SHANGLA: Shields and cash prizes were given away to over 150 vaccinators, workers and officials over excellent performance in the 2018 anti-polio campaigns. The ceremony was held in a government college’s hall in Alpuri area, where additional deputy commissioner Maqbool Hussain was the chief guest. Shangla EPI coordinator Dr Wajid Ali said the reward was meant to appreciate and encourage …

SHANGLA: Police martyrs day celebrated in police line Shangla on Sunday to remember those rendered their lives in the line of duty for peace in Shangla. The event was held at police line in Alpuri, where member national assembly, Doctor Ibadullah Khan was the chief guest, DPO Shangla Syed Rasool Shah, Assistant commissioner Alpuri, Fidaul-Karim, SDPOs, SHOs, LG members, local …

SHANGLA: The people of Bisham tehsil blocked Karakoram Highway and shopkeepers observed shutter down strike on Thursday to protest delay in making operational the 132KV grid station. The protesters reached the power house of Khan Khwar project from different areas of Bisham and blocked KKH to traffic. Call for the protest was given by a local jirga. Addressing the protesters, …

SHANGLA: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province has a number of unexplored tourist resorts having huge potential to attract nature-lovers from across the country and abroad if the government does the proper projection and provides the required facilities. Speen Ghar (white mountain) valley in Shangla district is one such attraction. Lying afoot the mountain covered with snow throughout the year, the valley’s …

SHANGLA: The participants at a seminar on Tuesday stressed the need for registration of women as voters by facilitating them in making their national identity cards. Sustainable Development Society (SDS) arranged the public forum in Bisham, where local government members, NGOs’ representatives and social activists were in attendance. “We are conducting sessions for awareness and identification of women still unregistered …