Climatic changes affect ages-old indigenous practice of utilizing rain water in arid areas of KP

PESHAWAR:Septuagenarian Kalam Bibi, a resident of an arid area Abdul Khel of Lakki Marwat, has spent whole life by continuing the inherited practice of storing rain water in ponds at home to fulfill water related needs of family, but abnormal reduction in precipitation due to climatic changes turned her primitive and economical source of water […]

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ANF recovers over 40 kg narcotics; arrests four accused

RAWALPINDI:Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) on Sunday conducted four operations and recovered over 40 kg narcotics besides arresting four accused.   According to an ANF Headquarters spokesman, ANF conducted operations in different areas of Islamabad and recovered over 40 kg narcotics including two kg ice, 2.5 kg heroin and over 36.250 kg hashish.   In an operation […]

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PwPA Paralympic athletes to be honored on Monday: DG Sports KP

PESHAWAR:Director General Sports Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Khalid Khan Sunday said that all the Paralympic Athletes who excelled at the provincial, national and international levels would be honored in an award ceremony to be held on Monday (June 27) at 5.00 pm at Lala Rafique Sports Arena.   Talking to the media men, DG Sports Khyber Pakhtunkhwa […]

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720 diarrhea cases reported this year: District Health Authority

RAWALPINDI:Around 711 acute watery diarrhea patients, out of the total 720 cases reported at the Rawalpindi’s health facilities so far this year, were discharged after recovery.   District Surveillance Coordinator, District Health Authority Dr Waqar Ahmed told reporter that 314 patients had arrived from Rawal Town,114 from Rawalpindi Cantonment area, 87 from Potohar Town, 58 […]

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Badminton Summer Training Camp concludes in Abbottabad

PESHAWAR:Badminton Summer Training Camp under the auspices of Directorate General Sports Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has come to an end in Abbottabad with two international coaches Muhammad Nadeem Khan and Hayat Ullah imparted training and coaching for 15-day.   More than 20 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa players trained under the supervision of qualified coaches Chairman Sajjad Ghauri was the […]

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AIOU’s switchover to online system not helping underprivileged students

ISLAMABAD:Allama Iqbal Open University is the world’s fourth largest distance learning institution with annual enrollment of over one million students, the vast majority of which belongs to underprivileged areas of the country.   However, University management’s two online learning and management initiatives, Campus Management System (CMS) and Learning Management System (LMS) that switched over traditional […]

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