Month: November 2015

People demand cleanliness of Mingora on regular basis

People demand cleanliness of Mingora on regular basis

Posted by | Nov 30, 2015 | |

MINGORA: The residents of Mingora have shown concern over garbage littered in the streets in Mingora town and demanded cleanliness on regular basis. The residents complained that the tehsil municipal administration, Mingora, has failed to clean the city roads and streets where garbage and filth could be seen everywhere. “I have not seen Mingora town clean for several months now. The authorities concerned have turned a blind eye to the dirty condition. Cleaners and workers of the TMA can be seen in some parts of the town, but they are not properly doing their duty,” said Ijaz Ahmad, a...

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Literary circles, civil society members demand for protection of Jahaneb College

Literary circles, civil society members demand for protection of Jahaneb College

Posted by | Nov 29, 2015 | |

MINGORA:  Member of civil society and literary circles unanimously decided to stand united for the protection of the historical building of the Jahanzeb College. They decided this in a meeting held at Saidu Sharif on Sunday to save Jahanzeb college and declare it national heritage. Participants of the meeting opposed any attempt to demolish the college which was affected in the October 26 earthquake. They said the college building was not a mere structure but a culture heritage and a source of enlightenment for all the Yousafzai Pashtoons. It is the first symbol of education in the region which...

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Gandhara Civilization

Gandhara Civilization

Posted by | Nov 28, 2015 | |

From the Ancient History Encyclopedia By  Muhammad Bin Naveed Gandhara was the name given to the land and its associated civilization that existed in what is now northern Pakistan and Afghanistan from the mid 1st millenium BCE to the beginning of the 2nd millenium CE and consisted of multiple dynasties which ruled over the same area but which were linked by their adoption of Buddhism as a religion for the most part and also of the Indo-Greek artistic tradition as its cultural identity. THE EXTENT OF GANDHARA Although Gandhara has been historically known since the Achaemenian Empireand more specifically during the reign...

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First-ever forensic science lab opened in Swat

First-ever forensic science lab opened in Swat

Posted by | Nov 27, 2015 | |

By Fazal Khaliq  MINGORA: Swiss Ambassador Marc Pierre George and UNDP country director Marc-André Franche on Thursday jointly inaugurated the first-ever forensic science lab of the region here. FSL director Mohammad Quresh Khan was also present on the occasion. The $1.1 million worth forensic lab was established in Landakey, the gateway of Swat district, with the financial support of European Union, Switzerland, Netherlands and provincial government. The facility will scientifically examine documents, suspected vehicles, fingerprints and photos for criminal investigations conducted by the police. The UNDP has supported the establishment of the lab and refurbishment of the Peshawar one....

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Transparency demanded in ‘BUDGET-MAKING PROCESS’

Transparency demanded in ‘BUDGET-MAKING PROCESS’

Posted by | Nov 26, 2015 | |

ALPURAI: Transparency and people’s participation should be ensured in the budget-making process at the district level in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. This call was given by participants of a meeting organised by the Centre for Peace and Development Initiatives (CPDI) here in Alpuri on Wednesday. In attendance were district officer (finance and planning), officials of district administration, district naib nazim, district councillors, tehsil nazims, village council chairman, representatives of civil society organisations, elders, political workers, journalists and education department officials, said a statement issued here. Presenting a study of budget making process at district level in KP, carried out by CPDI...

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