BDU) has finalised its report into the attack on the Federal Constabulary (FC) Headquarters, which left three FC officials martyred earlier this week. All three attackers were killed on the spot during the incident. Read More: CTD officer martyred, two injured in Peshawar blast The attack occurred at 8:11 […]
Peshawar Attack
The assault on the Frontier Constabulary headquarters in Peshawar has reopened questions that have been hanging over Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for months. Three suicide attackers tried to force their way into the compound during the morning assembly, killing three FC personnel and injuring two others before they were stopped at the gate. Had they broken through, […]
Three FC personnel martyred as Peshawar HQ attack foiled
At least three terrorists were killed while three Federal Constabulary (FC) personnel were martyred after security forces foiled an attack on the FC Headquarters in Peshawar on Monday morning, officials confirmed. The attack occurred in the Saddar area, one of the city’s busiest sectors, raising immediate security concerns. Peshawar Capital City Police Officer Dr Mian […]