Day: November 13, 2015

Gurr, the centuries-old tradition in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Gurr, the centuries-old tradition in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

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By Fazal Khaliq  CHARSADDA: Farmers of sugarcane and jaggery (gurr) makers say the business of centuries old traditional Gurr making is constantly losing its charm and market, and needs special attention from the government to stop it from complete extinction. Growing sugarcane and gurr making has been practiced in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from time immemorial. It is not only a big source of livelihood for farmers but also contribute enough in the country’s sugar market. There are thousands of jiggery or Gurr factories, mad of mud and stone, amid sugarcane fields. Muhammad Irfan a sugarcane farmer who also manufactures...

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Hadiqa Bashir receives appreciation from the Senate of Pakistan

Hadiqa Bashir receives appreciation from the Senate of Pakistan

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ISLAMABAD:  Mian Raza Rabbani Chairman Senate honored women’s right activist Hadiqa Bashir with appreciation here on Thursday She was invited to the session of the senate where her work was introduced by Chairman Senate of Pakistan. All the Senators of the House applauded Hadiqa with clapping hands for her. She was later given the Appreciation Award in a ceremony by the Chairman and Deputy Chairman Senate. Hadiqa Bashir is a women’s rights activist who is working against child marriages in her area. She has received the Muhammad Ali Humanitarian award this year in...

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University of Swat formally launches FM Radio

University of Swat formally launches FM Radio

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MINGORA: Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) on Thursday allowed the University of Swat (UoS) to formally run its FM radio transmission in Swat valley. According to a UoS statement, acting chairman Pemra Kamaluddin Tipu handed over the FM radio licence to the university registrar, Mehboobur Rahman. The Department of Media and Mass Communication Studies will now be able to start formal transmission, which will be the first education-based FM radio station in Malakand division. “Permission for the educational FM radio station is not only a good sign for the university, but also for the people of the region,”...

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Afghan ambassadorial delegation visits Swat

Afghan ambassadorial delegation visits Swat

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By Fazal Khaliq MINGORA: A high-level Afghan ambassadorial delegation said on Thursday that durable peace on both sides of the Pak-Afghan border was indispensable for progress and development in the region. The delegation, including Afghan Ambassador to Pakistan Janan Mosazai and Afghan president’s senior adviser Haji Din Mohammad, paid a two-day visit to Swat to meet the family of nationalist leader Afzal Khan Lala and offer condolences on his sad demise. Din Mohammad said that they had come to Swat on behalf of the entire nation of Afghanistan to offer their condolences on the demise of the great leader...

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