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PM Nawaz visits Swat to meet earthquake affectees

PM Nawaz visits Swat to meet earthquake affectees

Posted by | Nov 14, 2015 | |

BARIKOT: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif visited Tehsil Barikot on Saturday and expressed satisfaction over the pace of relief and compensation efforts in the earthquake affected areas of Swat. Nawaz also disbursed the compensation cheques among the residents of the areas which were affected due to the massive quake on October 26. The prime minister lauded the efforts of all stakeholders — including federal, provincial, district and local administration and the armed forces — for carrying out rescue and relief operations in areas which were badly affected in the natural disaster that jolted various parts of the country including Malakand division. “We...

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The curious case of Younis Khan’s ODI career

The curious case of Younis Khan’s ODI career

Posted by | Nov 14, 2015 | |

BY HASSAN CHEEMA for ESPNcricinfo They said he would never make it as a Test batsman, but he proved them wrong. He couldn’t quite do it in 50-overs cricket, though There are few better windows into the mind of a sporting genius than Diego Maradona’s autobiography. A rant that illustrates his separation from mere mortals, it’s also a book that rarely deals in joy – all achievements are in aid of spiting someone, proving someone wrong. It’s how Maradona lived his playing life, and it’s how he continues to operate even after: most famously when Argentina barely qualified for the 2010...

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Gurr, the centuries-old tradition in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Gurr, the centuries-old tradition in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Posted by | Nov 13, 2015 | |

By Fazal Khaliq  CHARSADDA: Farmers of sugarcane and jaggery (gurr) makers say the business of centuries old traditional Gurr making is constantly losing its charm and market, and needs special attention from the government to stop it from complete extinction. Growing sugarcane and gurr making has been practiced in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from time immemorial. It is not only a big source of livelihood for farmers but also contribute enough in the country’s sugar market. There are thousands of jiggery or Gurr factories, mad of mud and stone, amid sugarcane fields. Muhammad Irfan a sugarcane farmer who also manufactures...

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Hadiqa Bashir receives appreciation from the Senate of Pakistan

Hadiqa Bashir receives appreciation from the Senate of Pakistan

Posted by | Nov 13, 2015 | |

ISLAMABAD:  Mian Raza Rabbani Chairman Senate honored women’s right activist Hadiqa Bashir with appreciation here on Thursday She was invited to the session of the senate where her work was introduced by Chairman Senate of Pakistan. All the Senators of the House applauded Hadiqa with clapping hands for her. She was later given the Appreciation Award in a ceremony by the Chairman and Deputy Chairman Senate. Hadiqa Bashir is a women’s rights activist who is working against child marriages in her area. She has received the Muhammad Ali Humanitarian award this year in...

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University of Swat formally launches FM Radio

University of Swat formally launches FM Radio

Posted by | Nov 13, 2015 | |

MINGORA: Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) on Thursday allowed the University of Swat (UoS) to formally run its FM radio transmission in Swat valley. According to a UoS statement, acting chairman Pemra Kamaluddin Tipu handed over the FM radio licence to the university registrar, Mehboobur Rahman. The Department of Media and Mass Communication Studies will now be able to start formal transmission, which will be the first education-based FM radio station in Malakand division. “Permission for the educational FM radio station is not only a good sign for the university, but also for the people of the region,”...

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