Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Political tensions surrounding Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have intensified as federal ministers publicly discuss the possibility of imposing an emergency or Governor’s Rule in the province, citing the deteriorating security situation, while PTI and…

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi has said he will not back down in the face of threats to impose governor’s rule in the province, as senior federal government officials indicated that constitutional measures could be taken if…

On 23 September, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cabinet approved the Police Act 2026. The government calls it reform. Read the text, and it looks more like a return to old habits. The Act takes the powers that make a police chief a commander and…

Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar on Monday accused the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)-led Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government of failing to effectively tackle terrorism and demanded an account of funds provided to…

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi on Sunday said lasting peace could not be established in the province without taking its people into confidence, as he condemned the previous day’s deadly blast in the Darazinda area of Dera…

Two rescue workers were killed after terrorists opened fire on an ambulance transporting people wounded in a suspected suicide bombing in Dera Ismail Khan’s Darazinda area, security sources said, in a second deadly incident linked to…

Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir has said Pakistan’s armed forces remain committed to defeating terrorism and ensuring lasting peace and stability across the country, as security forces continue counterterrorism operations in Khyber…

At least 16 people were killed in a blast at a police lines in Kohat, a southern district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, during Friday prayers, officials said. According to Kohat police, a suicide attacker blew himself up near the Special Branch…