Trouble in paradise
MINGORA:
The scenic Swat valley, which is considered the ‘Switzerland of Pakistan’ is gradually losing its natural beauty due to environmental degradation caused by deforestation, air pollution, water contamination, soil erosion, population explosion, urbanisation, industrialisation, use of plastic bags, noise pollution and climate change.
Swat has been at the epicentre of many man-made tragedies and natural calamities. Be it extremism or disasters, there is no calamity that has not already descended upon Swat valley.
The 2010 floods that wreaked havoc in Swat valley was a warning for taking measures to protect the delicate ecological balance of the region. Deforestation and unplanned urbanisation has already stressed the ecology of the region.
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Man addicted to Ice, kills son during argument with wife
The accused, Alam Khan, was arrested in a raid carried out by the police
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PESHAWAR:
A man, addicted to Methamphetamine (popularly known by the colloquy Ice) was arrested for killing an infant son during a quarrel with his wife, in the Chamanabad locality of Peshawar, on Thursday.
The case was reported to the Phandu police station by the wife of the accused, Mismat, in which she stated that her husband was a methamphetamine addict and had killed their one-year-old baby, Muhammmad Rehan, in a fit of intense rage during an argument.
Prime Minister Imran Khan has accused the 11-party opposition alliance – the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) – of trying to protect a system based on a “cycle of corruption and money laundering” – a system that according to him is “debilitating the nation”.
Mardan gets Sehat Card Plus scheme
0.5 million households to receive free medical treatment facilities
K-P Chief Minister Mahmood Khan formally extends the Sehat Card Plus scheme for Mardan. PHOTO: SABAH
PESHAWAR:
The Chief Minister of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Mahmood Khan on Tuesday launched the Sehat Card Plus scheme for the entire population of Mardan district.
During his one day visit to Mardan, he also inaugurated various developmental schemes including the Safe City Project and the administration block and gymnasium at Bacha Khan Medical Complex.
Terming the Sehat Card Plus scheme as a flagship project of the provincial government, CM Mahmood said that the project was a historical achievement towards the accomplishment of Prime Minister Imran Khan’s vision of a welfare state.