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Every story Skardu Times has filed on peshawar, newest first.
KP health commission seals 1,465 illegal medical centres in three months
Inspectors checked 6,673 facilities across the province and issued explanation notices to 2,668 centres, the commission's performance report says.
Peshawar court grants NAB seven-day remand of Kohistan scandal accused
Muhammad Ayaz, brother of a former Dasu bank cashier accused of embezzling over Rs11 billion, was arrested after NAB alleged he held the assets in his own name.
DG ISPR meets Peshawar students, answers security questions
Students from several universities greeted the military's media chief with a traditional Pashtun turban and chador before a session on regional challenges, Express News reported.
FIA arrests four Afghan nationals over fake Pakistani ID documents
The Anti-Human Trafficking Circle raided Spin Ghar Hostel in Peshawar's Shaheen Town and recovered photocopies of identity cards bearing photographs.
Two children killed as wedding bus hits tractor-trolley in Peshawar
Rescue 1122 says 15 injured people were given first aid in Safen, Budh Bher, and eight of them were taken to hospital for further treatment.
Peshawar Safe City links drone unit and anti-drone radar to command room
Police officials say it is the first Pakistani Safe City project to pair an aerial drone unit with a system that detects hostile drones within five kilometres.
KP governor reviews inquiry into Dir Colony school collapse
ARY News reports the inquiry found negligence by departments and named the school owner and officials responsible, urging legal consultation before action
Peshawar anti-terrorism court issues warrants for Sohail Afridi in Radio Pakistan case
Dunya News reported the warrants in the Radio Pakistan attack case but gave no number for them and named no other accused.
JUI-F volunteers gather at Peshawar centre over demolition fears
The centre's in-charge Maulana Ahmad Darwesh says the building's map was approved by the Peshawar Development Authority and no violation was committed.
Peshawar anti-encroachment drive may hit JUI-F secretariat
Party workers have been told to gather at the Ring Road office at 8am, while JUI-F's provincial chief says no notice was received and the PDA denies issuing one.
KP declares 4,049 school buildings dilapidated, puts repair bill at Rs16.2bn
The education department surveyed schools through its district and tehsil formations after a private school building collapsed in Peshawar's Dir Colony.
DI Khan police arrest suspect, seize charas, meth and weapons
Two outlets framed a DI Khan arrest and a Peshawar warehouse raid as action under governor's rule, without giving the order's date, authority or terms.
Pesco and Lesco announce planned outages across two provinces
Peshawar's utility will cut supply from 9am to 2:30pm on Tuesday, while Lahore's company has begun five-to-eight-hour daily shutdowns for winter upgrades.
Peshawar, Swat anti-encroachment drives raze shops as traders push back
More than 500 structures have been demolished on Peshawar's Ring Road, while in Swat a traders' leader was arrested, released after a strike, and a joint committee agreed.
KP dengue tally reaches 4,856 as October peak drives new infections
Kohat alone accounts for 2,822 of the province's cases, with Peshawar at 611 and Khyber at 430, the provincial surveillance report shows.
Peshawar razes over 450 structures along Ring Road
Dawn and ProPakistani both report more than 450 shops and structures cleared from government land along Peshawar's Ring Road; separately, Lahore's Ring Road authority has raised fines to Rs10,000.
Peshawar starts six-day polio booster drive in 48 high-risk union councils
Health teams aim to reach 1,111,107 children aged four months to ten years, with a nationwide round covering 23.9 million under-fives due from November 2.
Cop martyred as CTD foils terror plot in Peshawar
A policeman was killed during a Counter-Terrorism Department operation that stopped an attack in Peshawar, according to initial reports by The News and The Express Tribune.
Peshawar civil secretariat evacuated after mosque threat alert
Employees were told to leave offices immediately after a threat alert was issued for the mosque inside the complex, police and sources said.
CTD officer martyred in Peshawar terrorist firefight
A CTD team was fired on during an intelligence-based raid in Garhi Sherdad near Warsak Road; one officer was killed and the injured toll differs between reports.
PTI weighs delaying long march amid leadership concerns
Leadership meeting in Peshawar discussed October 5 to 10 as new dates and raised reservations over Mahmood Achakzai and Raja Nasir Abbas, ARY News reported.
FPSC postpones interviews in Islamabad, Lahore, Peshawar over security
The commission cites road closures and the law and order situation for calling off sessions on 24 and 25 September.
NAB probes Rs30bn irregularities in KP cities project
A NAB call-up notice summons a director of the Turkish joint ventures and warns failure to appear could bring up to ten years in prison.
Tarar opens PML-N office in Peshawar, vows KP expansion
The information minister questioned PTI's 14-year governance record and said the party would remain engaged with workers and the public.
Karachi Umrah pilgrims get 15-day vaccination deadline extension
Travellers from Karachi may fly without influenza and meningitis shots until October 10, while Peshawar pilgrims have until October 14, officials said.
Peshawar forum set up to amplify older women's voices
The district-level Older People Forum, facilitated by Blue Veins, will give older residents a platform to influence policy and services.
Peshawar girl's mother admits helping her hang herself
Police say Iqra, unmarried and pregnant, was found dead near Khyber Teaching Hospital, and they suspect others may be involved.
Peshawar excise seizes 960kg narcotics in largest bureau recovery
The Excise, Taxation and Narcotics Control Department recovered 720kg of hashish and 240kg of opium from a Sindh-registered Toyota Revo.
Tarar opens renovated Peshawar radio station, cautions PTI
Federal information minister opens Rs100m rehabbed facility and says government will not allow planned September 27 protest to disrupt Islamabad.
KP minister allegedly abducted near Peshawar motorway toll plaza
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government says unidentified men fired on Fazl Shakoor Khan's vehicle and took him away; a case has been registered.
