Peshawar

Islamabad, April 30: The Peshawar High Court on Tuesday permanently banned former President Pervez Musharraf from contesting elections in the country. The order is certain to derail Musharraf's efforts to regain influence in Pakistan's electoral politics. It was the first time ...

Peshawar, Apr 1: Two tribal women candidates, each from the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and the Provincially Administered Tribal Areas (PATA), on Sunday filed their nomination papers to participate in the general elections in Pakistan slated for May 11. Bada...

Islamabad, Feb 24: Cities across Pakistan, including the capital, Karachi, Lahore and Peshawar, plunged into darkness on Sunday after a major breakdown in the national power grid, officials said. The blackout began at about 11.30 pm after a privately run ...

Islamabad, Dec 19: At least five female and one male health worker, who were working for a UN-backed programme to immunise children from polio, an endemic disease in Pakistan, were killed by unidentified gunmen in different areas on Tuesday. While five ...

Islamabad, Sep 23: A federal minister in Pakistan has announced a bounty of $ 100,000 on the head of the maker of an 'anti-Islam' film that has sparked violent protests, shocking many people with his announcement. Ghulam Ahmed Bilour, who ...

Islamabad, Jun 8: At least 19 people, including women, were killed while over 40 others were injured after a bus packed with government employees was targeted with a powerful bomb in northwest Pakistan on Friday. The ...