SHANGLA: As autumn ends and snow starts to blanket Shangla, locals start to stock up on food because the harsh weather makes it hard for them to traverse the roads for daily errands. Not only is commute an issue, a resident of Donai, Azizur Rehman, told The Northern Post that gas is also not available to them and they use …
SHANGLA: A tough competition is expected between the candidates of Awami National Party and Pakistan Muslim League-N in the Dandai ward, while in Bahlol Khel tehsil council, the fight is likely between ANP and a PML-N-supported independent candidate in the local government by-election scheduled to be held on Dec 23. The candidates have started door-to-door campaign to woo voters through …
PESHAWAR: The Minister for Information, excise and taxation Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Shaukat Ali Yousafzai has claimed that he has approved first phase of the blacktop roads and bridges project for Shangla, which will be tenderized soon. The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government spokesman, who is elected MPA from PK-23 Shangla I, told reporters here on Sunday that he has approved first phase of …
SHANGLA: Sand suppliers blocked the Karakoram Highway for two hours here on Saturday, seeking exemption from taxes imposed by the provincial mining department through a local contractor. The transporters came onto the KKH after being asked by the local men of the contractor to pay the tax as they claimed that the contractor had promised not to receive taxes from …
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Friday ordered constitution of a fresh committee to consider the proposals and recommendations being developed by a different group for the grant of fundamental rights to the citizens of Gilgit-Baltistan (GB). Headed by Attorney General (AG) Anwar Mansoor, the fresh committee will consist of Barrister Aitzaz Ahsan — a senior counsel who has also been …
