Month: September 2016

Veteran Swat comedian Selai passes away

By Fazal Khaliq MINGORA: Renowned comedian Fazl Rehman alias Selai died of cardiac arrest here on Thursday. He was in his late fifties. The sudden death of the popular artist sent a wave of grief across Swat and a large number of people gathered at his residence in Kanju village soon after hearing the sad news. Fazl Rehman suffered heart attack on Thursday morning. He was rushed to hospital where doctors pronounced him dead. He was laid to rest at his ancestral graveyard in Kanju. The deceased comedian was popular among people for his natural style. He often used...

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Monument built to recognise sacrifice of Swat journalist

By Correspondent MINGORA: Brigade Commander Mingora Brig Zafar Iqbal inaugurated a monument to the fallen journalist Sirajuddin here on Tuesday. A special ceremony was organised in this connection by Pak Army at Fizaghat. On the occasion, Brig Iqbal said the army did not forget the people who offered their lives for the country’s sake. “Journalists of Swat performed their duties wholeheartedly during military operation and Sirajuddin always used his pen for betterment of the valley,” He said, adding Siraj had a proud history of valour and professionalism. He said the monument erected to recognise his services was not merely...

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Shining girls receive awards from college in Swat

By Fazal Khaliq Mohibullah Khan, special assistant to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief minister, has said without girls education development of Pakistan is a mere dream. He was speaking at an award distribution ceremony for position holder students of the intermediate and secondary education at the Postgraduate Girls College, Saidu Sharif here on Tuesday. He said promotion of education was the top priority of the KP government as it had allocated a huge Rs100 billion in the current budget, which was unprecedented in Asia. Besides, he said the KP government had created 70,000 posts for teachers. Nargis Ara, the college principal,...

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Students highlight peace through colours in Swat

By Fazal Khaliq MINGORA:  Students of Sahara School and College sent the message of peace to the world by drawing different images on charts. The students said that they wanted peace and education in Swat and hated war and terrorism. “There was a complete suffocation during the three years of militancy in our area due to which our schools were also closed,” said Urooj Ali, a girl student who was busy in drawing to depict peace. Human rights activist Neelam Ibrar Chattan spoke on the importance of peace and said that Sept 21 was marked as the day of...

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Shameezee Baryali stun Elum Batoran to win Swat Super League

By Fazal Khaliq MINGORA: A brisk 67-run knock from captain Jamaludin helped Shamezee Baryali sail through a nail-biting final of the first Suzuki T20 Swat Super League against Elum Batoran here at the Grassy Ground late on Friday. Elum Batoran elected to field first after winning the toss and saw Shamezee Baryali score 179 with captain Jamaludin contributing 67 while a quick-fire 52 by Jalil including six sixes and a four proved handy. All-rounder Kishwar Ali returned a figure of 4-27. In their chase of 180 target, Elum Batoran batted cautiously against some tight bowling. Akbar Hussain put up...

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