PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly on Monday passed bill to prohibit employment of children in any establishment and a bill to regulate the hours and others conditions of workers in commercial establishments in the province. Meanwhile the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Judicial Academy (amendment) bill 2015 was also passed by the assembly. The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Prohibition of Emplyment…

PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly adopted a resolution on Monday, condemning MQM head Altaf Hussain for his disparaging remarks against armed forces. Senior Khyber Pakhtunkhwa minister Inayatullah tabled the resolution, which was approved by the house. The resolution called for registration of case against Altaf Hussain under high treason. It said that Altaf Hussain used abusive…

PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Information Minister Mushtaq Ahmed Ghani Wednesday said a relief package of Rs. 36 million was released for  for the victims of thunderstorm and rehabilitation of affected areas of the province. “80 per cent rehabilitation work has been completed in the calamity-hit areas of Peshawar, Nowshera and Charsaddha,” he told a press confernece….

PESHAWAR: Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) will hold a Local Bodies (LB) polls in Khyber Pakhtunkwa on May 30, Samaa reported. According to ECP, 104070 candidates will take part in the elections around the province. As per details, almost 42,855 candidates are in the contest for seats of General Councilors; 9,808 for women; 16,498 for…

PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly Friday passed a unanimous resolution asking the federal government for making all necessary measures for holding coming Senate elections in a fair and transparent manner. It was a joint resolution drafted by the treasury benches and parliamentary leaders of all opposition parties in the house. The resolution was presented by Syed…

NOWSHERA: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan lauded sacrifices of the KP police, saying the provincial government would give more allowances to the police for better performance. While addressing passing out parade of elite force here on Wednesday, Khan said KP police rendered great sacrifices in war against terror and they should be encouraged for…

ISLAMABAD: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Justice Sardar Raza Khan said on Friday that the local bodies’ elections in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa would be held in the end of May. The CEC said this during a meeting which discussed on the LB polls in Sindh and Punjab. He said that the polls in both provinces would be…

PESHAWAR: Transpoer operators in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa agreed on 6 per-cent cut in fares of diesel-run commuters' vehicle of all international provincial and intra-provincial routes in the province. The decision was taken in a meeting convened by Provincial Transport Authority (PTA) and Regional Transport Authorities (RTAs) of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the wake of cut in the…

PESHAWAR: Police on Saturday arrested as many as 565 suspected persons, including 70 illegal Afghan nationals, from different parts of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. According to reports, the police conducted search operation in different areas and arrested more than 550 criminals. “Weapons were also recovered from them”, the police said. Meanwhile, security arrangements of 977 schools were also…

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government announced Monday that there would be a public holiday tomorrow (Tuesday) across the province to mark the Chehlum of martyrs of Army Public School. Information Minister Mushtaq Ghani said that all government's offices and educational institutions would remain closed in the province. Quran Khawani would be held in all districts…

PESHAWAR: Member of National Assembly (MNA) and Patron-in-Chief, Pakistan Hindu Council (PHC), Dr.Ramesh Kumar Vankwani Monday visited Peshawar and discussed problems of minorities with the provincial government. Briefing the newsmen here in press club, he said the visit was in connections with the directives of the Supreme Court regarding provision of security to the worship…

PESHAWAR: Nasir Durrani, Inspector-General (IG) Police of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) visited different schools and reviewed security arrangements here on Wednesday. While talking to media, the IG said that we all need to fight against terrorism. He appreciated the spirit and courage of the students and their parents. Durrani also said that there were better security…

ISLAMABAD: Throwing a serious gauntlet to the government for the first time since the launch of his anti-government march, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's (PTI) Imran Khan Friday said that if opposition parties stage a sit-in demanding reelection in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, PTI would say yes to it in no time, Samaa reported. “I challenge all the opposition parties…