PESHAWAR: To continue their commitment to work for environmental health and the provision of clean drinking water, sanitation and hygiene facilities, International Rescue Committee (IRC) and the Public Health Engineering Department (PHED) renewed the respective MoU to further strengthen their collaboration. The IRC has a longstanding partnership since 2018 with PHED and both entities have […]
M. Irshad Ullah MINGORA: UNDP conducted a three-day training for journalists on responsible reporting on climate change and glacial lake burst flooding. The three-day training was organized in collaboration with UNDP\’s GLOF-II project and Green Climate Fund with the Ministry of Climate Change. In the training, 27 journalists from Chitral, Swat, Upper Dir, Peshawar and
DUBAI: Former president retired General Pervez Musharraf passed away in Dubai on Sunday after a prolonged battle with the rare disease amyloidosis. He was 79. Shazia Siraj, spokesperson for Pakistan’s consulate in Dubai and embassy in Abu Dhabi, confirmed the news. “I can confirm that he passed away this morning,” she told Reuters. The former
PESHAWAR: A rare leopard cat which was trapped by the locals at Barghozi village in Lower Chitral was rescued by wildlife officials and later released into its natural habitat after treatment of minor wounds in the paw. Divisional Forest Officer Wildlife Rizwanullah received reports about the trapping of the leopard cat which strayed into the
PESHAWAR: The Khyber KP government has reshuffled 12 police officers, including the DPO of Upper Chitral. DIG (internal accountability) Dar Ali Khattak has been transferred and posted as RPO Kohat, whereas RPO Kohat Captain (rtd) Tahir Ayub has been transferred and posted as RPO Hazara. AIG (establishment) Irfanullah Khan has been transferred and posted as
