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PESHAWAR: Caretaker Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Muhammad Azam Khan on Thursday took notice of the killing of a college student by armed men during an attempt to snatch his cellphone. The chief minister directed the inspector general…

NEW YORK: As many as 20 consulates representing New York City’s diplomatic community are coming together to compete in the second annual Consulate Cup on October 14.  Around 200 players from across the globe will compete in the soccer…

GAZA: Most of the 2.3 million people in Gaza are without electricity and water. And, with hundreds of Israeli strikes raining down on their tiny enclave, they have nowhere to run, Reuters reported. The Palestinian territory, one of the…

PESHAWAR: The International Rescue Committee (IRC) and the Environment Protection Agency (EPA) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa signed a letter of understanding (LoU) to collaborate on environmental sustainability initiatives across the province. The…

ISLAMABAD: The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), in collaboration with the School of Leadership Foundation (SoLF), has embarked on a mission to raise awareness and spark a discussion on social norms around reproductive health of young…

MIANWALI: The dead bodies of folk singer Sharafat Ali and six other persons were retrieved from a canal by rescue personnel on Thursday. Rescue 1122 said that Sharaf Ali and the others were returning from a wedding party when their fell…

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan Continued its engagements with political parties in order to remove their reservations and ensure free and fair elections to the national and provincial assemblies. Earlier, the ECP held…

SHEIKHUPURA: Five persons arrested by the police here in a gang rape case have lost their lives in police custody, it emerged on Thursday. The police had arrested the five suspects on the charge of raping two sisters.  The police today…

JEDDAH: Former prime minister and chief of Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) Muhammad Nawaz Sharif landed at Jeddah airport from London on a Saudi Airlines flight late in Wednesday night. A large number of party workers and supporters…

PESHAWAR: The caretaker Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has granted approval for providing subsidized loans to the province's youth, and small & medium enterprises (SMEs). The Bank of Khyber will offer further concessions on these loan…