SHANGLA: Residents of Bisham city have demanded of the authorities to widen and cover the main drain along the Karakoram Highway in the urban area as stagnant water has become a breeding place for mosquitoes, causing spread of malaria among the locals. In this regard, the local elders and traders have submitted a written application to the deputy commissioner and …

SHANGLA: SHANGLA: District Nazim, Shangla, Niaz Ahmed Khan inaugurated several development projects here on Saturday, for which he had allocated funds in the annual development programme 2018-19. The district Nazim has laid the foundation stone of reconstruction of Rural Health Center Karora damaged the building, Basic Health Unite Chawga, prefabricated Shekolai hospital, Shekolai playground, Baab-e-Shangla gate, general bus stand Lelonai, …

SHANGLA: Residents of polio-affected area pledged to help polio workers team in vaccinating children under age of 5 in Dedal Kamach area of Shangla where a polio case was surfaced two months ago. Local residents took out an awareness rally while ensuring the health department of back support and creating awareness among the public. “We have arranged the walk to …

SHANGLA: Four telephone exchanges affected by flash floods in different tehsils of Shangla district have been lying closed for a decade, creating problems for the local people. A main tower of the telephone exchange had collapsed during heavy rain while floods had affected its poles and cables in 2010 and since then the services remain suspended. Engineer Taj Akbar, a …

Swat: Thousands of people in Bahrain tehsil of Swat staged protest against the brutal killing of a local boy in Gujarat. The protesters walked throughout the Bahrain bazaar while carrying banners and placards inscribed with their demands of justice for Miskeen Zada. The protest was called by local traders and social activists here on Wednesday. The protesters demanded immediate punishment …