Month: September 2015

Faulty bills distribution sparks anger in Swat

Faulty bills distribution sparks anger in Swat

Posted by | Sep 24, 2015 | |

MINGORA: The local power and gas consumers complained against the faulty bill distribution system here on Wednesday, saying the utility bills were not delivered to them at their homes. The distributors left the utility bills of a locality either at a mosque or in a shop, said the residents of Amankot, Chinar Colony, Faizaabad, Saidu Sharif, Shagai, College Colony, Afsarabad, Mingora, Rang Mohallah, Qambar, Rahimabad and several other areas. “Both the gas and electricity bills are left at our village mosque where people go and collect them but several times bills are lost or torn, creating problems for people,” said...

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Walk to protect from Congo held in Swat

Walk to protect from Congo held in Swat

Posted by | Sep 23, 2015 | |

By Fazal Khaliq  MINGORA: Officials of the district administration staged a walk here on Tuesday to create awareness of Congo fever prevention among local people. Led by Swat deputy commissioner Mahmood Aslam and district health officer Dr Syed Ali the participants were holding banners inscribed with ways to check spread of Congo virus. “Taking measures against the spread of Congo haemorrhagic fever virus is our collective responsibility. The virus is widely found in domestic animals. In the wake of Eidul Azha people must follow precautionary measures at the time slaughtering animals,” said Mr Aslam after the walk. He said that...

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Youth in Swat celebrate International Peace Day

Youth in Swat celebrate International Peace Day

Posted by | Sep 22, 2015 | |

By Fazal Khaliq  MINGORA: Youth activists, students and civil society members marked the International Peace Day here on Tuesday.  The ceremony was organised by Peace for New Generation to mark International Peace Day and was attended by youth, students and social activists in a large number. The theme of this year’s commemoration is “Partnerships for peace — dignity for all” which is aimed at highlighting the importance of all segments of society to work together for peace. “A society can only enjoy peace if everyone in it enjoys justice and human rights. Adopting violence to prevail peace is not...

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Linguists urge government to promote Swati languages

Linguists urge government to promote Swati languages

Posted by | Sep 21, 2015 | , |

By Fazal Khaliq  MINGORA: Speakers at a Media seminar here on Sunday urged the government to take concrete steps for promotion of regional languages. The speakers also called upon journalists to play their role in preserving the fast fading languages in the rural areas of the country. The seminar titled “Lesser known languages of Swat: challenges and opportunities” was organised by Forum for Languages Initiative (FLI). Culture activists, linguists and journalists attended the seminar. “There are 30 disadvantaged languages in northern Pakistan,” said Mohammad Zaman Sagar, a representative of FLI. He said that FLI was currently working on 14 of...

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Jahanzeb College students want IT block, girls hostel back

Jahanzeb College students want IT block, girls hostel back

Posted by | Sep 20, 2015 | |

MINGORA: Students of the Jahanzeb Postgraduate College, Saidu Sharif, staged rally on Saturday against the occupation of its IT block and girls hostel by the University of Swat (UoS). The students started their march from the college and gathered in front of Swat Press Club. The protesters said that six years ago the two buildings of the Jahanzeb college were handed over to the university for five years under an agreement. They said that the agreement had already expired and the UoS was not returning the buildings to the college. They said that over the years the number of...

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