Search For "kohistan"
Kohistan communities extend demonstrations in KP over delayed development
Updated : 3 months, 4 weeks ago IST
According to The Express Tribune, protesters assert that while WAPDA pressed ahead with building the hydropower project, officials had guaranteed that essential civic infrastructure, most importantly an all-weather road network, would be constructed for communities in the area. Yet, resident
Read More
Pak: Missing man's frozen body found after 28 years
Updated : 9 months ago IST
The remains were found in the Lady Meadows area of Palas, Kohistan, and identified as those of Naseer Uddin, who disappeared during a snowstorm while travelling through the remote Supat Valley, as per ARY News.
Read More
Over 5 million children out of school in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Re
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Local media outlet Geo News reported on Tuesday that the announcement painted a concerning picture, indicating 37 percent of children in KP are deprived of education and that 4.92 million boys and girls across the province are currently restrained from formal education. The problem was most
Read More
Pakistan: Sindh Taraqi Pasand leader Syed Jalal Shah arrested after attack
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Pakistan: STP district president Syed Jalal Shah was arrested after protestors attacked Minister Kheel Das Kohistani's convoy in Thatta, Sindh during a demonstration over canal disputes, prompting official condemnations and calls for investigation.
Read More
Pak: Labourers stage protest in Kohistan amid low wages, bad working condi
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
The labourers staged a protest rally in Dasu city of Upper Kohistan district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa after they were denied fair wages and better working conditions during the construction of the Dasu highway project.
Read More
PoGB: Karakoram Highway blockade enters Day 2 as protesters demand elders'
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
The members of the Muttahida Kohistan Jirga have continued their blockade of the Karakoram Highway for a second day, demanding the release of Maulana Kareemdad, an elder arrested under the Maintenance of Public Order. Protesters have warned they will not end the blockade until their demands
Read More
Pakistan: Kohistan residents block Diamer-Bhasha Dam Karakoram Highway
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Protesters have been raising their demands for fair compensation for lands affected by the project, as well as employment opportunities for locals with WAPDA (Water and Power Development Authority) and the Chinese companies working on the dam.
Read More
Pakistan: 2 killed, 36 injured as bus falls into ravine in Khyber Pakhtunk
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Two people died and 36 others were injured when a Rawalpindi-bound bus fell into a ravine in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Upper Kohistan area on Sunday evening, Dawn reported, citing rescue officials.
Read More
Pak: Diamer-Bhasha Dam costs soar to 300 per cent amid financial struggles
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Iqbal also pointed out that the financing plan for this crucial project constructed on the Indus River and located on the border between the Kohistan district, remains incomplete
Read More
World Bank approves USD 1 billion additional funding for Dasu Hydropower P
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
The World Bank has approved USD 1 billion in additional funding for the Dasu Hydropower Project (DHP) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Upper Kohistan district in Pakistan, reported Dawn.
Read More
Nawaz Sharif elected unopposed as PML-N president
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
The party's five-member election commission, chaired by Rana Sanaullah and including Iqbal Jhagra, Ishrat Ashraf, Jamal Shah Kakar, and Khealdas Kohistani, oversaw the election process.
Read More
Protesters in Pakistan block Karakoram highway, over suspension of cops in
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Residents of Upper and Lower Kohistan districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa blocked the Karakoram highway on Friday, the third day of Eidul Fitr, as they staged protests against the suspension of senior police officers over the Bisham suicide attack.
Read More