Over 7,000 students unable to continue education after SSC on March 14, 2023Every year, thousands of students miss out on intermediate admissions due to high merit and lack of seats in the educational institutions of the entire province including the Swat district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Some students move to other districts or provinces while most drop out after matriculation. Despite the introduction of second shift classes in […]
Campaign for LG polls gathers momentum in Swat on March 1, 2022In Swat, 1,360,334 registered voters will exercise their right to franchise in the local government elections phase 2 which include 767,858 men and 592,576 women. Polling for the second phase of local government elections will be held on March 31 in Swat for which arrangements have been finalized. Political parties, including independent candidates, have launched […]
Marble factories closure leaves more than one million workers jobless on February 9, 2022In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa including swat, due to additional taxes in electricity bills, the Marble Industry Association has announced a strike and closed more than 4,000 factories, and left more than one million workers unemployed. According to the information obtained from the Marble Industry Association, there are more than four thousand marble factories in the province, […]
Promotion of winter tourism through snow kabaddi on February 6, 2022Annual snow kabaddi competitions have started in Swat in which players play kabaddi on ice in extreme cold. 8 teams are participating while each team consists of 7 players this time in the tournament. With the onset of winter in the Swat Valley, various sports competitions are organized to promote winter tourism in which snow […]
Section 4 is ruining agricultural land in Swat on January 26, 2022For various developmental projects in Swat, section four has been imposed on lands by the government, which includes most of the agricultural lands against which the elders of the area are protesting. Siraj Khan, from Matta Tehsil, Swat, has been involved in horticulture and agriculture for many years. Siraj Khan’s orchards have various fruit trees […]
New trend in Swat to encourage snow-loving tourists on January 19, 2022Swat: The hotel association has announced a special package to facilitate tourists in Swat after the Murree incident while each hotel has been allotted a room to help tourists in case of emergency. Hotel associations in Swat’s tourist destinations Kalam and Bahrain have announced a 30% discount, 20% discount in Malamjabba which tourists are benefiting […]
70 killed for ‘honor’ in Swat during last five years on January 17, 2022In the last five years, 70 people, including 38 women, have been killed in the name of honor in the Swat district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. According to the five-year data, 14 people are killed in the name of honor every year in Swat. According to the information received from the Police Department under the Right […]
Journalists’ role vital in shaping society: secy information on January 7, 2022Secretary Information and Public Relations Arshad Khan have said that journalists are the eyes and ears of society. By reporting positively through the pen, journalists can play a significant role in the evolution of society. Allotment letters of Media Colony will be issued soon to the journalists. He expressed these views while addressing a function […]
Orphan Care Camp examines 300 children on November 8, 2021Young doctors and dentists said that providing volunteer medical service to deserving people not only gave them contentment but also professional development in their careers. They were providing volunteer medical services in a medical and dental camp to the orphan children in Swat. The camp, titled “Orphan Care Camp” under a Project Smile, was organized […]
Wali-e-Swat’s widow announces sale of ‘royal bungalow’ on October 10, 2021Bakht Zeba, widow of Wali-e-Swat Miangul Abdul Haq Jahanzeb, has issued an advertisement to sell her share of 8,000 feet in a state-owned royal bungalow. The advertisement states that she will sell her share at the current market rate. Rumors were circulating on social media that a part of the state bungalow had been sold […]