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Birth Registration Of Girls Remains Low

Majority of women and girls have no legal existence in the official systems PESHAWAR: Where limited access to registration centers, particularly in remote and underserved areas, can partly explain the low birth registration rate for girls in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, the social bias that confines women to the four walls of the home continues to withhold many from getting a legal identity.…

Father Tells Heartbreaking Story Of Losing Two Children In Swat Tragedy

MARDAN: A man from Mardan recounted the tragic incident at the Swat River last week, which claimed at least 16 lives — including his two children, 12-year-old Daniyal and 6-year-old Ishaal. Naseer Ahmed told of his ordeal as he and other people around him were helpless to pull the 17…

Cleric Arrested For Assaulting Two Minors

PESHAWAR: Badhber police arrested a cleric on charges of assaulting two minors…

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

DERA ISMAIL KHAN: A poor man ended his life by swallowing poisonous…

Rape Convict Awarded Life Imprisonment, Rs1.2m Fine

LAKKI MARWAT: A child protection court sentenced a rape convict to life imprisonment on two terms and 23-year rigorous imprisonment along with a fine of Rs1.2 million. The verdict was pronounced by the additional sessions judge-II Lakki Marwat, who was also the presiding officer of the Child Protection Court. A…

Seminary Teacher Held for Assaulting Boy in Swabi

SWABI: A teenage boy was allegedly assaulted by a teacher at a seminary, prompting the police to arrest the accused here on April 8. Tordher police station SHO Ajab Durrani said the accused teacher, Mohammad Amanllah, a resident of Muzaffargarh, was presently residing in Guldher area. He said the accused…

Another Minor Girl Assaulted in Lakki, Suspect Arrested

LAKKI MARWAT: Another minor girl was sexually assaulted in the Wanda Mirwali Surband area here on April 6. Police said the nine-year-old girl was assaulted inside the boundary wall around a drinking water tube-well. Police on Tuesday claimed to have arrested the suspect involved in the crime, adding that the…

Minor Girl Assault Case: Suspect Held in Lakki Marwat

LAKKI MARWAT: Police in Lakki Marwat have arrested a suspect allegedly involved in the sexual assault of a minor girl, officials said on April 7 The complainant, Ahmad Jan, reported that his minor had gone to fetch water from a nearby tube-well when she was allegedly assaulted. Taking immediate notice…

KP Textbook Board Seeks Govt Nod to ‘Develop’ New Schoolbooks

PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Textbook Board (KPTBB) has proposed to the provincial government that it should be allowed to ‘develop’ new schoolbooks and act as a publisher to save around Rs60 million paid annually to private publishers as royalties. For this purpose, the KPTBB has also suggested to the provincial government…

Death Toll Reaches 50 in KP as Rain-Related Incidents Devastate Province

As many as 50 people, including 26 children, lost their lives, while 111 others were injured in rain-related incidents across various districts of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) since March 25, said Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) on April 5. According to a report issued by the provincial authority today, the fatalities include…

KP Schools to Observe 7:30am-3pm Timings

PESHAWAR: The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Education Department has drastically altered school timings across government institutions. According to a formal notification issued by the department, all government schools will now begin classes at 7:30 am. Primary schools will close at 1:35 pm, middle schools at 2:35 pm, while high and higher secondary schools…

Gender Disparity Persists in Education

DIR UPPER/QUETTA: In the rugged terrain of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s Dir Upper district, the promise of equal educational opportunities for girls remains largely unfulfilled even in 2026. Official records reveal a glaring imbalance: while girls constitute more than half the population, educational facilities for female students lag significantly behind those for boys,…

School Reduced to Rubble in Bannu Blast

MIRAN SHAH: Unidentified terrorists blew up a government primary school in Chaka Khel village in Bannu district on March 27, completely destroying the building. According to police sources, the blast occurred at Government Primary School Noor Jan in Ghora village when an IED detonated with a powerful explosion. The entire…

Two Teenagers Abducted by Laadi Gang

DERA GHAZI KHAN: Two youths have reportedly been abducted by the Laadi gang from village Kocha Wadani in the vicinity of the Saddar Police Station. According to sources, the Laadi gang abducted Danial (19) and Shahil (15) hailing from the Wadani clan, residents of Kocha Wadani, and took them to…