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Parents in Upper Dir village seek girls’ school upgrading National March 8, 2021 PESHAWAR: The elders from the far-flung and neglected area in Barikot Union Council in Upper Dir district have complained that despite clear-cut directives by the chief minister to upgrade the Government Girls Middle School, hundreds of girl students would not be able to get admission to the ninth and 10 grades this year. Talking to The News, the elders, including Malik Abdur Rashid, Malik Shahi Sultan, Malik M...

KP govt firm to vaccinating all healthcare providers despite some refusals Peshawar March 7, 2021 PESHAWAR: Amid reports of refusals by some of the health workers, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Health Department has made it clear it is committed to vaccinating each and every frontline healthcare provider in the province. The federal government had on February 3, 2021 sent 2,800 doses of Covid-19 vaccines to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Health Department for the vaccination of the frontline healthcare prov...

KP food authority seizes 350 kg unhygienic food items National March 3, 2021 PESHAWAR: The KP Food Safety & Halal Food Authority has seized over 350 kilograms’ substandard food items and sealed five restaurants across the province during various actions. According to authority DG Shah Rukh Ali Khan, the food safety team inspected various food outlets in Upper Dir where they checked the SOPs compliance level in food preparation areas. Four restaurants were sealed for the unhygienic condition...

Serious irregularities detected in SBB varsity Top Story February 27, 2021 PESHAWAR: The Governor Inspection Team (GIT) has detected serious irregularities in Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University, Sheringal, Upper Dir. Charges of nepotism and favoritism against the incumbent vice-chancellor have proved and disciplinary action is recommended against him. The GIT has submitted its report to the governor, who is also the varsity chancellor. The inspection report reveals that the VC had appointed cl...

Serious irregularities detected in Dir’s SBB University Top Story February 27, 2021 PESHAWAR: The Governor Inspection Team (GIT) has detected serious irregularities in the Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University, Sheringal, Upper Dir. Charges of nepotism and favoritism against the incumbent vice-chancellor have proved and disciplinary action is recommended against him. The GIT has submitted its report to the governor, who is also the varsity chancellor. The inspection report reveals that the VC h...

The notification circulating on social media about the Primary School Teacher (PST) test is fake, according to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Elementary and

300kg unhygienic food items discarded National February 21, 2021 PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Food Safety and Halal Food Authority has disposed of more than 300kg items including unhygienic spices and stale fish in various districts of the province. A press release issued on Saturday said that the authority also discarded 250 litres expired drinks and cooking oil in Lower and Upper Dir districts. According to Director General of the Authority Shahrukh Ali Khan, the staff of the Authority also...

Over 300kg unhygienic food items discarded National February 21, 2021 PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Food Safety and Halal Food Authority has disposed of more than 300kg items including unhygienic spices and stale fish in various districts of the province. A press release issued on Saturday said that the authority also discarded 250 litres expired drinks and cooking oil in Lower and Upper Dir districts. According to DG of the Authority Shahrukh Ali Khan, the staff of the Authority also sealed s...

JI lawmaker complains of money factor in Senate elections Peshawar February 20, 2021 TIMERGARA: Parliamentary leader of Jamaat-e-Islami in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly and former senior minister Inayatullah Khan on Friday said that both the ruling and opposition parties had awarded Senate tickets to billionaires for allegedly buying parliamentarians’ votes. Inayatullah said this while speaking at a ceremony in Talash area where more than 60 people from various parties announced joining t...

Peshawar February 17, 2021 PESHAWAR: The Provincial Disaster Management Authority- Provincial Relief Rehabilitation and Settlement Authority (PDMA-PaRRSA) has reconstructed and handed over 55 flood-affected schools to the Education Department. A press release said the work on 55 other flood damaged schools is in progress across the province. The progress was discussed in the progress review meeting under the chairmanship of the KP additional chief secretary. The forum was informed that PDMA KP...