Month: April 2016

Immediate repair, reconstruction of Kalam road demanded

By Fazal Khaliq  MINGORA: Tourists and transporters have demanded of the government to immediately repair the Bahrain-Kalam road which has been extensively damaged by landslides and flashfloods caused by the recent heavy rains. The 31-kilometre road has been damaged at several locations by heavy landslides and flowing water besides a huge glacial slide at Gorait area and has become dangerous for vehicles. The damaged road has multiplied miseries of the local residents living beyond Bahrain and highly affected tourism in the area. “The area is, no doubt, like a paradise and the weather is very pleasant, but nobody would...

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Poets highlight spring,peace in their poems in Swat

By Fazal Khaliq  MINGORA: A large number of people attended the spring Mushaira (poetry session) in Shamozai area here on Sunday. The poets and writers shed light on different colours of spring and received applause from the audience. Senior Pashto poets Abasin Yousafzai, Iqbal Shakir, Zafar Khan Zafar, Hanif Qais, Shamsul Iqbal Shams and many others presented their poems on the occasion. The poetry session was organised by Ghorzang Adabi Tolana Shamozai. Hayat Khan, a member of the organising team, said that the spring poetry session was held every year to welcome the colourful season and promote peace, culture...

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