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Pakistan: One policeman killed, four injured in blast targeted at foreign
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
One policeman was killed and four sustained injuries following a 'remote-controlled bomb explosion' that targeted a police van escorting a convoy of foreign envoys en route to Malam Jabba from the Swat district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Sunday, according to Geo News.
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Amnesty International condemns extrajudicial killings in Pakistan, urges r
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Amnesty International, an International human rights watchdog, has raised serious concerns about the ongoing extrajudicial killings of individuals accused of blasphemy in Pakistan, calling out the government for failing to protect basic human rights, including the right to life and freedom o
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Pakistan: Paramedics protest merger of Health Councils in Peshawar, demand
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
A protest took place outside the Peshawar Press Club on Wednesday in response to a call from the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Paramedical Association. The demonstration aimed to oppose the decision to merge the Pakistan Allied Health Professional Council (AHPC) and the Pakistan Nursing Midwifery Counc
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Pakistan: Primary school teachers in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa plan province-wide
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Primary school teachers in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have announced a strike on October 7 to protest the government's decision to abandon their proposed upgrade. Over 25,000 schools will be closed as teachers converge in Peshawar for demonstrations. Pakistan's education crisis remains dire, with 25
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Pakistan: Six dead in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as rain wreaks havoc
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Heavy rain and strong winds have claimed six lives in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, including five family members, as severe weather conditions continue to impact the region.
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Pakistan: Amidst protests in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, opposition leader critici
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Treasury benches should speak with their leader if they genuinely intend to turn the nation over to elected representatives, according to Ibadullah, the leader of the opposition in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly, the Dawn reported on Friday.
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Pakistan: KP CM Gandapur pledges unconditional support to Imran Khan amids
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur, who remained "unreachable" for several hours following his explosive speech at Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's (PTI) September 8 rally in Islamabad, resurfaced at a ceremony of the Peshawar Bar Council Association on Wednesday, saying he w
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Pakistan reports fifth case of mpox virus
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Pakistan has reported its fifth confirmed case of the M-Pox virus in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Health Minister Qasim Ali Shah said in a video message on Wednesday, Dawn reported.
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Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan residents suffer electricity crisis des
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
The general public of Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan (PoGB) is enduring a severe electricity crisis for a long time despite having hydropower projects.
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Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leaders pledge to continue anti-government moveme
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
While addressing a press conference in Peshawar on Tuesday, PTI leader Salman Akram Raja said, "There should be no misunderstanding as people have stood up."
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Pakistan: 13 injured in bomb attack on police van in South Waziristan
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
A remote-controlled bomb targeted a police van in South Waziristan's Wana Rustam Bazar on Monday, injuring 13 individuals, including six police officers and seven civilians. The explosion occurred on Kir Kot Road, where police were securing an anti-polio campaign. The injured were taken to l
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Pak: Peshawar's dairy price hike raises concerns, shopkeepers set own pric
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
The Peshawar district administration in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has recently implemented a significant price increase for essential dairy products
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