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PDWP okays uplift schemes worth Rs36b 25 projects in health, education, auqaf, minority affairs, power and roads sectors were approved The prime objective of the construction relief and amnesty scheme is to revive the coronavirus-hit national economy and create job opportunities, especially for daily-wage earners. PHOTO: FILE PESHAWAR: The provincial government on Tuesday approved 25 schemes with an estimated cost of Rs36 billion. A meeting of the provincial development working party (PDWP) wa...

DCs directed to halt action against NCP vehicles Peshawar December 22, 2020 DIR: Commissioner Malakand Division Syed Zaheerul Islam on Monday directed all deputy commissioners to halt the ongoing crackdown on non-custom-paid (NCP) and two-piece vehicles also known as cut vehicles, following serious reservations by the people. Speaking at a khuli kutchehry after listening to the complaints of local elders, he said the government was making a policy for NCP and cut vehicles with consultation wi...

Hazardous energy drinks seized December 17, 2020 PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Food Safety and Halal Food Authority (KP FS&HFA) has seized 12,000 bottles of banned and hazardous energy drinks during a raid on a warehouse in Hashtnagri area of the provincial capital on Tuesday. The General KP FS&HFA officials sealed the warehouse and imposed heavy fine on the accused. The officials said that sale and purchase of energy drinks was banned in the province. “After the extension of KP FS&HFA o...

CHITRAL: The agony of traveling of the local residents is not yet over as the Lowari Tunnel is not being opened for commuters round-the-clock during winter even years after its completion.A group of...