PESHAWAR: Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has achieved a milestone by constituting Water Resources Commission for the protection, preservation and effective management of water resources in the province; and the Water Resources Commission has formally started functioning. Its first meeting was held here on Wednesday with Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mahmood Khan in the chair. Khyber […]

PESHAWAR: Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Shah Farman on Wednesday stressed upon effective legislation for curbing use of drugs at educational institutions of the province. Talking to Director General Anti-Narcotics Force Maj: Gen Ghulam Shabeer Narejo here at Governor’s House, the Governor said that an effective mechanism would be chalked out in consultation with all educational institutions […]

PESHAWAR: The University of Peshawar (UoP) in collaboration with Iranian Consulate organized a calligraphic and painting exhibition here in the Department of Fine Arts on Wednesday. PTI MPA Rabia Basri, who was chief guest on the occasion distributed prizes and shields among the participants. Those stood first, second and third were conferred with cash prizes, […]

PESHAWAR: Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mahmood Khan on Wednesday expressed sorrow over the death of the mother of Aziz-ur-Rehman, a pictorial publicity officer of the Chief Minister’s Secretariat and offered condolences to her family. In his condolence statement issued here, the Chief Minister conveyed his heartfelt condolences to the family and prayed for the forgiveness […]

PESHAWAR: In a crackdown against sales tax evaders in Abbottabad, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Revenue Authority (KPRA) North Region fined restaurants on Monday. KPRA Additional Collector North Umar Arshad Khan along with Assistant Collector Muhammad Munir and KPRA team conducted raids on restaurants and wedding halls and inspected their records. The KPRA team imposed penalties of […]

PESHAWAR: A meeting regarding Panahgahs (Shelter Homes) and Darul-Amans (Women Crisis Centers) was held here on Tuesday with Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mahmood Khan in the chair. The meeting reviewed progress on the implementation of chief minister’s directions on the subject matter issued in the last meeting. Besides Members Provincial Assembly Dr Sumaira Shams, Secretary […]

PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Election Commission has finalized all preparations for holding elections on 37 wards of 11 Cantonment Boards across the province. The Provincial Election Commissioner, Sharifullah Khan Marwat said that this while giving a briefing to under training newly recruited election officers here on Tuesday. He said training of election staff for Cantonment board […]

PESHAWAR: Vice Chancellor University of Agriculture Dera Ismail Khan (UAD) Dr Masroor Elahi Babar (TI) Tuesday chaired the second meeting of Finance and Planning department. The house unanimously accorded approval for creation of jobs of three hundred academic and more than one thousand supporting staff for the university of Agriculture Dera Ismail Khan. The Representatives […]