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DERA ISMAIL KHAN: The residents have expressed concern over the pre-Eid price-hike and artificial shortage of various kitchen items in the market.They complained that the traders were busy fleecing the customers by selling adulterated andsubstandard food items in the absence of strict action by the quarters concerned.Abdus Sattar, a resident of Kech village, deplored that in the absence of proper monitoring and checking by the district price control committee, prices of fruit and vegetables had shot up.Qazi Iqbal, a resident of Eidgah Colony, was of the opinion that despite clear directives by the authorities, the butchers were not ready to sell the beef and mutton at the rates fixed by the concerned price review committee constituted by the district government. He said the rates of the poultry and other food items were also high.He said chicken was being sold at high price in the market by dealers without any fear of action from district government.Adam Khan, a retired schoolteacher, ...

MANSEHRA: The police on Wednesday launched an awareness drive to curb the increasing sexual harassment cases of young boys and girls.“We have been taking interactive sessions with schoolchildren and teachers and equipping them with techniques on how to avoid such a situation where children could fall victims to sexual harassment,” Arif Javed, Senior Superintendent of Police (Investigation), told reporters after attending such a sensitising session at a private school.He said that it was a pre-emptive drive launched in the district, which would be expedited further after Eidul Fitr.“We are thinking to widen the scope of this drive from schools to street boys who are more vulnerable and can easily fall into the hands of predators,” said Arif Javed.He said that schoolchildren and teenagers were being equipped with techniques about how to avoid being trapped into the hands of offenders.“The increasing incidents of sexual harassment, which sometimes lead to the death of victims is a major c...

MARDAN: The police claimed to have arrested an accused and seized explosives from the New Barq Goods Transport Adda in the limits of Shergarh Police Station, a senior police officer said on Wednesday.Talking to the media, District Police Officer (DPO) Mohammad Sajjad Khan said acting on a tip-off, the police raided a New Barq Goods Transport Adda located near the excise checkpost. The DPO added that the police recovered 25kg explosive materials, 12 dynamites, 50 detonators and 100 meters safety fuse. He said the police also arrested an accused Umar Gul, a resident of Babuzai in Swat district and currently living at Shergarh. The DPO added that Shergarh Police registered cases against the accused and started investigation. from The News International - Peshawar http://bit.ly/2WtshV3

PESHAWAR: The IM Sciences arranged a listing ceremony of Feiyun Culture and IMSciences Industry Talent Training Base under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor Industry-Government-Academia Consortium.Representatives from a range of universities and mega companies of China, including China Gezhouba Group Company Limited, China Road and Bridge Corporation Pakistan Co Ltd., China Energy Engineering Group Guang Dong Electric Power Design Institute Co Ltd, Beijing Jiaotong University and Chang’an University attended the ceremony.Chief Executive Officers Bahadur Shah and Saeed Ahmad of Pakhtunkhwa Energy Development Organisation (PEDO) and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Economic Zones Development and Management Company (KPEZDMC) attended the ceremony as well.Abdul Karim Khan, Special Assistant to Chief Minister of KP for Industry and Commerce, was the chief guest, said a press release.IM Sciences Director Dr Muhammad Mohsin Khan thanked the guests. Dr Usman Ghani, IMSciences joint director, gave a brief...

PESHAWAR: University of Swabi Vice-Chancellor, Prof Dr Imtiaz Ali Khan, has been awarded the prestigious fellowship of the Royal Entomological Society (RES) of London.The fellows are entitled to make use of the title “Fellows of the Royal Entomological Society’ and the suffix “FRES” is regarded as an academic qualification. Founded in 1833, the Royal Entomological Society under the title of Entomological Society of London is the successor of several short-lived societies dating back to 1745. In 1885, a Royal Charter was granted to the Entomological Society by Queen Victoria and the privilege of adding the word “Royal” to the title was granted by King George V in 1933, the Centenary of the Society’s foundation. Many eminent scientists of the past like Darwin and Wallace have remained fellows of the society, which aims at the improvement and diffusion of entomological science. Prof Imtiaz Ali Khan would now be eligible to attend the society’s meetings, conferences and he would also be gi...

MANSEHRA: Tehsil council Mansehra through a unanimous resolution has demanded the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government to cancel contract agreement of Jinnah Plaza being constructed at a cost of Rs220 million to enhance the revenue of the tehsil municipal administration.“We have detected some ambiguities in the award of Rs220 million construction contract of Jinnah Plaza and provincial government should immediately cancel it and adopt a fresh procedure to avoid any corruption and mismanagement,” Raja Ayaz, the tehsil councillor, told the council before tabling his resolution in the council on Wednesday. Tehsil Nazim Umar Farooq also addressed the council, which met with acting convener Khalid Qureshi in the chair. Ayaz said that Jinnah Plaza was being built at the land, which was previously used as a terminal for government transport. Speaking on the occasion, Farooq said that land had been acquired for dumping ground with an amount of Rs1 million where garbage collected from across the city ...

LAKKI MARWAT: The district administration launched a 10-day cleanliness campaign in Lakki and Naurang towns to provide residents with clean and healthy environment.Lakki Marwat Assistant Commissioner Eid Nawaz Sherani inaugurated the campaign near Children Park in Lakki city. The municipal administration has formulated a comprehensive plan to dispose of garbage dumps and remove filth from sewerage drains in almost all parts of Lakki city. The sanitary workers and sweepers have been assigned special tasks to clean their respective areas and submit a progress report on a daily basis. Sherani also led a walk in Lakki city to raise awareness among citizens about the importance of cleanliness. He urged the citizens to play an effective role in making the drive a success and the urban locality free from heaps of dirt and pollution. He also asked the citizens to throw litter and dirt at specified places so that it could be disposed of by concerned municipal employees without facing any troubl...