SHANGLA: A farewell party was arranged for retired district police officer, Upper Kohistan, Raja Saboor at government higher secondary school, Butyal, in Shangla on Tuesday. The function was criticised by the local people as 8th class examinations were underway at the school amid drum beats and other noise. DPO Malak Ihjaz had arranged the private farewell party for his colleague …

SHANGLA: Residents of Jatkool area of Chakesar tehsil here have demanded repair of a suspension bridge damaged in a recent windstorm. Talking to reporters on Monday, they said the 300-meter-long wooden bridge on the Indus River, which connects them with rest of the district, was used for transporting both goods and people. Atta ur Rehman, a social activist, said the …

SHANGLA: Residents of Mian Kallay Pirabad here have demanded of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government and Earthquake Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Authority to expedite and complete work on the Bisham-Swat main road Bada Gata up to Shaheeda Sar. Talking to mediapersons on Friday, they said the 15km stretch of road in densely populated union council of Mian Kallay was approved after the …

SHANGLA: Windstorm followed by a heavy rain has damaged a suspension bridge connecting Kabalgram Shangla with Torghar over the Indus river at Kabalgram, suspending the communication of the area with Torghar. Local residents told The Northern Post that strong winds was started followed by torrential rain on Thursday morning and remained for two hours by swinging the bridge which caused …

SHANGLA: The people of Bisham city here have demanded of the education department to make functional the newly-built girls high school, as hundreds of girls of the area usually quit education owing to absence of a high school for them. They said that the school building was completed two years ago and handed over to the education department, Shangla, but …