MINGORA: Renowned climber Abdul Jabbar Bhatti said here on Sunday that Pakistani youth were talented enough to scale the high peaks and shine the country’s name at the international level. He along with other mountaineers and trekkers was speaking at the national trekkers’ meet-up 2018, organised by the SPS trekking club in collaboration with Swat trekkers and Tourism Corporation Khyber …

SHANGLA: Shangla police on Sunday claimed to have arrested two members of a car-lifters’ gang, who were also wanted in murder cases lodged with police stations of Islamabad and Gilgit-Baltistan. SHO Ajmal Khan told The Northern Post that the police arrested two members of the gang during a routine check at Dandai checkpost and registered cases against them. He said …

SHANGLA: A poetry book written by local poet Mohammad Afsar Khan was launched at a function in Chakesar here on Thursday. The function was organised by Hafeez-i-Alprui literary circle, which was attended by poets from Malakand and Hazara division. The book titled ‘Sandi Me Sandari Kare’ (I changed the last breath to song) is a poetry collection about romance, failure …

SHANGLA: District and Sessions Judge, Shangla, Mohammad Naseem Khan laid foundation stone of the first ever judicial lock-up (sub-jail) in Bisham here on Wednesday. It is being constructed on the directives and support of the Peshawar High Court, meeting the longstanding demand of the residents. Judges and senior lawyers were also present. On the occasion, DSJ Naseem Khan said the …

SHANGLA: The district administration on Wednesday banned vehicles, including public transport, from plying on the snow-covered roads without putting chains on tyres. A notification issued by deputy commissioner Fayyaz Khan Sherpao said some drivers of cabs and public transport were not using chains around their vehicles’ tyres, which was dangerous on roads covered with snow. It said the section 144 …