Month: January 2016

Buddhist rock inscriptions, full of wisdom and guidelines

Buddhist rock inscriptions, full of wisdom and guidelines

Posted by | Jan 26, 2016 | |

By Fazal Khaliq  MINGORA: Deep in a small vale at Shakhorai village, there are three ancient rock inscriptions of the Buddhist times. However, the local people are unaware of the importance of the inscriptions. According to Dr Luca Maria Olivieri, head of the Italian Archaeological Mission in Swat, the script of the inscriptions is Nagari or North Western Gupta character and the language is Sanskrit. “The tracing of the three third century CE Buddhist Sutra rock inscriptions had been sent by local people in 1896 to the first Political Agent of Malakand, Major Harold Deane, who then sent them...

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District Education Advisory Board formed in Swat

District Education Advisory Board formed in Swat

Posted by | Jan 23, 2016 | |

By Fazal Khaliq  MINGORA: Civil society and youth activists, educationists and elected representatives on Friday set up a body to improve standard of education at schools of Swat district. The district education advisory board was formed at a meeting chaired by Swat District Nazim Mohammad Ali Shah. Speaking on the occasion, he said he was pleased to see that notables of the society had joined hands for a cause. “I need the support and input of such people for uplift of education in the district.” Mr Shah said he would welcome ideas and recommendations for improving education standard in...

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Jukhtai village in Swat gets non-interrupted electricity

Jukhtai village in Swat gets non-interrupted electricity

Posted by | Jan 22, 2016 | |

By Fazal Khaliq  MINGORA: Around 315 houses of Jukhtai village in Miandam valley got smooth electric supply after the 65kilowatt micro-hydel power station was inaugurated on Thursday. The power station was established by the Sarhad Rural Support Programme in eight months with the collaboration of local communities under the European Union Peace project for Malakand division. Brigadier Asad Raza Syed of the Pakistan Army, who was the chief guest at the inaugural ceremony, said the project was executed in an area, which direly needed it. “This is really commendable project to tap the local water into energy. The electricity...

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21 killed as terrorists storm Bacha Khan University

21 killed as terrorists storm Bacha Khan University

Posted by | Jan 20, 2016 | |

PESHAWAR: Unidentified gunmen entered Bacha Khan University in Khyber Pakhtunkha’s Charsadda town Wednesday and opened fire on students and faculty members as they gathered at the school for a poetry recital to commemorate the death anniversary of the activist and leader whom the school is named after. The mastermind of the APS Peshawar attack, Umar Mansoor, of the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Geedar group has claimed the attack through a post on his Facebook page, adding that four attackers were sent to the university. However, a spokesperson from the TTP Mohammad Khorasani issued a conflicting statement shortly after Mansoor’s...

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Target killings: an unending wave in Swat

Target killings: an unending wave in Swat

Posted by | Jan 19, 2016 | |

By Fazal Khaliq  MINGORA: After another policeman shot wounded by the unidentified persons, general public here in Swat have showed concern over the fresh wave of target attacks on police and peace committee members. According to Mingora police, Wahid Khan, a policeman was on the way to perform duty that unidentified persons opened firing on him leaving him critically injured. He was rushed to Saidu Teaching hospital where he is under treatment. On January 12, two policemen were gunned down by unidentified persons in Dherai area of Kabal tehsil. Police and security forces, as usual, had cordoned off the...

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