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Religious figures must take part in eliminating poliovirus, Mufti Samiullah

Religious figures must take part in eliminating poliovirus, Mufti Samiullah

Posted by | Feb 17, 2016 | |

By Fazal Khaliq  MINGORA: A local religious leader, Mufti Samiullah, has rolled up his sleeves to help eradicate the deadly poliovirus from Swat valley and he along with his team is actively taking part in the three-day anti-polio campaign that started on Feb 15. The payer leader is on a transit duty at the main gate of Saidu Teaching Hospital where he not only personally immunises children, but also motivates parents to do so in future. “When I saw so many volunteers taking part in the anti-polio drive I also wished to serve the humanity and take part in...

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Third gender wants acceptance in society

Third gender wants acceptance in society

Posted by | Feb 16, 2016 | |

By Fazal Khaliq  MINGORA: “My family forced me out of my home, saying, I am causing stigma to their hard earned good fame. They asked me either to live normal life or leave them forever,” tear rolled down her cheeks and she cried. This was Maxy, a young transvestite who shifted to Swat from Lahore and refused to return to normal life as becoming and looking female was something in her genes. According to Maxy, it was not only her family but outside her family she faced abuse and harassment by member of communities as well. “We have become...

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Lacks of technical staff, low power voltage hold the Nawaz Sharif Kidney Hospital dysfunctional

Lacks of technical staff, low power voltage hold the Nawaz Sharif Kidney Hospital dysfunctional

Posted by | Feb 10, 2016 | |

By Samiullah Khan Penda Khel Seven years have passed since Mr. Shahbaz Sharif vowed to provide the Nawaz Sharif Kidney Hospital to the people of Swat during their Internal Displacement. He promised the hospital because a high number of the IDPs suffered from the deadly kidney disease.  That promise has not been fulfilled. There is still no Nawaz Sharif Hospital to treat the poor patients with this terrible disease. Poor patients continue to die because the nearest kidney center or hospital, Hayat Abad Kidney Center, is hundreds of kilometer from Swat, Dir, Buner and Chitral. The poor cannot easily...

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Transvestites blame police over discriminatory attitude

Transvestites blame police over discriminatory attitude

Posted by | Feb 10, 2016 | |

By Fazal Khaliq  MINGORA: The local transvestites have complained about what they call the discriminatory and shameful attitude of police with them. They demanded of the government to grant them rights like other citizens of the country. They said that police were forcing them to vacate their residence in Mohallah Baba area of Mingora. They told this scribe that police along with some local people came to their residence in Mullah Baba and threatened them to leave the area otherwise they would face harsh treatment. “We are human being and must be treated as equal citizens of the country....

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Buddhist rock inscriptions, full of wisdom and guidelines

Buddhist rock inscriptions, full of wisdom and guidelines

Posted by | Jan 26, 2016 | |

By Fazal Khaliq  MINGORA: Deep in a small vale at Shakhorai village, there are three ancient rock inscriptions of the Buddhist times. However, the local people are unaware of the importance of the inscriptions. According to Dr Luca Maria Olivieri, head of the Italian Archaeological Mission in Swat, the script of the inscriptions is Nagari or North Western Gupta character and the language is Sanskrit. “The tracing of the three third century CE Buddhist Sutra rock inscriptions had been sent by local people in 1896 to the first Political Agent of Malakand, Major Harold Deane, who then sent them...

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