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Youth in Swat demand of new sports facilities

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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Swat scouts perform social activities in a scout week

By Fazal Khaliq SWAT: Scout leaders on Friday affirmed to help the government in achieving the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals in the country through the scouting movement. They were speaking at a ceremony on the concluding day of Scout Week, which was organised by the Swat Scouts Open Group. A large number of young scouts, national level scout leaders and students participated in the event. KP deputy scout secretary Fazal Ali, senior scout leader Amir Naushad and Amjad Ali were among the participants. Addressing at the ceremony the scout leaders said that it was high time for youth of...

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Speakers say poets are eyes of society

By Our Correspondent SWAT: Speakers here on Monday said that poets were the eyes of a community who highlight the social issues through their poetry to make people realize for their better future. They were speaking in a poetry recitation session titled “Da Sparli Gul” organized by the Shadow Foundation and Ghznavi School at Kuza Bandai area. Renowned poets from across the province including MPA Waqar Khan, professor Bakht Zada Danish, Sabir Ustad, Hanif Qais, Zafar Ali Naaz, Attaur Rehman Atta, Sairaj Lala, Riaz Haira, Samiullah Gran, Muhmmad Waseem recited their poems. The poets said that holding poetry recitation...

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An Ode to Corona Virus

By Professor Muhammad Ilyas My mind boggles and fingers shudder As I write these lines about a crowned terror You intrigue me and a number of questions arise Who fathered you? Who groomed you? And who crowned you? And who were the people clapping hands at the coronation? A mere glow of light has made you so invincible Your movements and attacks are so invisible Like Caesar you came you saw and conquered all Can any empire claim to have done this before? I want to know your place of birth Was it a lab or the lap of...

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Lack of basic facilities contribute to poor quality of education in Swat

By Fazal Khaliq MINGORA: More than 300 schools lack basic facilities in Swat and social activists and educationists demanded that the government to immediately provide the required amenities so the schools can improve the quality of education. They said the lack of basic facilities including drinking water supply, toilets, boundary walls, furniture contribute to the poor quality of education in Swat’s government schools. The students do not have drinking water supply and go out of the school every time when they feel thirsty. “We don’t have drinking water supply in our school so we go to a nearby water...

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