Lawari Pass opened for light vehicular traffic.
CHITRAL: The only land route connecting Chitral to other parts of the country Lawari pass was opened for light vehicular traffic. Lawari top was blocked on Decem 31st, 2007 after heavy snowfall for all type of traffic. As a result inhabitants of Chitral were facing numerous problems. Some pedestals also were trying to cross snow bound Lawari pass by feet taking risk of heir lives. Hence National Highway Authority deputed Bulldozers on snow clearance and the road was opened for light vehicular traffic. Hence it will be possible after a few days.
Chitrali girl topped Malakand University.
CHITRAL: Farhanda Jabeen Daughter of Haji Abdul Karim resident of Danin Chitral topped University of Malakand at Chakdara in M.Ed (Master of Education) Examination of first Batch of the university. Farhanda secured 557 marks out 900 marks and declared First Position holder and eligible for Gold Medal by the University of Malakand. She was a student of Descent College Chitral and appears in annual Examination at Malakand University.
Earlier that youngest sister of Farhanda Jabeen also had topped Malakand University in B. Ed examination. Nusrat Jabeen daughter of Haji Abdul Karim was also student of Descent College Chitral and appeared in B. Ed (Bachelor of Education) Examination in session 2006-07 at Malakand University and secured first position. She was also eligible (qualified) for Gold Medal.
While Abida Shams stood second in M.Ed examination at the same University. Abida Shams is resident of Danin Chitral and stood second in annual examination of M. Ed at Malakand Univeristy.
PST jobless youth called for 12 hours continue Token Hunger Strike.
Jobless Primary School Teachers (PST) male and female who had set in a token hunger strike for the last 2 months. They were exercising token hunger strike for 6 hours a day for the last 1 month. Hence they called for 12 hours hunger strike from Wednesday which will be continue for 1 week and then they will continue their hunger strike until their death if their genuine demand was not fulfilled a member of hunger strike camp told this scribe during visiting of hunger strike camp. It is worth to mention here that some 150 male and female PST youth are Jobless in the district. They demanding for recruitment of PST teachers on session/batch wise basis because they are being to be overage if they were not adjusted. They demanded from the high ups of education department to recruit them on priority basis on batch wise/ session wise basis to cover their age.
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