MARDAN: The students of private institutions grabbed the top three positions as the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE) Mardan announced results of the Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSSC) examination here on September 02. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Elementary and Secondary Education Secretary Khalid Khan and Mardan Commissioner Nisar Ahmad Khan were the guests at the ceremony. Announcing the results, BISE Mardan Controller of Examination Muhammad Fayyaz Khan said that a total of 45,778 students
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PESHAWAR: Taking notice of the potential spread of dengue fever following the recent spell of rains in the province, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur on Tuesday directed all concerned departments to launch emergency anti-dengue measures without any delay. An official handout said that the Chief Minister’s Secretariat had issued a formal communiqué to all divisional commissioners, deputy commissioners and relevant departments, underscoring that stagnant water after the rains was creating breeding grounds
ISLAMABAD: Parliamentary Caucus on Child Rights (PCCR) has reaffirmed commitment to eradicate polio from Pakistan. According to a statement, meeting of the PCCR was held to deliberate on Pakistan’s polio eradication efforts. During the meeting, members underscored the urgency of a unified and comprehensive approach to address the lingering challenge of polio in the country. After extensive discussions, members presented their recommendations on the modus operandi and agreed that the national polio strategy should
In the Mustafa Amir murder case, the forensic analysis of computers and laptops seized from the call centres of the arrested prime suspect, Armaghan Qureshi, has not yet been completed. Due to the National Cyber Crime Agency’s delay in providing a complete forensic report, the final charge sheet could not be submitted. According to cybercrime sources, despite more than five months having passed, forensic work has not been carried out on the 51 laptops
A sessions court has sentenced a school van driver to 14-year imprisonment for sexually abusing a minor girl. Owais Khan, the driver of a school van, was found guilty of sexually abusing a seven-year-old girl while she was alone in the vehicle. Additional Sessions Judge (Central) Mirza Tauseef Ahmed observed that the accused was liable for conviction for offence of sexual abuse as defined under Section 377-A of Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) and punishment
The Anti-Violent Crime Cell (AVCC) police on September 3 recovered 10 abducted children from different parts of Karachi and arrested three suspects involved in the kidnappings. According to an AVCC spokesperson, the Sindh Inspector General of Police had tasked the unit on August 27, 2025, to trace and recover recently abducted children from the city. Acting on these directives, SSP AVCC Asif Baloch constituted zonal teams under the supervision of the DSP Operations and
Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has directed the Sindh Social Protection Authority (SSPA) to expand its Maternal & Child Support Programme (MCSP), also known as the Mamta programme, to seven additional districts, increasing the total coverage to 22 districts. The expansion is aimed at improving maternal & child health by providing integrated healthcare services to pregnant and lactating women, along with enhanced cash support. The decision was taken during the second board
LAHORE: Two veiled women allegedly kidnapped a newborn boy from the nursery unit of the Lahore General Hospital, highlighting negligence on the part of the institute’s management. The incident left the child’s mother in a state of trauma. Resident of Kahna area, Zeenat Bibi had given birth to a boy two days back and he was placed under medical observation at the nursery unit of the LGH. On Monday noon, two women entered the
LAHORE: Tent cities for flood victims have been set up near homes in the affected areas of Punjab. Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif was informed during a briefing that a tent city has been set up along with a flood relief camp in Athara Hazari tehsil of Jhang district. Officials said arrangements have been made to provide accommodation and food to flood victims in the tent city. Doctors and medical staff are also present
RAWALPINDI: The prices of textbooks from first year to post-graduation have risen drastically as the fees of both government and private colleges also continue to increase. In 2025, the increase in school expenses has set a record in Punjab’s history. Due to crushing inflation, parents are unable to enrol their children in colleges after matriculation. For the new academic session 2025-27, there has been a record decline in new admissions in first-year classes in
ISLAMABAD/QUETTA: As a new polio case was found in Tank district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, taking the total number of cases detected this year to 24, a week-long special anti-polio campaign was launched in 26 of the 36 districts of Balochistan on 1st September amid tight security. The latest polio case involved a 20-month-old girl from Ping union council of Tank district, an official of NIH confirmed. “This is the 14th polio case from southern Khyber
PESHAWAR: The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Assembly on September 02 approved four important pieces of legislation, including the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Climate Action Board Bill 2025 and the Ease of Doing Business Bill 2025, marking a significant step toward strengthening climate governance and creating a more investment-friendly environment in the province. The passage of the Climate Action Board Bill comes amid rising concerns over climate change, melting glaciers, and rapid deforestation that threaten livelihoods, agriculture, and water security