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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…

Kohistan People End Protest as Officials Promise Reconstruction of Schools

MANSEHRA: People hit by the Dasu hydropower project in Suo tehsil of Upper Kohistan on January 10 agreed to end their protest following successful talks with the district administration, which announced the reconstruction of schools and execution of a major water supply scheme in line with the agreements reached upon…

Quality Education Promotion: Equitable Allocation, Effective utilisation of Funds Stressed

PESHAWAR: Participants at a consultative session on education financing have stressed the need for equitable allocation and effective utilization of funds to promote quality education in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The session was organized by the Centre for Public Policy Research (CPPR) at the Institute of Management Sciences (IMSciences), Peshawar. Collaboration was…

Fitness Certificate mandatory for School Vans

PESHAWAR: The Peshawar Division administration has made fitness certification mandatory for all Suzuki vans and buses used to transport schoolchildren, warning of strict legal action against violators, including vehicle seizure and imprisonment of owners. The decision was taken at a high-level meeting chaired by Commissioner Peshawar Division, Riaz Khan Mehsud,…

Protest in Kohistan against Delay in School Reconstruction

MANSEHRAProtest in Kohistan against Delay in School Reconstruction7 blocked the main road in Upper Kohistan to protest the delay in the reconstruction of a high school and non-fulfillment of other demands agreed upon with Wapda. “We have forced Wapda to halt execution of the project until our demands are met,”…

KPCSW notifies Body on Girls’ Education

PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Commission on the Status of Women (KPCSW) has notified the ‘Girls Education Oversight and Advisory Committee’ to promote female education in the province. The committee, meant for strengthening policy oversight and coordinated action for advancing girls’ education, has been constituted in line with provincial commitments under ‘quality…

APNA Maternal and Child Health Clinic inaugurated

Rawalpindi: The APNA Foundation, working under the aegis of the Association of Physicians of Pakistani Descent of North America (APNA), has formally inaugurated a state-of-the-art APNA Maternal and Child Health Clinic in Chakwal, marking a significant milestone in the development of healthcare services in the region, says a press release.…

Three Injured after ‘back-to-back Quadcopter Attacks’ on school in North Waziristan

PESHAWAR: At least three people, including a school principal and Rescue 1122 official, were injured on Tuesday when unknown assailants targeted a private school with “back-to-back quadcopter attacks” in North Waziristan’s Mir Ali, local sources said. For months, banned militant organisations in the region have been using improvised munitions like quadcopters to…

Mansehra Schools, Colleges Sealed for holding Classes in Winter Vacation

MANSEHRA: The district administration has sealed around a dozen private schools and colleges for holding classes despite the issuance of the winter vacation notification by the government due to the current cold wave across Hazara division. “We cannot allow private educational institutions to play with the health of students in…

Govt approves 2,800 Posts of School Watchmen

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has formally approved recruitment of 2,800 watchmen for government schools in 28 districts of the province. According to a statement issued by finance department on Monday, the recruitment process to fill vacant positions in schools will be carried out with complete transparency. All appointments will…

KP records over 87,000 Dog Bite Cases this Year

PESHAWAR: A sharp and sustained rise in dog bite incidents across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has turned a long-ignored municipal issue into a serious public health challenge. The official data shows more than 87,000 cases reported in 2025, over 27,000 more than the previous year, raising concerns over unchecked stray dog populations,…