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Religious leaders ask Taliban to open girls schools

M. Irshadullah PESHAWAR: Religious leaders from different schools of thought called upon the Afghan government to open girls secondary schools and facilitate women education. The call was made at conference organized in Peshawar on Wednesday by Muttahida Mahaz, a network of religious leaders from all schools of  thought. The speakers included Zahoor Shakir, adviser to

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Over 8.5m voters to elect local govt representatives

PESHAWAR: The Election Commission of Pakistan has completed all arrangements for holding the second phase of local bodies election in 18 districts, including Lower and Upper Chitral, on March 31. Over 8.579 million registered voters would exercise their right of franchise in these districts, according to the Provincial Election Commission. Out of the total 8,057,974

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Two-day school closure for LG polls

CHITRAL: Schools in Chitral will remain closed on March 30 and 31 for the local government elections to be held on March 31. The government has announced the closure of educational institutions as most of the teachers have been assigned polling duties. The second phase of the local government elections are going to be held

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