ISLAMABAD: Istehkam-i-Pakistan Party (IPP) President Abdul Aleem Khan on Saturday expressed support for the creation of Hazara province in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, saying people across the country wanted new provinces to be created on administrative grounds. He said calls for the creation of Hazara province had been raised in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly since 2010, adding…
MUZAFFARABAD: The PML-N and PPP have secured one seat each in the two constituencies of Muzaffarabad division where polling was held on Tuesday after being fully or partially deferred due to landslides and adverse weather that blocked roads and prevented the timely dispatch of polling staff and election material. The contest was part of the…
An army officer was martyred during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in the Razmak area of North Waziristan district, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement on Saturday. During the operation, security forces also killed five terrorists affiliated with Fitna al Khawarij, according to the military’s media wing. Fitna al Khawarij is a term…
Security forces foiled a suicide bombing in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s South Waziristan district and killed four terrorists, including the suicide bomber, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement on Saturday. According to the military’s media wing, the terrorists attempted to ram an explosives-laden vehicle into a security forces checkpost in the district. However, “their…
