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New mayor of Peshawar, tehsil council chairmen take oath

Muhammad Irshadullah PESHAWAR: Deputy Commissioner Peshawar administered oath of office to newly-elected mayor of Peshawar and chairmen of Pushtkhara Mathura, Shah Alam, Chamkani, Hassan Khel and Badaber tehsil councils on Tuesday. The mayor of Peshawar and chairmen took oath at a ceremony held at the office of the commissioner Peshawar Division in which Commissioner Peshawar

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Avalanche kills man in Phasti village

CHITRAL: A villager was buried alive under a huge avalanche that occurred in the Phasti village in Lotkoh valley on Monday. Local people told ChitralToday that Muhammad Hussain had taken his goats to the hilly area near his village when the avalanche killed him. The avalanche also damaged public property including kutcha houses in the

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Kho people of Chitral developing resistance to cancer: research report

Ashfaq Yusufzai PESHAWAR: Researchers have found that Kho people of Chitral are developing resistance to cancer due to their DNA and genome amid high prevalence of risk factors for the disease in the region. They have called for wide-ranging studies to ascertain if they have got immunity to fight the disease. Many genes involved in

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FIR registered over restriction on women players in Mardan

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Human Rights Shireen Mazari on Saturday said a first information report (FIR) had been registered against those who allegedly tried to restrict women\’s activities at Mardan Sports Complex in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Dawn.com reported. The deputy commissioner had taken notice, the minister said, stressing that women cannot be denied the right to take

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