BRIEF NEWS

DROSH: A two-day workshop arranged for the medical and paramedical staff of the Tehsil Headquarters (THQ) Hospital Drosh concluded on Wednesday. The workshop, “Disaster risk management in health institutions” arranged by District Health Development Centre was also attended by paramedical staff of health centres located in the nearby areas of Drosh. Briefing the participants, Dr […]

AYUN: Four people were arrested after police recovered 15 litres of homemade liquor from their possession near here on Wednesday. Police officials during checking at a temporary picket near Ayun detained Zahid Hussain, Aitzaz Hussain, Wahid Ullah and Muhammad Anis, residents of Singoor, after the contraband were recovered from them. Further legal proceeding against the

CHITRAL: Another spell of rain hit Chitral town and nearby areas on Tuesday morning which continued with intervals throughout the day. Mountains have received snowfall while in most parts of upper Chitral the weather remained cloudy with cold winds blowing. In Ayun and other areas, farmers started giving fertilizer to their wheat crops as the

An 8th class student, who went missing from his home in Singoor a week ago, reached a relative’s home in Peshawar on Monday. Shayan Waheed, son of Fazal Waheed, and a student of a private school in Singoor, went missing on March 11. His parents and relatives made hectic search for their loved one and

Fifty people were killed in a terror attack at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, on Friday. Several victims, including nine Pakistanis, were immigrants from different countries including Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan.   Here is some information about the victims who perished in the shooting:   Husna Ahmed, 45 Farid Ahmed refuses to turn his

BOONI: The Biyar Local Support Organisation will provide chickens to women of Booni union council to help them become sound economically. In this regard, a memorandum of understanding was signed with the livestock department to impart training to the selected women for multiplication of special breed of hen to help augment their sources of income.

CHITRAL: The District Bar Association at a meeting decided to retain its cabinet of last year for the year 2019 except the general secretary which was replaced. After a meeting, the bar announced its decision to retain Khurshid Mughal as president while naming Nabik Sharakat as the general secretary. The other office-bearers are; Siraj Rabbani,

CHITRAL: The Mastuj-Shandur road was reopened by the communication and works department on Wednesday more than a month after it was closed due to avalanches at different spots. Three village councils in the Laspur valley remained blocked since the last week of January. Village nazims Sher Azam, Mubar Shah and Punar Khan said people in

LONDON: During a dinner at Buckingham Palace, His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, founder and President of The Prince’s Trust, today announced His Highness the Aga Khan as Global Founding Patron of The Prince’s Trust’s work, says a press release. His Highness the Aga Khan is the 49th hereditary Imam of the Shia Ismaili

PESHAWAR: Information Minister KP Shaukat Yusufzai on Tuesday said his government was committed to improve the status of women, says a press release. He was addressing an event jointly organized by UN Women and Special Education, Social Welfare and Women Empowerment Department (SESWWED) in connection with International Women’s Day. The minister appreciated the efforts of