Day: September 14, 2015

Anti-polio drive delayed in Swat

By Fazal Khaliq  MINGORA: The boycott by lady health workers forced the district administration and health authorities to delay the anti-polio drive in Swat. The four-day anti-polio drive, which was scheduled to be launched on Monday, was delayed by the authorities. The anti-polio campaign was temporarily put off owing to some reasons including the boycott of lady health workers, said Dr Anwar Jamal, the representative of EPI in the district. “The anti-polio drive will start from September 17 in which LHWs will also take part as they have decided to end their strike in a meeting with health officials,”...

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Books donated to schools in Swat

By Fazal Khaliq  MINGORA: More than 2,000 books were distributed among the libraries of government and private schools during a ceremony here on Saturday. The book exhibition and books distribution ceremony titled “When you open a book, you open a new world” was organised by Swat Education Development Society in collaboration with the Asia Foundation. The teachers and students of different schools appreciated the efforts of the organisers of the event. They said that books were inevitable for formation of a civilised, developed and peaceful society. “Books have been here for centuries. Getting knowledge about our ancestors, culture and...

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