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Cloudy weather in Peshawar breaks hot spell July 14, 2021 PESHAWAR: Thick clouds hovering over the provincial capital turned the weather pleasant on Tuesday, providing relief to the residents from the scorching heat. The people in the provincial metropolis enjoyed the pleasant weather since Monday night and on Tuesday. The cloudy weather brought the temperature down as well. There were reports of rain from other parts of the province. Weather pundits predicted rain in different areas of the K...

A car and motorcycles buried in debris after a wall collapsed due to heavy rain in Abbottabad on Monday. — Dawn MANSEHRA: Flash floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains killed four people, including two minor girls, destroyed houses and blocked roads in several districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Sunday night and Monday. The wall of a house collapsed in Upper Channia area of Mansehra district leaving Mohammad Zeeshan, 25, buried under the debris. The Rescue 1122 personnel recovered the body. Mo...

Fire breaks out at Upper Dir market July 11, 2021 DIR: A fire broke out at a market in Sheringal bazaar in Upper Dir district early Saturday. According to locals and police, the fire broke out at 4:15am at Hawai Market in Sheringal bazaar. It was learnt that more than fifty wooden shops and goods worth millions were destroyed by the fire. Police sources said that the fire erupted due to short-circuiting. Dozens of locals rushed to the market and participated in the rescue operation with the h...

Cop martyred, outlaw killed in Dir shootout July 5, 2021 DIR: A cop embraced martyrdom while an outlaw was killed in a police encounter in Akhagram village in Upper Dir district, sources said on Sunday. The sources said that acting on a tip-off, cops from the Warai Police Station raided the hideout of a wanted criminal in the Akhagram village. On seeing the cops, the outlaw opened fire on the police party, leaving Sub-Inspector Rafiullah critically injured. He was rushed to the Timergara Hosp...

250,439 patients treated free of cost under KP Sehat Card Plus programme July 3, 2021 PESHAWAR: For the first time in the history of Pakistan, at least 250,439 patients were treated under the Sehat Card Plus programme in public and private hospitals free of cost during the seven months of 2020-21. The majority of patients preferred private hospitals for their treatment; around 174,388 people went to private hospitals and only 76,052 patients were treated in government hospitals. The governmen...

First monsoon rain likely in Lahore July 3, 2021 LAHORE: Hot and humid weather was recorded in the City on Friday while Met office predicted that the city may witness the first monsoon rain during the next 24 hours. Met officials said monsoon currents were penetrating upper and central parts of the country and likely to continue during next two to three days. They said a weak shallow westerly wave was affecting northern parts of the country. They predicted that thunderstorm was expected in up...

250,439 patients treated free of cost under Sehat Card Plus programme July 3, 2021 PESHAWAR: For the first time in the history of Pakistan, at least 250,439 patients were treated under the Sehat Card Plus programme in public and private hospitals free of cost during the seven months of 2020-21. The majority of patients preferred private hospitals for their treatment; around 174,388 people went to private hospitals and only 76,052 patients were treated in government hospitals. The government h...

Modernity making inroads into KP’s remote areas June 29, 2021 PESHAWAR: The newly introduced Chinese ‘hand tractors’ are replacing bulls to plough the agricultural fields throughout Khyber Pakhtunkhwa particularly in the far-flung hilly areas. The farmers in Swat, Upper Dir, Lower Dir, Shangla, Chitral and others remote areas, who have small landholdings, use bulls to plough their lands. The blacksmiths are also losing livelihood due to the introduction of the new technology. They used ...

Poor labourer complains of hurdles in getting CNIC for wife June 29, 2021 TIMERGARA: A poor labourer on Monday demanded the Federal Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad and high-ups of the National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) to take notice of the hurdles being created for him in the acquiring of computerised national identity card (CNIC) for his wife. Talking to reporters in Lower Dir district headquarters Timergara, Liaquat Ali, from Batal Usherai in Upper Dir district, sa...

Politicians vow to work for KP’s peace June 28, 2021 PESHAWAR: Former and sitting elected representatives from various political parties on Sunday agreed to collectively work for the restoration of peace in the province after withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan. The former nazims, councillors, divisional and district presidents, including the ones from the merged tribal districts, former candidates for national and provincial assemblies and retired bureaucrats, attended the meeting con...