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CM inaugurates work on the construction of UoS building

CM inaugurates work on the construction of UoS building

Posted by | May 23, 2016 | |

By Fazal Khaliq MINGORA: Chief Minister Pervez Khattak has said that promotion of education is the top priority of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf-led government and people in the province would see several mega projects completed in the next two years. He was addressing a public meeting in Charbagh here on Sunday after inaugurating work on the construction of building of the University of Swat. Elders of the area, students, MNAs and MPAs were in attendance besides special assistant to CM for information Mushtaq Ghani. The chief minister said that people of Swat loved education and the land had centuries-old history of...

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World Museum Day marked in Swat

World Museum Day marked in Swat

Posted by | May 19, 2016 | |

By Fazal Khaliq MINGORA: Large number of visitors thronged the local museum to observe International Museum Day on Wednesday. To mark the World Museum Day, the Swat Museum, one of the largest museums of Gandhara civilization in the country was opened free for visitors. Cultural activists, students and lovers of history visited the museum to see the historical items belonging to different ancient civilisations. They appreciated the provincial archaeology department for allowing free entry to the museum to mark the day. Faizur Rehman, curator of Swat Museum, said that archaeology department had directed them to allow people to visit...

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Global warming, a threat to environment

Global warming, a threat to environment

Posted by | May 17, 2016 | |

By Shakeel Khan MINGORA:  With its unprecedented effects on the earth,  global warming is emerging one of the biggest environmental issues in the last two decades, say environmental scientists. Global warming is a gradual increase in the overall temperature of the earth’s atmosphere, generally, attributed to the greenhouse effect, caused by increased levels of CO2, CFCs and other pollutants. It has emerged as one of the biggest environmental issues in the last two decades. Global warming, climate change, extinction of wildlife and plant species, depletion of ozone layer, droughts, wild fires, melting of polar ice caps, storms  and increase...

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Saidu Sharif Stupa echoed with prayers

Saidu Sharif Stupa echoed with prayers

Posted by | May 17, 2016 | , |

By Fazal Khaliq  MINGORA: The Saidu Sharif monastery echoed with prayers after nine years on Monday as Bhutanese monks worshiped there. At least 13 top monks of Bhutan visited Buddhist holy places in Swat valley. The visitors visited Buddhist archaeological sites and worshiped in ancient monasteries of Butkara and Saidu Sharif. They expressed excitement at seeing the oldest Buddhist shrines and offered prayers and circumambulated around the Saidu Sharif stupa. The monks said they were much impressed to see the oldest monasteries and stupas in very good condition. “We are really excited to come here. Swat is a sacred...

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