PSP asks ECP to reject Sindh govt’s excuse, announce LG polls
National
February 14, 2021
KARACHI; Criticising the Sindh government for not holding the local government elections in the province on the pretext of controversial census results, the Pak Sarzameen Party (PSP) has asked the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to reject the excuse of the provincial government and announce the schedule of the local bodies polls.
Calling the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leaders so-called and self-proclaimed champions of democracy, PSP chief Syed Mustafa Kamal said they were ignoring the local bodies’ elections in order to seize power and resources and were not serious about resolving the public issues.
A schoolteacher of Government Primary School in Pindigheb was booked and suspended on Friday for subjecting a minor student to corporal punishment. File photo
TAXILA: A schoolteacher of Government Primary School in Pindigheb was booked and suspended on Friday for subjecting a minor student to corporal punishment.
According to sources, due to severe punishment eight-year-old Ahsan Ali fractured his hand and had bruises.
When the child returned home while crying in pain, his father took him to the local police station to lodge complaint.
When contacted, investigating officer ASI Mohammad Ayub said police took the student for medical examination which confirmed torture on minor.
Machinery soon for TMA Bara, says official
National
January 30, 2021
BARA: A senior official of Khyber tribal district has said that machinery will be provided to the Tehsil Municipal Administration (TMA) soon.
He said that the shortage of the staff would also be met. Deputy Commissioner Khyber Mehmood Aslam Wazir was speaking as chief guest at a function to inaugurate 10-day cleanliness drive with the collaboration of Sarhad Rural Support Programme (SRSP) and Tehsil Municipal Administration (TMA). The deputy commissioner said the billion tree plantation drive would be launched in Khyber soon. It is our duty to ensure clean and green environment, he said, adding that Khyber district will be developed like the other cities. Mehmood Aslam said that action would be taken against the shopkeers for using the polythene bags. Sartaj Nabi Afridi, SRSP Khyber Coordinator Sartaj Nabi Afridi, TMO Bara Amir Zeb, Assistant Commissioner Bara Naik Mohammad, Tehsildar Bara Ghuncha Gul Mohma