Month: March 2016

UNICEF Regional Director visits Malakand, meets students

UNICEF Regional Director visits Malakand, meets students

Posted by | Mar 31, 2016 | |

By Fazal Khaliq  Swat/Buner: Unicef Regional Director for South Asia Karin Hulshop advised the local students here on Wednesday to wash their hands properly to avoid diseases. She met with the students of primary school in Bhai Kalley during her visit to Swat and Buner districts to inspect the sanitation projects, implemented by Sarhad Rural Support Programme in collaboration with Unicef. Unicef country representative Angela Keareney and chief field officer Dr Franswa were accompanying her during the visit. Karin Hulshop told the students that Unicef was working for child protection, health, childhood development, immunisation and nutrition. “We do not...

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Swat varsity VC vows to accelerate construction, establish Swat chair

Swat varsity VC vows to accelerate construction, establish Swat chair

Posted by | Mar 29, 2016 | |

By Fazal Khaliq MINGORA: Vice Chancellor Swat University, Dr Jehan Bakht vowed to accelerate construction of Swat University building as absence of varsity’s own building has heightened security issues. He has appealed KP government to help in security facilitation and providing funds in the research head.   Dr Jehan Bakht who recently took charge as a Vice Chancellor of the Swat University was talking with reporters about the challenges and his targets to undertake for the uplift of the varsity. He said that, presently, the university was operating in seven different rented buildings where security facilitation was a big...

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Swati journalists honoured with awards

Swati journalists honoured with awards

Posted by | Mar 29, 2016 | |

By Fazal Khaliq  MINGORA: Around 12 journalists of Swat valley were honored with awards for their best news stories on different topics here on Sunday evening. The First Excellence in Journalism Awards, 2016 were given to the winners in a grand ceremony organized by Swatnews, Gamoona soceity in collaboration with the journalism and mass communication department of Swat University and SRSP EU-PEACE project. “The awards were given to recognize the work of journalists of Swat, promoting quality reporting and ethical journalism in 12 categories including the best story on climate change, culture, education, health, history, tourism, investigative story, best...

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Father seeks justice over daughter’s murder

Father seeks justice over daughter’s murder

Posted by | Mar 26, 2016 | |

By Fazal Khaliq  SHANGLA: Father of a teenage girl, who was allegedly killed by her husband, has appealed to the chief justice of Pakistan and the prime minister to order police to register FIR in the case. He was speaking to reporters in Saidu Sharif here on Friday. According to them, their daughter, Shazma, 16, who was married to her cousin, Amjad Khan, in Koz Pow area of Puran tehsil, was found dead after six months of her marriage. Karim Jan, father of the slain woman, said she lived a miserable life after the marriage as her husband used...

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