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No govt policy or law for home-based women workers in KP

May 23, 2020

Many home-based women workers in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa came from a humble background and spend their lives while trying to earn livelihood with dignity.

COVID-19: 381 deaths, 7,319 infections in KP

May 23, 2020

Children of the poor won’t wear new clothes this Eid

May 23, 2020

Katta Mir, a unique tradition of Afridi tribe on Chand Raat

May 23, 2020

Mufti Popalzai announces Eidul Fitr on Sunday

May 23, 2020

Re1 for packing 900 sticks: Meet KP’s home-based women workers

May 22, 2020

KP govt urges people to stay home during Eid

May 22, 2020

14 more deaths from coronavirus reported in KP

May 22, 2020

Afghan refugees start returning home as Torkham border opens

May 22, 2020

One killed, another injured in Bajaur blast

May 22, 2020

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Features & Interviews

Why local journalists are silent over Waziristan video scandal?

May 20, 2020

The issue of murder of two girls in North Waziristan in the name of honour after a video leak is getting coverage in the national and international media.

Features & Interviews

Schools closure not a new phenomenon for Waziristan students

May 17, 2020

Assistant Education Officer Fida Wazir said arranging online classes for local students is impossible due to lack of internet facility.

Features & Interviews

Most people in KP unaware about Bahai community

May 10, 2020

After opening of Kartarpur Corridor for Sikh pilgrims, the Bahai community members were also hoping for easy access to their religious centre in New Delhi.

Features & Interviews

Merged districts have high rate of gender discrimination

May 10, 2020

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, particularly the newly merged tribal districts, have high rate of gender discrimination in the country.

Climate Change

10,000 trees planted in Nowshera in one day

March 10, 2020

After southern districts, locusts now wrecking havoc in merged areas

March 4, 2020

Tree cutting banned in North Waziristan

March 3, 2020

‘Survival of wildlife in Chitral linked to survival of forests’

February 22, 2020

KP students to plant 40 million saplings under Billion Tree Tsunami

February 13, 2020

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

KP govt further eases lockdown over SC orders

KP May 21, 2020

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has further eased the lockdown in the province till Eidul Fitr under the orders of the Supreme Court of Pakistan.

COVID-19 death toll in KP mounts to 351

May 21, 2020

Health Department swings into action to control leishmania in South Waziristan

May 21, 2020

Owners demand reopening of cinema houses in KP

May 21, 2020

Over Rs157 million funds released for facilities in Mohmand schools

May 20, 2020

Videos

Citizen Journalism

Inordinate delay in corona test results trouble quarantined people in Shangla

May 9, 2020

Mandran Kalan people deprived of clean drinking water facility

April 30, 2020

Owner provides hostel building for quarantine in Lower Dir

April 25, 2020

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Working women fear losing income amid coronavirus lockdown

Blogs March 29, 2020

Coronavirus has impacted the lives of people world over and it has also caused closure of private schools and impacted the education of children.

Cinema business reduced to negligible size in Quetta

Blogs March 24, 2020

There were seven Pashto cinemas in Quetta, the capital of Balochistan, recently, but the number has decreased to just one now.

‘Mera Jism Meri Marzi’ advocates adjunction or separation of society?

Blogs March 11, 2020

These few words are not as simple in meaning as they appear to be. It is a complete school of thought pertaining to a specific mindset.

Woman a delicate commodity, but not so weak

Blogs March 1, 2020

After seeing the video of Professor Salahuddin, I am compelled to think that whether a girl is so weak than any stranger can come and act indecently?

Sports

Legendary squash player Azam Khan dies of coronavirus in UK

March 29, 2020

Legendary squash player Azam Khan, four time British Open champion, and brother of Hashim Khan, another squash star, passed away in London due to COVID-19.

10 foreign players leave PSL over coronavirus fears

March 13, 2020

Attaullah from Buner makes it to the KP disable cricket team

March 7, 2020

National

Most vulnerable refugee families begin receiving Rs12,000 cash assistance

May 21, 2020

The first disbursements of emergency cash assistance to the most vulnerable refugee families impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic have started.

Pakistan opens Torkham, Chaman borders for 6 days a week

May 17, 2020

Most vulnerable refugee families to receive Rs12,000 emergency cash assistance

May 13, 2020

Wheat harvest brings relief to farmers in tribal districts amid COVID-19...

May 13, 2020

UNICEF appeals for $1.6b to meet needs of children impacted by...

May 13, 2020

UN-Habitat launches Pakistan COVID-19 Urban Slum Response Programme

May 12, 2020

Pakistan Army officer dies of coronavirus

May 11, 2020

Fata Merger

Merged districts getting Rs18b subsidy in energy sector

February 29, 2020

Prime Minister Imran Khan has been told that Rs18 billion has been given in the head of subsidy in power bills to merged tribal districts.

Khassadars won’t register FIRs until acceptance of demands

FATA February 28, 2020

Kurram students demand restoration of quota system for medical college admissions

FATA Reforms February 23, 2020

Only 12 RTI applications filed in merged districts in one and half years

FATA Reforms February 11, 2020

Is new Jirgs system in merged districts against the law?

FATA Reforms February 6, 2020

TDPs

Vaccination suspended in South Waziristan after tribesmen’s boycott

March 10, 2020

Polio vaccination campaign has been postponed in South Waziristan tribal district after which about 100,000 children will remain deprived of vaccination.

‘Yao Wazir’ sit-in in South Waziristan continues for 10th day

March 7, 2020

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