Mohammad Ashfaq

Massive anomalies in KP Workers Welfare Board appointments

Report says 1,651 contractual employees were hired without following criteria. Updated 17 Jan, 2022 10:29am

KP assembly passes resolution for merger of reconstruction bodies with NDMA

Opposition rejects govt resolution calling it a bid to roll back 18th Amendment. Updated 11 Jan, 2022 09:37am

KP Assembly sitting lasts 15 minutes due to lack of quorum

Not a single agenda item taken up by house. Updated 08 Jan, 2022 10:46am

Army, police to guard polling stations in KP LG election next phase

ECP complains of govt failure about security arrangements in the first phase. Updated 06 Jan, 2022 09:50am

‘Anomalies’ in Nowshera medical college, hospital recruitment being probed, KP Assembly told

Minister confirms ‘doubtful process’ adopted for appointments over the years. Updated 01 Jan, 2022 10:42am

Employees unpaid for four months as tribal TMAs strapped for cash

LG minister says salaries will be paid in two, three days. Updated 30 Dec, 2021 09:38am

JUI-F’s tally of tehsil top slots in KP reaches 17

PTI grabs 12 of 47 chairman offices, independents seven, ANP six and PML-N three. Updated 22 Dec, 2021 09:08am

JUI-F steals limelight amid dismal PTI show in KP polls

Wins 15 seats of mayor/chairman and gives tough fight in many other tehsils where its candidates stood runners-up. Updated 21 Dec, 2021 07:16am

LG elections: Slow polling dampens voters’ enthusiasm in Peshawar

Opposition parties allege that the polling process was intentionally kept slow in areas considered their stronghold. Updated 20 Dec, 2021 10:40am

KP local govt polls seem swinging away from PTI

Unofficial, initial results show JUI-F leading on Peshawar mayor seat, other fronts. Updated 20 Dec, 2021 07:31am

Peshawar police arrest woman presiding officer over alleged poll rigging

Provincial Election Commission says all members of the polling station have been replaced, investigation underway. Updated 19 Dec, 2021 10:35am

Bilawal, Murad Ali Shah among several fined for violating LG election code

PEC official issues notice to opposition leader Mohammad Akram Khan Durrani. Updated 11 Dec, 2021 10:34am

Imran ignores ECP advisory

CM aide claims PM’s Peshawar visit didn’t violate LG poll code of conduct Published 09 Dec, 2021 06:58am

Campaign for LG polls in KP’s 17 districts gains momentum

Around 19,282 candidates are contesting for seats of general councillors at 2,359 village councils and neighbourhood councils. Updated 06 Dec, 2021 08:05am

Political parties finalise strategy to win maximum seats in tehsil councils

Allot tickets to their candidates against one of three general councillor seats to avoid votes’ rejection Published 29 Nov, 2021 07:02am

‘Aging buses of private schools causing pollution’

Transport dept official says 90pc of vehicles not meeting quality standards; owners’ representative claims buses... Published 01 Nov, 2021 07:07am

39 per cent KP children out of school: BISP survey

People cite poverty, low standards of education and the Covid-19 pandemic as reasons for the issue. Updated 28 Oct, 2021 10:29am

Legislation on free, compulsory education awaits implementation in KP

Official insists law flawed, new one to be introduced. Updated 17 Oct, 2021 11:51am

Forests over 815 acres destroyed in blazes, KP assembly told

Several opposition members challenge the number and insist that the incidents are far more than what has been reported. Updated 05 Oct, 2021 09:01am

Centre releases only 37pc of promised uplift funds to ex-Fata in three years

CM aide says Sindh, Punjab, Balochistan decline financial help to region. Updated 26 Sep, 2021 04:48pm