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Lecture on historical background of Chakdara Fort, Churchill Picquet held

Lecturer, Department of Sociology, University of Malakand Dr. Waseem Khan, was invited as a speaker at Chakdara Fort for a lecture on the significance of historical places including Chakdara Fort, Museum and Churchill picquet in Dir Lower District, Khyber Pakhtunkhaw

371 electricity stealers arrested as KP Govt intensifies operations against power theft

Cold, dry weather to grip most parts, rain likely at isolated places 18 Jan 2019

Cold and dry weather is likely to grip most parts of the country while rain with snowfall over the hills is expected at isolated places in next 24 hours

49 under age bike riders put behind bars in Dir Lower

The District Dir Lower Traffic Police have fined over 221 bike riders and recovered Rs38750 fine from them for violating traffic rules during the ongoing campaign, a police official informed

PMD forecast rain, snow from Sunday to Wednesday in various parts of country

Widespread to moderate rain is expected in upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, upper Punjab, Islamabad, Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan and some parts of Sindh and Balochistan during Sunday to Wednesday

Traffic police to hold snow festival at Laram Top

The Lower Dir traffic police will hold a festival at snow covered Laram Top, in the Ouch village of the district nextmonth (February)

Cold, dry weather likely in most parts, fog to grip plain areas 17 Jan 2019

Met office has forecast cold and dry weather in most parts of the country while rain with snowfall over the hills is expected at isolated places in Quetta, Zhob, Hazara divisions, Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan while foggy conditions are expected in plain areas of Punjab and upper Sindh during next 24 hours

Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mahmood Khan for devising mechanism for recruitment in TEVTA

Chief Minister (CM) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) Mahmood Khan Thursday directed the officials concerned to formulate mechanism for recruitment against newly created and fresh vacancies in TEVTA through NTS

Traffic police to hold snow festival at Laram Top in Feb

The Lower Dir traffic police would hold a first ever festival at snow covered Laram Top, in a hilly area near populated Ouch village of the district in February

Cold, dry weather to grip, rain at isolated places 16 Jan 2019

Cold and dry weather is forecast in most parts of the country while light rain with light snowfall over the hills likely at isolated places in Malakand, Hazara divisions, Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan in next 24 hours

Drivers fine for overcharging in Lower Dir

Aleem Khan, Additional Assistant Commissioner (AAC) Timergara along with Traffic Officer established check point at various routes and fined the drivers of the public transport for overcharging the passengers

Pakistan Meteorological Department indicates chances of another rain spell from Sunday

The weather experts have indicated chances of another rain spell in different parts of Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and other parts of the country from Sunday to Tuesday which will increase the intensity of persisting cold wave

Additional Deputy Commissioner Upper Dir directs LPG owners to sell commodity on govt prescribed rate

Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) Dir Upper district Musarat Zaman Wednesday directed `Liquid Petroleum Gas' (LPGs) owners to sell the commodity on govt prescribed rate and strict legal action would be taken against violators

District administration takes strict action against milk adulterers

Deputy Commissioner, Shaukat Ali Yousafzai on Wednesday said the district administration was taking measures to provide quality food items to the citizens

Encroachments removed from Warai Bazaar

Taking action on instructions issued by DC Dir Bala, Musarrat Zaman, Assistant Commissioner, Warai Tehsil, Israr Ahmed Wednesday conducted an anti-encroachment operation in Tehsil bazaar