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2019-08-16

| Crime & Justice

Bajaur residents welcome first-ever court hearings

Bajaur residents welcome first-ever court hearings

The new courts are part of the mainstreaming of the erstwhile Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), which merged with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in 2018.

2019-08-15

| Society
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa memorialises political leaders killed by terrorists
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa memorialises political leaders killed by terrorists

New and upgraded hospitals are being named after political leaders who were killed by militants to commemorate their sacrifices as well as to improve patient care.

2019-08-14

| Society
In photos: Independence Day celebrations
In photos: Independence Day celebrations

Citizens marked the day with nationwide celebrations, thankful of the gains the country's security forces have made against militants in recent years.

2019-08-14

| Education
New library in Dara Adamkhel shows how new generation loves books not guns
New library in Dara Adamkhel shows how new generation loves books not guns

The facility opened in an area that was once the second headquarters of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan from which it planned and launched attacks.

2019-08-13

| Crime & Justice
Militants face increasingly harsh sentences amid world crackdown on extremism
Militants face increasingly harsh sentences amid world crackdown on extremism

Sentencing members of terrorist organisations to death has become more common around the world as governments seek to end the scourge of extremism.

2019-08-12

| Human Rights
KP begins responding to complaints lodged on human rights hotline
KP begins responding to complaints lodged on human rights hotline

Authorities have begun arranging meetings between complainants and respondents in remote areas where most of the calls have originated.

2019-08-09

| Crime & Justice
Iranian regime providing 'massive support' for drug trafficking in Pakistan
Iranian regime providing 'massive support' for drug trafficking in Pakistan

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and Basij paramilitary force are heavily involved in drug production and trafficking, and are facilitating drug routes into Pakistan and elsewhere.

2019-08-08

| Security
Taliban leaders lash out at investigation pointing to their secret 'posh life'
Taliban leaders lash out at investigation pointing to their secret 'posh life'

Investigators in Pakistan have revealed that high-ranking members of the Afghan Taliban have secretly been running businesses, reaping huge profits.

2019-08-07

| Security
Mohmand residents eye renewed economic opportunities with reopening of border
Mohmand residents eye renewed economic opportunities with reopening of border

Pakistan shut down a number of trade routes with Afghanistan years ago because of the fear of militancy. Now those crossings are reopening.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa memorialises political leaders killed by terrorists

2019-08-15

| Society
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa memorialises political leaders killed by terrorists

New and upgraded hospitals are being named after political leaders who were killed by militants to commemorate their sacrifices as well as to improve patient care.
In photos: Independence Day celebrations

2019-08-14

| Society
In photos: Independence Day celebrations

Citizens marked the day with nationwide celebrations, thankful of the gains the country's security forces have made against militants in recent years.

Newsbrief

Bomb blast kills 5 in Quetta madrassa Authorities arrest opposition leader Maryam Nawaz Khalilzad discusses Afghan peace process with Pakistani leaders in Islamabad Quetta bomb kills 5 Abbasi arrested on corruption charges Qureshi challenged about media freedoms at London conference Radical Pakistani cleric Sufi Muhammad dies after protracted illness France returns looted relics to Pakistan Punjab Police file terror financing cases against Hafiz Saeed Iran exceeds enriched uranium stockpile limit in violation of nuclear deal

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In photos: Chitral residents beat summer heat with glacier ice

In photos: Chitral residents beat summer heat with glacier ice

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