Stories by Umer Farooq

Man arrested during IBO in KP's Tirah valley; officials say he served in banned Gul Bahadur group.

• Elder Sharif backs emergency set-up in province, says intervention should have come much earlier • Faceless anti-terrorism courts planned to shield judges, prosecutors, witnesses; Rs70bn funding boost for police, CTD announced • KP home secretary slams PTI for lack of political ownership of antiterror actions • Kundi says even people like Fazl face ‘restrictions on movement’; terms IBOs a nec

PESHAWAR: An assistant director of the National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) was shot dead by...

The official was the nephew of MNA Noor Alam Khan; KP Governor Faisal Karim Kundi terms incident “absolutely condemnable and unacceptable”.

Says all parties will be taken into confidence to promote peace.

Hospital official says AC Adil Waseem is "stable"; search operation launched to trace attackers.

Drones, anti-drone systems integrated into Peshawar’s Safe City network.

Kundi calls for decisive action against terrorists, stronger police capacity; says Centre ready to provide weapons, financial resources to KP police.

• Maintains ‘extraordinary circumstances’ compelled him to impose emergency • Lashes out at PTI for its ‘criminal negligence’,

Demands authorities disclose whereabouts of Sohail Afridi; Mengal says those claiming to be framers of Constitution are "trampling it".

• Teacher, 30 students among the dead; around 30 injured treated at Lady Reading Hospital • Chief secy forms fact-finding

Peshawar DC says rescue operation has concluded; PM Shehbaz takes "serious notice"; Governor Kundi seeks detailed report.

• Minister says those facing cases, charges will be tried; others will be released • Opposition leaders flay federal govt move,

• Kundi says policies will now come from Islamabad instead of Kabul; reiterates no talks with Taliban • Chairs maiden apex

Over two dozen held in Shangla, Charsadda; exams postponed in several districts.

MNA Junaid Akbar also among 8 held; Tallal Chaudhry says those with cases against them will be tried.

PESHAWAR: It was a routine Sunday but only outside the provincial capital as all the entry and exit points of the...

• Kundi chairs technocratic advisory council’s first meeting • Kifayat Ullah gets home & tribal affairs portfolio; Amir Javed

Shipping containers placed in Peshawar; police reportedly deployed in significant numbers, particularly around Governor House.

IGP issues guidelines for handling violent protests, stresses caution in use of force.