Culture heritage of Abbottabad needs protection
Peshawar
January 11, 2021
PESHAWAR: The world famous hill station of Pakistan and summer capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Abbottabad, is fast losing its beauty and rich cultural heritage due to demolition of the splendid British-era monumental structures.
This small but scenic city has been a place of attraction for tourists. They included visitors from inland but foreigners as well since the British colonial era. However, during the last couple of decades, the city became congested and with the passage of time the thick forest in the hill station was eradicated due to new construction, particularly commercial buildings.
Cultural heritage of Abbottabad needs protection
National
January 11, 2021
PESHAWAR: The world famous hill station of Pakistan and summer capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Abbottabad, is fast losing its beauty and rich cultural heritage due to demolition of the splendid British-era monumental structures.
This small but scenic city has been a place of attraction for tourists. They included visitors from inland but foreigners as well since the British colonial era. However, during the last couple of decades, the city became congested and with the passage of time the thick forest in the hill station was eradicated due to new construction, particularly commercial buildings.
Jimmie Joe Williams, 74 of Victoria passed away November 29, 2020.
Jimmie Joe’s family moved to Victoria during his early teen years. He played football for Crain Junior High School and for Victoria High School.
His football skills caused Texas Christian University to offer a full scholarship, which he accepted. At the end of his first year, due to an injury, he transferred to Arlington State University, aiding in their consecutive national championships. Jimmie Joe transferred to the University of Texas to finish his pharmacy degree.
He worked eight years as a pharmacist in Aransas Pass, making friends of clients as time passed. Jimmie Joe left Aransas Pass to work as an environmental consultant for ten years in the Asian Pacific Rim, serving Asia, the UAE, and Australia.
HALIFAX A New Brunswick high school will be closed to students for the rest of this week after a case of COVID-19 was confirmed at the school. Southern Victoria High School, located in Perth-Andover, N.B., will be making a quick transition to a full ‘learning from home day’ on Thursday and Friday, after an individual associated with the school was tested positive for COVID-19. In an email sent to students and families late Wednesday night, David McTimoney, superintendent of New Brunswick’s Anglophone West School District, confirmed the case. McTimoney says contact tracing by Public Health has begun. If a student is not contacted by Public Health, then they can continue with regular activities.
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