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LAHORE - The planned rotation of the La hore Gymkhana Club chair manship failed to take place on Wednesday after two members of the rival "Monopoly Break ers" group allegedly voted in favour of incumbent chairman Salman Siddique, allowing him to retain the position for anoth er six months.
SWABI - A man and his daughter were killed while his wife and son sustained critical injuries when the roof of their house collapsed amid torrential rain in Azad khel, Topi, on Thursday, Rescue 1122 officials said.
SHANGLA - Despite approval by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Cabinet, the formal notification for withdrawal of pro vincial taxes in Malakand Division, the former Provincially Admin istered Tribal Areas (PATA) and the merged tribal districts is still awaited, prolonging uncertainty among residents, traders and the business.
PESHAWAR - Adviser to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister on Agriculture Mian Muhammad Umar inaugurated a Geo graphic Information System (GIS) Lab at the Directorate General of Crop Re porting Services in Peshawar on Thurs day and inspected various sections of the newly established facility.
PESHAWAR - Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Information Minister Shafi Jan has said the Septem ber 27 date announced for the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's (PTI) proposed long march remains unchanged for now, while reiterating that the party re mains committed to negotiations and political dialogue.
PESHAWAR - Khyber Pa khtunkhwa Minister for Communications and Works (C&W) Shakil Ah mad Khan has said the quality of public projects must be ensured along side their timely com pletion, stressing that no compromise would be made on the standard of development schemes.
PESHAWAR - The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Excise, Taxation and Narcotics Control De partment has foiled an attempt to smuggle 10 kilogrammes of ice and 8.
PESHAWAR - Chairperson Punjab Social Pro tection Authority Jahan Ara Wat too and Director General PEMRA Ayesha Wattoo visited the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Commission on the Status of omen (KPCSW) and met its chairperson, Dr Sumera Shams, here on Thursday.
SHANGLA - Anger and resentment have spread among residents and young people after unknown individuals allegedly damaged a cricket pitch at a playground in Barkana, Shangla, prompting calls for an immediate investi gation and action against those responsible.
PESHAWAR - Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Muhammad Sohail Af ridi has given in-principle ap proval for issuing land own ership records (Fard) through NADRA e-Sahulat centres, a move aimed at making land-re lated public services more ac cessible and citizen-friendly.
ATTOCK - Residents of Makhad Sharif have welcomed the district administra tion's decision to ban boat move ment in the Indus River near the town, calling it a long-overdue step to curb crime, illegal placer gold prospecting and cross-bor der movement of criminals.
RAWALPINDI - Safe City coverage through CCTV cameras in the garrison city has led to a 50 percent reduction in crime rates across monitored zones, according to Kashif Riaz Khan, DSP Operations Safe City.
RAWALPINDI - A collision between a car and a motorcycle occurred near the Pir wadhai Underpass on IJP Road on Thursday afternoon leaving the motorcyclist dead.
The persistent weaker link age between industries and universities in Paki stan requires strategic interven tions from all stakeholders.
ISLAMABAD - Heavy rainfall across the IESCO region, coupled with water accumulation at various locations, resulted in a large number of faults, in cluding underground cable faults, overhead transformer faults, feeder faults, as well as individual consumer com plaints.
PESHAWAR - The Public Health Engineering (PHE) Department, Khyber Pakh tunkhwa, and Bangladesh's De partment of Public Health Engi neering (DPHE) held an online knowledge-exchange meeting on safely managed sanitation, with a focus on sharing technical exper tise and strengthening institution al.
SHANGLA - A heavy landslide struck the Alpu rai-Khwazakhela main road at Al purai, sending large boulders and debris onto the highway and dis rupting traffic, while the threat of further rockfalls remained high.
PESHAWAR - Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Fais al Karim Kundi on Thursday urged young people to shape their lives in ac cordance with the teachings of Seer at-un-Nabi (PBUH), stressing that ed ucation, skills and positive thinking were essential for producing responsi ble citizens and building a peaceful and prosperous.
PESHAWAR - Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Zakat and Ushr, Social Wel fare, Special Education and Wom en Empowerment Malak Liaqat Ali Khan has announced a series of welfare initiatives for persons with disabilities and other deserv ing people in Upper Chitral.
SHANGLA - Residents have raised concerns over the alleged sub standard quality of asphalt and blacktopping work on the Chakesar-Dandai Road, urging the authorities to immediately inspect the project and ensure that construction is carried out in accordance with ap proved engineering standards.
