On Friday, Justice Mohammad Ibrahim Khan took the oath of office as Chief Justice of the Peshawar High Court. The oath of office was administered at the Governor’s House by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Haji Ghulam Ali.
According to a local police officer’s statement on Wednesday, the owner and operator of a chairlift that became stranded in severe winds above a ravine near Battagram have been arrested.
BATTAGRAM – Pakistan Army Rescuers Successfully Retrieve All Eight Individuals Trapped in Cable Car
At least eight individuals, including six children, were rescued from a chairlift in the country’s northwest area after a cable snapped, leaving students stuck in mid-air for hours.
On Tuesday, a chairlift cable broke and stranded eight people, including six children, in the Allai Tehsil of Battagram, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Khyber Medical University (KMU) in Peshawar has taken strong measures against harassment and corruption within its domain. An instructor at Grade 18 level resigned after being implicated in harassment, corroborating the university’s commitment to addressing misconduct.
Pakistan’s largest water reservoir at Tarbela reached its maximum storage level on Friday morning, as confirmed by official sources. The dam’s generation capacity has also attained its rated potential of 4,888 megawatts.
On Sunday, a huge explosion swept through a political gathering sponsored by the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl in Khar, a tehsil of Bajaur, killing at least 42 people and injuring over 150 others.
In the past four days, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) experienced severe rains and landslides, leading to the loss of 15 lives and injuries to 14 people. The floods and continuous rainfall also caused significant damage to residential properties, with 83 houses partially affected and 12 houses completely destroyed, as reported by the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA).
In the Bara area of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, a blast at the tehsil compound office left around eight policemen injured. The explosion occurred at the main entrance of the compound, and police spokesperson confirmed that there were multiple casualties resulting from the attack.
According to authorities, at least six persons were injured in a blast in Peshawar’s Hayatabad neighbourhood on Tuesday, and the target of the attack was a convoy of the paramilitary Frontier Corps (FC).
In a recent announcement, the Peshawar Electric Supply Company (PESCO) has issued a warning to the public about an upcoming five-day power outage in the city. The interruption in electricity supply is scheduled due to maintenance work being carried out in Peshawar, specifically at Rahman Baba, Kohat Road, and City Grid Station. The power outage is set to begin today and continue until July 17th, from 7 am to 12 pm daily.
