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Pak: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa girls' education suffers as stipend payments halt
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
According to Dawn, the girls' stipend programme was initially launched by the Awami National Party-led provincial government after the 2008 general elections. The initiative provided Rs 200 per month to each girl student from Grade 6 to Grade 10 enrolled in government schools
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Balochistan shut down as province-wide strike sparks mass arrests of polit
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Security forces, including police and levies personnel, launched a sweeping crackdown, arresting numerous political leaders and activists belonging to various parties in Quetta and other districts. In Quetta alone, authorities reportedly detained over 100 demonstrators from areas such as Sar
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55,000 displaced and 400,000 trapped under curfew in Bajaur amid military
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Around 55,000 people have been displaced and 400,000 trapped under curfew in Bajaur due to a military operation. Opposition lawmaker Nisar Baz criticised the lack of government support, called for lifting the curfew, and urged a committee to address the law and order situation.
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Pakistan: People hold rally to protest against lawlessness, targeted killi
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The rally, jointly organised by local politicians, elders, traders, and peace activists, was a massive gathering. The rally was held on the main Khar-Nawagai Road outside Bajaur Sports Complex in Khar.
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Pakistan: ANP leader, police personnel shot dead in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Speaking to Dawn, Bajaur District Police Officer (DPO) Waqas Rafiq said that Zeb was shot dead while campaigning for the July 13 peace parade in Shindai Mor, adding that a policeman was also killed in the attack.
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Pakistan: PML-N denies planning no-confidence vote against Khyber Pakhtunk
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks ago IST
A meeting held between Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi on Wednesday triggered speculations that the federal government was mulling a plan to oust Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin
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Pakistan Election Commission announces winners of reserved seats for Khybe
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks ago IST
In the five reserved seats in the National Assembly from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) have secured wins in two seats each, while Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) has secured victory in one seat.
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Pakistan: ANP leader Shahi Sayed calls Karachi's road mishaps "administrat
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
In recent times, Karachi has seen a rise in traffic accidents, particularly involving dumpers and water tankers -- which claimed the lives of nearly 500 people and injured 4,879 in 2024, according to hospital data.
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Pakhtun nationalist leaders call on Pakistan to halt deportation of Afghan
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Leaders of Pakhtun nationalist parties on Wednesday called on Pakistan to halt the deportation of Afghan refugees, urging the government to stop sending back people who have lived in the country for over four decades, the Dawn reported on Thursday.
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Pakistan: Awami National Party chief calls for banning political parties i
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
He called for taking strict action against political parties and organisations that took the law into their own hands and caused violence, like PTI and Tehreek-i-Labbaik.
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Pak: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa assembly witnesses heated debate on rising terror
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
The discussion on the deteriorating law and order situation was initiated by Arbab Usman Khan, an opposition MPA from the Awami National Party, who claimed that there had been a significant surge in terrorism-related incidents in the tribal districts.
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Senators condemn Pakistan's new anti-terrorism powers, warn of escalating
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Pakistani senators have denounced the government's recent decision to grant security forces special powers under an amended Anti-Terrorism Act. The new regulations, endorsed by the federal cabinet, enable extensive detention authority for up to three months and warrantless home searches, spa
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