SHANGLA: The coal mine workers called off their hunger strike outside Alpuri Press Club here on Friday evening after an assurance from information minister Shaukat Yousafzai that their demands would be accepted and legislation would be made within two months as the process for amendments in the labour laws was underway. “The legislation for coal miners’ rights and safety will …

SHANGLA: Coal miners and physically challenged workers in Shangla set up a hunger strike camp at Alpuri on Thursday asking the government to enact law for protection of their rights. The protesters included those who were rendered handicapped in mine collapse incidents. They wore black bands on their arms. They said the provincial government had promised enactment of legislation for …

Regretting inconvenience caused to its customers in Bisham city, the PTCL has restored the internet service. In a statement, the PTCL said that during trench excavation in the main market the underground cable got affected, resulting in temporary suspension of internet services. However, the issue has been rectified and service restored now. The customers are now enjoying faster internet speed, …

SHANGLA: A suspension wooden bridge over the Indus River linking Kabalgram area of Shangla with Torghar was damaged due to heavy windstorm the other night. The people of Kabalgram would use the bridge to bring food commodities from Torghar. Local people told this correspondent on Wednesday that the suspension bridge, which links Kabalgram area of Shangla with Torghar, was damaged …

A forest watcher was died after he fell down from a cliff. According to sub-divisional forest officer, Zahid Hussain, an old watcher of a compartment Bakht Afsar was died after he fell down from a cliff, added he was on duty in his compartment of forests. The watcher was laid to rest in Domrai area of Shangla.