Day: November 23, 2015

NUST students reach Swat to help quake victims

By Fazal Khaliq  MINGORA: The National University of Science and Technology (NUST) students on Sunday distributed non-food items among 500 quake affected people here. The NUST students and administration with the support of Pak Army reached the Grassy Ground in Makan Bagh here to distribute the non-food package among the quake affected people, who thanked the generous support in their hard times. Shamsher Ali, a resident of Gul Kada, who received the package, said that his house was partially damaged in the earthquake and had not received any help yet. “I am really grateful to the NUST students who stood...

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Farmers in Swat enjoy high income for their dried red persimmons

By Fazal Khaliq  MINGORA: Electric dryers powered by local micro hydro power plants (MHPs) are transforming the poor farmers’ lives towards economic advancement as they saw over 80 per cent increase in their profits for their dried red persimmons after seeing attractive demand in the local and national markets. Owing to suitable climatic conditions, the red persimmons are in abundance in Swat valley which produces over 50,000 tons of the fruit, and, apart from regular orchards, every house in the upper belt of Swat has two to three persimmon trees. However, the poor farmers couldn’t get commercial benefits of...

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