Polio cases in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa rise to 11 after new case confirmed

پاکستان میں پولیو وائرس کیسز میں اضافہ

PESHAWAR – The National Institute of Health’s (NIH) has confirmed another polio case in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Tank district wherever a 10-month-old child tested positive for wild poliovirus. This latest case brings the total number of polio cases in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in 2025 to 11, including three cases in Bannu, two each in Tank, Lakki Marwat, […]

KP to Launch Education Card as Part of Major School Enrolment Drive

School Privatisation In KP Enters Second Phase As Government Decide to Hands Over 1,500 to Private Sector

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has decided to launch an education card scheme in a renewed push to bring out-of-school children into the education system, officials confirmed on Monday. During a high-level meeting chaired by Chief Secretary Shahab Ali Shah in Peshawar, officials revealed that around 4.9 million children in the province remain out of […]

Textbook shortage in KP disrupts new school year as govt scrambles to act

School Privatisation In KP Enters Second Phase As Government Decide to Hands Over 1,500 to Private Sector

PESHAWAR – A severe textbook shortage in KP has disrupted the start of the new academic year, leaving thousands of students without books and forcing teachers to delay classroom lessons across public schools. The shortage has raised concerns that the provincial education department may fail to meet its goal of enrolling 1mn children this year. […]

Squash in Pakistan: A Lost Glory Waiting for Revival

Squash in Pakistan: A Lost Glory Waiting for Revival

PESHAWAR: Once upon a time, squash in Pakistan was synonymous with dominance. For decades, Peshawar produced legends who ruled the global squash arena. The city’s players carried Pakistan’s name to the highest podiums, with Roshan Khan, Hashim Khan, Qamar Zaman, Jahangir Khan, and Jansher Khan etching their names in history. But as the years passed, […]