SHANGLA: Chairman standing committee on communication Ibadullah Khan has directed contractor to expedite construction work on both Ranyal and Kormang bridges as the bridges had bee delayed for years. The MNA accompanied by PML-N local leaders paid a surprise visit to the construction sites of bridges here on Tuesday. Mr Ibadullah, who is also MNA elect from NA-10 Shangla, inspected …

The district administration Shangla on Tuesday distributed death compensation cheques among the heirs of three cousins, who were died due to lightning at Lelonai area of Alpuri tehsil. The cheques distribution ceremony was held at the DC office Shangla, where DC Shangla Fayaz Sherpaw, district councilor from Lelonai Intikhab Alam and others were present. The DC Shangla handed over the …

SHANGLA: A water testing laboratory has been established in Shangla district. Sub-divisional officer, public health engineering department, Nisar Ahmed Khan told Dawn on Monday that on the special request of the department, NGO Islamic Relief had set up the water testing laboratory in Alpuri. He said earlier they had to send water samples for testing to a laboratory in Peshawar. …

Internet service of PTCL in Bisham city has been suspended for last 10 days after one of its cables was damaged during excavation work on a drain along the Karakoram Highway. According to officials, the cable was badly damaged during the excavation work, which had been blocked for over a decade. They said a report about the cable damage had …

District nazim Niaz Ahmed Khan has announced Rs300,000 cash and a laptop for a poor boy of Puran who had secured 531 marks out of 550 in the 9th grade board examination results. On Monday, the nazim visited the house of the student, Awais Ahmed Khan, and met his father and appreciated efforts and intelligence of the young boy. The …