SHANGLA: Sufi poet Hafiz Alpuri’s grandson drowned in Khan river at Alpuri Shangla on Sunday. He was fallen into the river due to strong winds. According to locals that 15 years old Tauqeer Elahi a fifth generation grandson of Sufi Poet Hafiz Alpuri had gone to the Khan Khwar accompanied along with companions for picnic but there strong winds pushed …

SHANGLA: Residents of Kotkay Alpuri here on Friday complained about shortage of teaching staff in schools, lack of cleanliness in Kotkay bazaar and open sale and use of drugs in the area. They were speaking at an open kutcheri organised by the district administration. Deputy commissioner Fayaz Sherpao, officials of the relevant departments, councillors and local people attended the event. …

Traffic police in Shangla conducted crackdown on motorcyclists and cases registered against them for violating the traffic rules. A statement issued by the DPO office Shangla here on Friday which said that crackdown against reckless driving of the motorcyclists continued and police arrested the bikers for violating traffic laws. It said that majority of them were teenagers and driving motorcycles …

SHANGLA: District police officer Shangla Syed Rasool Shah has claimed that private schools in Shangla have agreed with him that they would impart free education to the orphans of police martyred. A statement was issued by the DPO office here on Wednesday, which said that meetings were arranged by the respective sub-divisional police officers with private schools management at respective …

SHANGLA: An awareness walk was held to mark International Narcotics Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking here on Wednesday in Bisham Shangla. The walk was organized by local youth. Participants including tehsil nazim Alpuri, Muhammad Tahir Khan, Additional Assistant Commissioner Bisham Amir Muhammad, ANP district president Sadeed Ur Rehman, Wakeel Khan, Usman Habib, Guldad Khan, Haji Rahim Shah and …