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EPA sealed steel unit violating ban by carrying out clandestine production

Environment Protection Agency KP took prompt action on late Friday night against a steel unit in Shakas area near Hayatabad Township over violating administrative ban on production due to emission of thick black smoke

337248 people completes vaccination course in KP: Spokesperson

A total of 337248 people have completed their vaccination procedure in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, said spokesperson of health department on Saturday

City Cricket Association tournament schedule announced

Around 1,800 cricketers to feature in a bid to graduate to the next level; each match to be played over two days and will comprise 200 overs

Coronavirus claims nine more lives in KP

Govt presents Rs 8.487tr federal budget with 19% increase despite COVID

Corona claims 9 lives, infects 186 more people in KP

Nine people have died of coronavirus and 186 more new positive cases has reported in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) during the last 24 hours

Workshop's participants discuss proposals to curb under-age marriages

A two-day workshop of the Working Group on Legislation for prevention of child marriages in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was held in Islamabad, said an official handout issued here on Friday

Jhagra terms budget as 'pro-growth'

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Finance Taimur Khan Jhagra Friday termed the fiscal year 2021-22 budget as 'pro-growth'

KP Agriculturists welcome Rs12bn allocation in budget 2021-22

Welcoming Federal Budget 2021-22, the Agriculture and Livestock experts here Friday appreciated allocation of Rs12 billion including Rs one billion for locust control emergency project and Rs 2 billion for increasing production of wheat, rice, sugarcane and pulses

Nazir Abbasi terms fiscal budget 2021-22 as people-friendly

Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf's (PTI) member KP Assembly Nazir Abbasi Friday termed federal government fiscal budget 2021-22 masses friendly as no new tax was imposed in the budget

Politicians of merged areas welcome Rs54 bn allocation in budget 2021-22

Politicians, Maliks and civil society on Friday welcomed earmarking of Rs 54 billion for merged tribal districts in budget 2021-22 and termed it huge allocation that would help expedite pace of economic growth and development there

Govt proposes allocation of Rs 100 bln for Covid emergency fund

Minister for Finance and Revenue Shaukat Fayaz Ahmed Tareen on Friday said that the government has established Covid-19 Emergency Fund and Rs 100 billion have been proposed to be kept for meeting exigencies related to the Coronavirus

Budgetary allocation increased to Rs 54b for KP's merged districts

The federal government has increased financial allocation to Rs 54 billion in the Budget 2021 for the development of newly merged districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP).

Moazzam Jah Ansari assumes charge as IGP KP

Dust-thunderstorm with rain expected