Revised textbooks distributed to KP schools
The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Text Book Board has prepared and distributed revised textbooks for the upcoming academic year after coalition partners PTI and JI agreed to syllabus changes after months of intense deliberations. Things of ‘objection’ JI had raised certain objections over the curriculum approved in 2006. The religious party argued “Islamic chapters” had been removed. […]
Plant in Peshawar, to turn solid waste into electricity
The first-ever power plant which uses solid waste to generate electricity has been introduced in the provincial capital. The project is a joint venture of Directorate of Science and Technology (DoST) and CECOS University. It was inaugurated during a ceremony in Hayatabad on Wednesday where a practical demonstration of the plant’s operations was conducted. Speaking […]
Working class hero: Layaq Zada Layaq given Presidential Pride of Performance
With his message of equality, the writings and ghazals of Layaq Zada Layaq are never far from the lips of the common man. The renowned Pashto poet and writer received the recognition he richly deserved when he was awarded the Presidential Pride of Performance this Pakistan Day for his contribution to Pukhtun literature. Layaq has […]