SHANGLA: About 175,000 children under five years of age were administered polio vaccine during a five-day case response special anti-polio drive concluded in Shangla district on Friday. Dr Wajid Ali, EPI coordinator, told reporters that the emergency anti-polio campaign concluded successfully by achieving the target. “This time the concept of drive and working plan was different as both the internal …

SHANGLA: Literary circles from across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa paid tribute to veteran legend poet Rehmat Shah Sayel for his poetical work and services to Pashtu literature. A poetry session was organized by Puran Adabi Olasi Jirga titled with “Tribute to Rehmat Shah Sayeel” at Aloch Puran on Tuesday night. Poets, writers, elders, youth, political people and poetry lovers from across the …

Shutter-down strike was observed across the country against inflation and taxes, bazaars were remained deserted on Saturday. The shutter down strike was called by the Pakistan trade union across the country. Traders observed the shutter-down strike throughout the country and markets were remained deserted on Saturday. Similarly Traders in Shangla, Bisham, Puran, Shahpur, Damorai, Belkanai, Martung, Chakesar, Dandai, Makhozay, Alpuri, …

SHANGLA: Residents of Bisham tehsil blocked Karakoram Highway at Bisham chowk on Saturday protesting against massive power breakdown and National Highway Authority for not allowing installation of poles along KKH for grid station. The protesters blocked Karakoram Highway for about four hours and observed shutter down strike, they were shouting slogans against Pesco for suspension power supply to Bisham tehsil. …

Four children died in boat incident buried at Dedal Kamach area of Nusrat Khel union council Shangla and Kandaro Torghar district on Thursday, search for the bodies is continue, in which local experts, Army SSGs and Tarbela dam’s divers from nearby districts are taking part. Sub-divionsal police officer Puran, Shangla Zerab Gul Khan told Dawn that verification process of the …