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Man Commits Suicide After 11-year-old Daughter Declared Vani

DERA ISMAIL KHAN: A poor man ended his life by swallowing poisonous pills after his 11-year-old daughter was given as Vani by a village council (panchayat) in Bhagwani Shumali area in the limits of Paharpur Police Station. Before this tragic incident, the panchayat had also taken Rs0.7 million from the poor barber named Adil. The influential local landlords took extreme…

Cleric Arrested For Assaulting Two Minors

PESHAWAR: Badhber police arrested a cleric on charges of assaulting two minors in Telaband area on the outskirts of the provincial capital on 12th March. Father of one of the minors told Badhber police that his nine-year-old daughter and 11-year-old nephew were enrolled in a seminary in Telaband area. He…

KP Textbook Board Stopped From Executing Contracts With Publishers

PESHAWAR: Peshawar High Court on 4th March temporarily stopped Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Textbook Board (KPTBB) from executing profit-sharing contracts with eight private publishers for publishing of textbooks for grade 9 to 12. A bench consisting of Justice Wiqar Ahmad and Justice Sabitullah Khan issued notices to the respondents including the KPTBB…
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High Court Allows Govt Two Months For Updating Nikahnama

PESHAWAR: Peshawar High Court has allowed two months’ time to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government for introduction and implementation of an updated Nikahnama and enforcement of a law on premarital screening for thalassaemia and Hepatitis-C. A bench consisting of Justice Mohammad Ijaz Khan and Justice Syed Mudasser Ameer was requested by an…
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Kohat Villagers Demand Facilities In Schools

KOHAT: Elders from a far-flung village in Ghorazai Payan area here have demanded basic facilities in the local girls and boys schools and an end to unannounced power loadshedding and gas outages and low pressure. In a joint message on March 1, retired Subedar Zahoor Khan, Haji Ikhtiar Khan, Khudai…
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9,000 Orphans, 15,000 Widows To Get Monthly Stipend

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government on 27th February launched two card schemes to provide monthly stipend to orphans and widows. An official statement issued from Chief Minister’s Secretariat said that under Roshan Mustaqbil Card, 9,000 orphaned children up to 16 years of age would receive a monthly stipend of Rs10,000.…
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CM Unveils Plans For Girls Free Education In KP

Announces scholarships, startup loans, and financial reforms at UET convocation PESHAWAR: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Khan Gandapur has announced plans to make education completely free for female students in the province, emphasizing that only an educated mother can create an educated and civilized society. He attended a convocation of…
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