ISLAMABAD: At least 10 people have lost their lives because of heavy rain, winds and lightning in different parts of the country, Geo News reported.According to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Provincial.
Pashto scholar Salim Raz dies at 82
He was a Pride of Performance recipient SAMAA | Siraj Khan - Posted: May 19, 2021 | Last Updated: 5 hours ago SAMAA | Siraj Khan Posted: May 19, 2021 | Last Updated: 5 hours ago
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Progressive Pashto writer, poet, researcher, and critic Salim Raz passed away in Peshawar on Monday after a prolonged illness.
Salim was 82 years old. He was laid to rest in his hometown in Charsadda where was he was born in March 1939. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Mahmood Khan expressed his grief over Salimâs death and said his services to the Pashto language will always be remembered.Â
Salim was named the chairman of the World Pashto Conference in 1986 and is known for conducting two international conferences in Peshawar. He was a founding member of the International Congress of Writers and an active member of the Pakistan Academy of Letters.
Mobile vaccination vans hit K-P streets
To serve and facilitate the senior citizens who cannot go to hospitals says CM
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PESHAWAR:
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Mahmood Khan inaugurated the mobile vaccination service in Peshawar on Thursday to facilitate the elderly at their doorsteps.
“In the initial phase, three vehicles will run on different routes on the outskirts of Peshawar,” he said.
On the occasion, CM Mahmood said the aim and objective of launching the mobile corona vaccination services is to serve and facilitate the senior citizens who cannot go to hospitals or do not want to go due to the prevailing third wave will be vaccinated at their homes.