KP Assembly Media Restriction Law Triggers Outrage with Jail Terms, Heavy Fines for Journalists
PESHAWAR—The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Assembly has issued a notification for a controversial new law. This legislative framework imposes strict penalties on journalists and media houses. These punishments include lengthy prison sentences and heavy financial fines. The law targets individuals who criticize the assembly leadership, misreport proceedings, or publish restricted house business. The provincial legislature quietly […]
Peshawar University’s Slow Death: A Nation Too Busy to Notice
PESHAWAR – A drowning man clutches at straws. University of Peshawar’s (UoP) employees are doing exactly that. Teachers wrote to nearly every major leader in the country, laying out the university’s financial collapse in plain terms. Silence answered them. Sources close to the Teachers Association say a separate appeal, addressed directly to the chancellor, vanished […]
KP Police Launch Security Plan, Command Center to Protect Chinese Nationals
PESHAWAR – The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police have established an advanced, integrated security system to protect Chinese citizens and foreign experts. This initiative guarantees foolproof security for foreign nationals operating within the province. As part of this strategy, officials launched the first modern Special Security Unit (SSU) Command and Control Room. Authorities have deployed the first […]
Impacts of Climate Change in Pakistan: PM Shehbaz Orders Emergency Funds for Monsoon Protection
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has declared federal and provincial cooperation vital to protecting the nation from imminent natural disasters. Consequently, he has ordered top ministries to establish immediate safeguards against the accelerating impacts of climate change in Pakistan. Chairing a high-level review meeting focused on monsoon readiness, the Prime Minister highlighted that the country […]
Monsoon Fury in KP: Flash Floods, Lightning Strikes Kill Three, Injure 37
PESHAWAR: A destructive wave of torrential rains, flash floods, lightning strikes, and severe windstorms over the past 24 hours has left at least three people dead and 37 others injured across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). According to the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA), the deceased include two children and a woman, while the storm caused varying […]
Govt Enforces Historic Tax Regime on Conflict-Hit Frontier Regions
PESHAWAR — Decades of tax exemptions have come to an abrupt end as a comprehensive tax regime officially took effect across the Malakand Division and the former tribal districts bordering Afghanistan. The enforcement has triggered widespread anger and threats of mass civil disobedience in a region still reeling from the devastating aftermath of the war […]
KP Faces Dual Climate Crisis: Heatwave Response and GLOF Alert Issued
PESHAWAR – Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) currently faces a severe climate crisis. The province deals with an intense heatwave and rising fears of natural disasters. While the Health Department has mobilized emergency medical resources, the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) has issued a high alert for flooding in the province’s northern belt. Heatwave Response: Emergency Medical […]
Water Crisis in Peshawar: Groundwater Levels Drop Amidst National Scarcity Concerns
PESHAWAR – Peshawar faces an escalating water crisis as intense heatwaves continue to drive groundwater levels deeper underground. Unregulated and illegal boring practices across the city have exacerbated the situation, leading to critical water shortages in various residential areas. Residents and officials are raising alarms as the scarcity threatens to become a major public health […]
64 outsourced KP schools remain non-functional despite public-private partnership
PESHAWAR — Despite the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government’s aggressive policy of outsourcing public institutions to the private sector, a large number of government schools remain completely non-functional. Furthermore, the official data verifying the operational status of schools deemed “functional” has sparked intense controversy within the education department. According to official government documents, the province has already […]
KP Assembly Uproar: ANP Protests Fiercely Over Hazara Province Resolution
PESHAWAR — Heated arguments and a chaotic uproar disrupted the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Assembly session after Speaker Babar Saleem Swati reminded the house that the assembly had previously passed a resolution favoring the creation of a separate Hazara province and forwarded it to the federal government. The Speaker’s remarks triggered a fierce reaction from Awami […]