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Currency dealer robbed in Takhtbhai
National
March 2, 2021
TAKHTBHAI: Four masked gunmen deprived a currency dealer of millions of rupees and thousands of Saudi riyals at gunpoint and decamped with cash in the jurisdiction of Lundkhwar Police Station on Monday. Four masked men, who were equipped with sophisticated weapons, intercepted one Ali Rahman, a known money changer in Lundkhwar Bazaar, and snatched Rs3.2 million, 20,000 Saudi riyals, a pistol, two mobile sets and the keys of his car from him.
The romance of geography with real Pakistan
No country is without issues, and that is the way things always are
The writer is a retired major general and has an interest in International Relations and Political Sociology. He can be reached at [email protected] and tweets @20 Inam
It was a long line for the metro ticket in Vienna. When my turn came, the man at the window asked me where I was from. When I said Pakistan, he was eager, telling me how he had been harbouring a dream to visit our Northern Areas (NAs). My encouragement lifted his spirits, although he seemed undaunted by the media-generated negative perception of Pakistan.
Fate of Takhtbhai flyover’s project hangs in the balance
Peshawar
February 9, 2021
TAKHTBHAI: Work on a project of pedestrian flyovers has been stopped as National Highways Authority is mulling ways to take into confidence the local population who have reservations about it.
Local sources told The News that funds for the project were approved last month as authorities thought the project might alleviate the traffic load in the area.The flyovers, if the project continues, will be set up in Shergarh, Takhtbhai, Jalala and Gujjar Ghari areas, which are densely populated areas and normally have huge traffic. The flyovers will help people cross the road safely.
MPA inaugurates handicraft centre for widows
Peshawar
February 2, 2021
MARDAN: Member Provincial Assembly (MPA) Sajida Hanif on Monday laid stress on education and skill. She was speaking at a function after inaugurating a handicraft centre for orphans and widows in Takht Bhai.
The function was organised by Hope Social Welfare Organisation. The event was attended by Hope Social Welfare Organisation Chairperson Nilofer Saleem, former PTI tehsil member Hamid Khan and a large number of local women.
Sajida Hanif said the past governments did not pay any attention to solve the problems of women. She added that former rulers didn’t create opportunities to empower the women. The lawmaker added that women were playing an important role in the development and prosperity of the country. “Our government is providing opportunities to the women,” she added.