Keep Upper Dir clean on May 23, 2017DIR: Senior minister Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa (KP) and provincial minister for local government and rural development Inayatullah has said that people should also play their active role in maintaining Dir Upper clean and green. He was addressing a gathering at the inauguration ceremony of clean and green Dir at the TMA office in Dir. MNA Sahibzada […]
Elders warn of protests if SBBU registrar not reinstated on April 19, 2017DIR: The residents of the Sheringal tehsil have condemned the removal of Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University (SBBU) registrar and gave a week’s deadline to the varsity vice chancellor (VC) for reinstating him. Speaking at a press conference in Dir, the elders and elected members said that the SBBU Sheringal VC had appointed non-locals, mostly his […]
District, tehsil councils deliberately delaying polls on vacant seats: PTI on April 14, 2017DIR: Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaaf (PTI) Upper Dir chapter on Thursday said that the district council of Upper Dir and tehsil council of Dir are deliberately delaying in elections on vacant district and teshil seats due to which developmental projects in those union councils had stopped. Addressing a press conference in Dir the General Secretary (GS) Naveed […]
Seven die, 11 injured in road accident on April 12, 2017DIR: At least seven members of two relative families were killed among them four women and two children were killed and 11 others were injured when a passengers’ vehicle fell into a deep ravine in Bin locality in Upper Dir district, hospital and police sources said. Police said that the passenger vehicle loaded passengers was […]
Foreign agencies involved in terrorism in Pakistan: Siraj on April 7, 2017DIR: Central Ameer Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Sirajul Haq has said that international agencies including CIA, RAW, KGB are involved in terrorism and insurgency in Pakistan. He said that the Supreme Court of Pakistan should immediately announce the Panama scandal verdict. He was addressing at a workers meeting in Dir stadium in Dir on Thursday. Ameer JI […]
Awards distributed among organisers of Pakistan Day events on March 29, 2017DIR: Prizes and awards were distributed among the organizers of the Pakistan Day celebrations at an event arranged here in Barawal on Tuesday. The Pak-Army and Barawal Trader Union had jointly organized a function on March 23 last in Brawal. On the occasion, Upper Dir Operational Commander Brigadier Rao Amir Yaseen was the chief guest […]
Malakand is tax-free zone, deduction from salaries is unlawful on March 25, 2017DIR: President All Pakistan Clerks Association (APCA) Upper Dir Nusrat Ghafoor has said Malakand Division is a tax-free zone due to which deduction of the income tax from salaries of the government employees of the Malakand was unlawful. “This taxation should end immediately”, he said while talking to media in his office. He said that […]
Committee seeks record of 2015 earthquake victims’ applications on March 16, 2017DIR: The Standing Committee of Khyber Pakhtonkhwa (KP) Assembly on relief, rehabilitation and settlement has asked the district administration of Upper Dir to present all the record of October 2015’s earthquake approved and rejected applications before the next assembly meeting. The standing committee held its meeting in Wari with Chairman Muhammad Ali presided the meeting. […]
Pocket guides, cheating material during exams banned on March 13, 2017DIR: The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Upper Dir, Muhammad Usman Mehsud, imposed Article 144 across the district on the eve of the matric examination and banned the selling of pocket guides and other material that helped in cheating during the examination. The ban was imposed through a notification issued from his office. According to the notification […]
Salary of 122 newly appointed Dir Levies personnel released on March 8, 2017DIR: Notification has been issued of the pay release of newly appointed 122 Dir levies personnel on Tuesday. DC Muhammad Usman Mehsud said that the inquiry had completed and irregularities had not been proved in the inquiry. Mehsud said that due to inquiry the salaries of the newly appointed levies personnel stopped until completion of […]