Gul Afsar had been working as a coal worker for 22 years in a coalmine at Hangu district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa before he developed what is known as the black lung disease. Also known as coalminer’s pneumoconiosis (CWP), he has been living with the condition for the last nine years. “My brother also died after four years battling with the …
Saleem Ur Rehman of Shangla Punyal had worked in a company in Behrain for fifteen years before returning home in January 2020 for a well-deserved break of 7 months. With a few months of his return to Pakistan, he got a call from the company’s management. They said his visa had expired and they had no position to accommodate him …
SHANGLA: The district education department Shangla has closed two primary schools for a week in Kana tehsil of the district after some teachers tested positive for covid-19. The district education officer, Shangla, Muhammad Ameen issued a notification here on Thursday, ordering the closure of government primary school, Belkanai and government primary school, Olandar both located in the Kana tehsil of …
A major chunk of people from Malakand and Hazara, with symptoms similar to coronavirus, has been avoiding visiting hospitals for COVID-19 testing out of fear, despite there being a rise in cases of the deadly virus in the region. The highest spike in the covid-19 cases was seen in Shangla during the last week and the tally has been reached …
SHANGLA: The district administration Shangla has imposed smart lockdown in three village councils of the district in view of the increasing number of cases. The decision of smart lockdown was taken during a meeting held about the covid-19 hotspots at the deputy commissioner office in Alpuri on Tuesday which was chaired by the DC Shangla, Imran Hussain Ranjha. Additional deputy …
