Author: Fazal Khaliq

Visually impaired persons say they are completely ignored in Covid-19 pandemic

Visually impaired persons say they are completely ignored in Covid-19 pandemic

Posted by | Oct 16, 2020 | |

By Fazal Khaliq SWAT: Visually impaired people said here on Thursday that persons with disabilities including visually impaired faced multiple issue during the Covid-19 pandemics but they were completely ignored by the governmental and non-governmental organizations. They were speaking in a function to celebrate White Cane Safety Day which was organized by the SPS College in collaboration with Pakistan Blind Association Swat chapter. Large number of visually impaired persons, social workers and civil society members participated in the event. Isa Khan a visually impaired young man who is also a student of Journalism in Swat University said that he...

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SKOOL21: A Journey to STEAM out Entrepreneurs for Smart Solutions

SKOOL21: A Journey to STEAM out Entrepreneurs for Smart Solutions

Posted by | Oct 14, 2020 | |

By Fazal Khaliq SWAT: Though the world has entered into the fourth industrial revolution with a fusion of technological advancements, replacing the conventional style products and services in all sectors, yet the old-fashioned educational system still prevailed in Pakistan. However, the initiative of SKOOL21 has been taken to transform the conventional educational system into a modern and up-to-date learning system where students solve problem rather than merely learn to write and read teachers’ notes. “The corporate partner of STEM.org  USA for SAARC region, the SKOOL21 is actually a STEM and Robotics Educational Consulting Company, aiming to modernize the conventional...

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Mental Health Day: Steps against Covid-induced stress advocated in Swat

Mental Health Day: Steps against Covid-induced stress advocated in Swat

Posted by | Oct 11, 2020 | |

By Fazal Khaliq SWAT: The World Mental Health Day was observed on Saturday with calls for people, particularly students, to consult psychologists to come out of stress caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. A function was organised by the department of psychology in the Government Postgraduate Girls College, Saidu Sharif Swat, where the speakers, including psychologists and educationists, pointed out that the Covid-19 pandemic had put negative impact on students’ learning capacity, but with few easy steps they could easily cope with the stress during the pandemic. The speakers said Covid-19 had disrupted the education system throughout the world causing...

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Civil society members visit schools to welcome students and teachers

Civil society members visit schools to welcome students and teachers

Posted by | Sep 19, 2020 | |

By Fazal Khaliq Swat: Civil society members and social activists in Kokaria area visited schools to welcome teachers and students for resuming their routing activities after a six-month lockdown caused by Covid-19 pandemic. Members of the Parents Teacher Council (PTC) and Advisory Council of Khpal Kaliwal Karwan (KKK) Swat visited the government schools and met teachers as well as students to welcome them back to schools and resuming their teaching learning activities. They advise them to follow the SOPs strictly to prevent spread of the coronavirus. They showed satisfaction and said that it was a good to see teachers...

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Youth in Swat demand of new sports facilities

Youth in Swat demand of new sports facilities

Posted by | Sep 17, 2020 | |

By Fazal Khaliq SWAT: Youth activists and sportsmen here have criticised the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf government for not fulfilling its promises of providing sports facilities and playgrounds in all tehsils of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. They said that no new playground was established in any part of Swat and young sportsmen had to play either in fields, streets or on the banks of streams and rivers. “We don’t have a playground in our village due to which majority of young men do not take part in sports activities. “However, some cricket lovers have levelled a piece of land near a stream in...

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