Two police personnel, including an Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI), were martyred, and another officer was critically injured when unidentified armed men opened fire on a police patrol in Swabi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, on Wednesday night. According to police, the attack took place in the Gohati village area, near Mohallah India Cham, within the jurisdiction of Swabi Police...
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has announced plans to spend approximately Rs70 billion on the police and Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) over the coming year as part of efforts to strengthen the province’s response to terrorism. The proposals were shared during a security briefing attended by KP Governor Faisal Karim Kundi and senior government and police officials...
Hundreds of Pakistani teachers staged a protest in Peshawar against their dismissal from schools serving Afghan refugee children, alleging they were laid off without prior notice or financial compensation. According to reports, 291 teachers—including 100 men and 191 women—were dismissed on October 31 after working under the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) for...
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has confirmed that Junaid Akbar will remain the party’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) president, while Senator Noorul Haq Qadri will preside over provincial party meetings in his absence. In a notification issued on Saturday, October 24, PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan stated that the provincial organisation would continue operating under Akbar’s leadership,...
Authorities placed shipping containers on major roads in Peshawar on Sunday as security was tightened following the imposition of an emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Key routes leading to the provincial assembly and the Red Zone were blocked, while police personnel were deployed at important locations across the city. Several major roads faced restrictions, disrupting movement...
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has launched the first phase of its planned long march from Lakki Marwat to Swabi, as negotiations with the federal government failed to break a political deadlock. The march began on Sunday from Gandi Chowk in Lakki Marwat, with caravans from Tank, Dera Ismail Khan, South and North Waziristan, and Bannu...
Security forces have killed 11 militants in separate intelligence-based operations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, according to state media and security sources. Five militants were reported killed during an intelligence-based operation in South Waziristan, where security forces targeted and destroyed suspected militant hideouts. Authorities said weapons and ammunition were also recovered from the site. In...
Former Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief minister Ali Amin Gandapur has said the postponement of PTI’s planned Islamabad march weakened the party’s momentum and that no special preparations had been made for the protest. Speaking to journalists, Gandapur said continued political pressure on the federal government could eventually lead it to accept PTI’s demands. He also criticised...
Federal Information Minister Attaullah Tarar has accused the PTI-led Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government of failing to take effective action against militancy and alleged that it is facilitating the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). Speaking at a press briefing, Tarar described the provincial government as the TTP’s “B-team” and the Tehreek-i-Taliban Afghanistan’s “C-team”. He also criticised KP Chief...
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa police have decided to establish dedicated help desks for transgender people at police facilitation centres across the province, aiming to provide a direct platform for complaints and assistance. Mardan Deputy Inspector General Qasim Ali Khan said addressing the concerns of transgender people is among the police’s priorities, alongside providing facilities for women, elderly citizens,...