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Youth take keen interest in the rich culture heritage of the Upper Kohistan

Youth take keen interest in the rich culture heritage of the Upper Kohistan

Posted by | Feb 26, 2016 | |

KOHISTAN:  Initiative for People in Need (IPN) arranged an exposure visit for youth of the Upper Kohistan to a 400-year old Mosque in Seo village. IPN under the RICH KOHISTAN project also carried out three orientation sessions for the youth to sensitise them about the rich culture heritage of the area. Revival of Indigenous Culture Heritage (RICH) is an initiative of the Directorate of Culture, Govt. of KhyberPakhtunkhwa aiming to revive the cultural heritage of the province in terms of diversity for peace, unity, promotion and preservation as well as awareness creation among the youth of the province. RICH...

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Greater coordination required to address climate and environmental change impacts on the Indus basin

Greater coordination required to address climate and environmental change impacts on the Indus basin

Posted by | Feb 25, 2016 | |

Kathmandu, Nepal: Experts at an international conference call for better coordination and cooperation between scientists, government authorities, and development partners to address emerging challenges in the Indus River basin. “The seasonal shift in snowfall to late spring and the subsequent heat waves lasting two to three days have caused rapid melting of snow, flash floods, early avalanches, and loss of life and property”, said Hafiz Hafeez ur Rehman, Chief Minister of Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan, during the inauguration of the international conference on Climate and Environmental Change Impacts on the Indus Basin Waters. Mr Rehman appreciated efforts by the International Centre for Integrated...

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The first women assembly issues charts of demands

The first women assembly issues charts of demands

Posted by | Feb 24, 2016 | |

By Fazal Khaliq  MINGORA: The first women assembly in Swat on Tuesday demanded 50 per cent seats for women in legislature, a crackdown on women’s trafficking, end to child marriages and empowerment of women members of the local governments. The assembly was formed in January under the Aurat Foundation’s Voice and Accountability Programme to address the issues of local women especially those on their rights. The women’s representatives from across Swat district are part of it. It has 33 members, including 30 elected on general seats and three on those reserved for minorities, transgender and people with disability each....

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Scouts marked the International Scouts day by planting a tree

Scouts marked the International Scouts day by planting a tree

Posted by | Feb 23, 2016 | |

By Fazal Khaliq  MINGORA:  Young scouts here on Monday formally kicked off the spring tree plantation by planting the first tree  of the season. The tree plantation campaign was started on the International Day of Scout, by members of the Swat Scouts Open Group involving elected representatives and government officials. The scouts also formed a group of 60 scouts that will take part in the plantation campaign across the valley. “As usual, we will plant thousands of trees in the different areas of Swat taking the valley on the track of green Pukhtunkhwa. Scouting means service to the community...

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Pashto must be included in curriculum, demand linguists

Pashto must be included in curriculum, demand linguists

Posted by | Feb 22, 2016 | |

By Fazal Khaliq  MINGORA: Speakers at a conference have demanded of the provincial government to include Pashto in curriculum for the students of nursery to grade 12 as a compulsory subject and launch a Pashto language TV channel. The conference was organised in Mingora on Sunday by Suvastu Arts and Culture Association in connection with International Mother Language Day. Local scholars, writers, poets and language activists attended the conference in a large number. This year theme of the International Mother Language Day is “Quality education, language(s) of instruction and learning outcomes.” Addressing the conference, historian and linguist Pervaish Shaheen...

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