khyber pakhtunkhwa

Islamabad, April 9 – The death of nine workers in a recent marble mine collapse incident in the Mardan area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan highlights systemic neglect. Mining is one of the most vulnerable, dangerous, and neglected sectors in Pakistan due to the lack of safety...

In Peshawar, Mohmand, and Nowshera districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan, three people were killed and 14 others were injured in incidents related to heavy rainfall, local media reported on Thursday.Bilal Ahmad Faizi, a spokesperson for Rescue 1122, stated that a child died and...

In Karachi, Pakistan, people continue to pay increased fares while using public transport, despite a Sindh government order that bus owners should freeze fares in exchange for a fuel subsidy, local media reported on Thursday.Transport operators, including bus, minibus, and rickshaw drivers, as...

Islamabad, April 7 – A transgender woman, identified as Sara, was killed in the city of Peshawar, in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan, after she refused to have a friendship with an individual and allegedly failed to pay extortion money, local media reported.The incident took place...

Islamabad, April 7 – At least five police personnel were injured in an explosion in the Shahbazkhel town of Lakki Marwat district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan, according to local media, citing confirmation from the police department.According to leading Pakistani daily, Dawn...

Peshawar, April 7 At least five police officers, including an officer, were injured in an improvised explosive device blast in northwest Pakistan on Tuesday, police said.The incident occurred on a police patrol vehicle in the Lakki Marwat district in the restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province...

Islamabad, April 6 Recent reports indicate that Pakistan has 84,421 registered HIV/AIDS patients, with the Punjab province recording the highest number of cases, followed by Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan, and the Islamabad Capital Territory. Healthcare authorities in Pakistan must...

Peshawar, April 6 Unidentified gunmen killed three security personnel in two separate attacks in northwest Pakistan on Monday, police said.The attacks took place in the Bannu district of the restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.According to a police official, the first incident occurred in...

Peshawar, April 6 Security forces killed three terrorists in a drone strike in northwest Pakistan on Monday, police said.The drone strike targeted a hideout of terrorists belonging to Lashkar-e-Islam in the Orakzai district of the restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.Police said the operation...

Islamabad, April 6 – Residents in Peshawar and other parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, have been facing difficulties due to a severe shortage of natural gas, as CNG stations across the province have remained closed, local media reported on Monday.Most school bus and van operators have...

Islamabad, April 5 – At least 45 people were killed and 105 others injured after heavy rains caused roof and wall collapses in several parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, since the end of March, according to the latest report issued by the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) on...

Peshawar, April 5 At least 45 people have died and 105 have been injured in rain-related incidents across the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in northwest Pakistan over the last 10 days, the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) said on Sunday.In a report covering damages caused by...

Peshawar, April 4 A portion of the historic haveli of legendary Bollywood actor Raj Kapoor collapsed in Peshawar, reportedly due to recent heavy rains followed by a strong earthquake on Friday night, officials and local residents said.The century-old Kapoor Haveli, a significant cultural site...

Islamabad, April 3 A strong earthquake, measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale, shook Pakistan on Friday night, with its epicenter located in the Hindu Kush region of Afghanistan.So far, there have been no reports of casualties or damage to property caused by the earthquake in any part of...

Peshawar, April 3 A suicide car bomb attack targeting a police station in northwest Pakistan killed five people, including four from the same family, and injured 13 others on Thursday evening, police said on Friday.Police said the suicide bomber drove his explosives-laden vehicle into the rear...

April 03, New Delhi — A suicide bomber in a vehicle packed with explosives killed at least three women and two children at a house in northwestern Pakistan.The attack took place in Bannu, a district in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, which borders the country's formerly self-governed...

Islamabad, April 3 – At least five people were killed and 13 others, including one police officer, were injured after a suicide car bomb attack at the Domel Police Station in the Bannu district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan, local media reported on Friday.The explosion occurred when...

Peshawar, April 3 A suicide car bomb attack targeting a police station in northwest Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province killed five people, including three women and a child, late Thursday, police said.Several nearby houses were also damaged in the blast. At least four police personnel were...

Peshawar, April 2 Pakistani security forces have killed eight militants in an intelligence-based operation in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, bordering Afghanistan, the army said on Thursday.According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the army's media wing, the operation was...

Islamabad, April 2 – The education crisis in Pakistan is a "national disgrace," a leading rights group said on Thursday, emphasizing that millions of children out of school represent untapped potential, lost hope, and a system failing its most vulnerable.Citing data from the United Nations...