PESHAWAR: In an unusual weather pattern in Pakistan, snowfall, hailstorm, and heavy rains in the Swat district not only reintroduced winter in May, but also broke a 30-year snow record in the hilly resort of Kalam.
Mohammad Azam Khan, the Chief Minister, has formally written to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, requesting Rs. 62 billion in delayed hydel electricity payments and a hike in profit rates. He also referred to the constitutional provisions in Article 161(2) to emphasise the significance of the issue.
PARACHINAR: On Thursday, at least seven teachers were killed in a shooting incident at a school in Parachinar, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P).
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) warned Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan on Wednesday that his bail would be revoked if he did not appear in court.
The Hazara Division is currently dealing with a critical shortage of flour due to the prohibition on transporting flour from Punjab to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, which is causing dealers and retailers of flour in Abbottabad to run out of stock.
The twin blasts that struck a counter-terrorism facility and killed several people in the Kabal town of Swat were caused by electrical short circuit.
The death toll from Monday’s twin blasts at the Kabal police station in Swat rose to 16 on Tuesday, officials said, as the cause of the explosions remained unknown.
The authorities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) recently decided to suspend Sehat Card Plus services.
The government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) has also announced its own Eid-ul-Fitr holiday schedule.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif praised the smooth distribution of free wheat flour among the deserving people of Punjab during the holy month of Ramazan on Wednesday, and assured that the government would continue to subsidise flour for the needy.
DI KHAN: Former federal minister and PTI leader Ali Amin Gandapur was arrested outside a court in Khyber-Dera Pakhtunkhwa’s Ismail Khan district on Thursday.
KOHAT: Two police officers were killed in a terrorist attack in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) district of Kohat on Monday.
