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Fazlehaq College principal blames politicians for teachers’ strike

Fazlehaq College principal blames politicians for teachers’ strike

MARDAN: A day after protests by college teachers and employees against him prompted the government to send him on 10 days leave, the Fazlehaq College Principal Colonel (R) Sultan Zeb said politicians had a hand in fuelling the token strike and politicizing the issue.

Talking to The News, he said the students had taken his side in the tussle and staged rally in his support. “Students totalling more than 700 from all the houses including Sahibzada, Sher Shah and Abdali came out in my support and criticized the teachers. I was told that today the teachers were threatening to punish the students and fail them in the examination in the practicals for supporting me,” he claimed.

Col (R) Sultan Zeb said the district administration and the education department asked him to go on 10 days leave to defuse the situation as they feared clashes between the students and teachers and other employees. He alleged that anti-ANP politicians Umar Farooq Hoti and Khan Akbar Afridi had come to the college and provoked the teachers and other staff against him. “Our college is located in the provincial assembly constituency, PK-23 Mardan, from where these two politicians are contesting against former chief minister and ANP leader Ameer Haider Hoti. They have been promising the teachers and staff that after winning election they would resolve all their problems and fulfill all the promises that chief minister Hoti had made and was unable to deliver,” he said.

According to Col (R) Sultan Zeb, he gave 125 percent raise in salaries to the teachers in the last three years by managing to obtain funds from the provincial government because the college had no money. He argued that presently he was unable to give the 20 percent raise in salaries demanded by the teachers as only the college board of governor was authorized to do so. “I served the college for almost seven years and raised the image of the college through hard work. I wasn’t bad all these years and now suddenly I am being criticized and protests are staged against me,” he said.

The college teachers had organized token strike for three days to demand the principal’s resignation. They blamed him for delaying implementation of the decision to raise their salaries by 20 percent, failing to maintain discipline in the college and availing extension in his service for two terms due to his political connections to the previous ANP-led provincial government

Source: The News

Top leaders in KP to contest from hometowns

Asfandyar wali khan, Imran Khan, Maulana Fazl Ur Rehman

PESHAWAR: Top leaders of the political parties hailing from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa are planning to contest the upcoming polls from their hometown constituencies.

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan and former president of Pakistan General (R) Pervez Musharraf are also likely to contest from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Musharraf had announced his intention to contest for the lone National Assembly seat from Chitral. It isn’t clear from where Imran would contest but Swat and Peshawar have been mentioned as like places from where he would try his luck.

The Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) has proposed the name of Maulana Fazlur Rehman as candidate for two National Assembly constituencies of Dera Ismail Khan and Tank districts. The JUI-F chief had also contested polls on two National Assembly seats, Dera Ismail Khan and Bannu, in the 2008 general election, losing from the former and winning the latter.

Awami National Party (ANP) President Asfandyar Wali Khan will contest for NA-7 Charsadda in his native district wherefrom he was elected to the National Assembly in the 2008 general election. He had lost another National Assembly seat from Swabi district in the same election.

Aftab Sherpao, Nawaz Sharif, Siraj Ul Haq

Qaumi Watan Party (QWP) chief Aftab Sherpao, who belongs to Sherpao village in Charsadda, will contest from his hometown constituency NA-8 Charsadda. He had won this seat along with a provincial assembly seat in the 2008 polls. His son Sikandar Hayat Sherpao, who is also provincial chairman of the QWP, will contest for provincial assembly seat from Charsadda.

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz Vice-President Amir Muqam would again contest polls from his native Shangla district, wherefrom he was elected to the National Assembly in the 2002 and 2008 general elections. In the 2008 polls, when Amir Muqam was provincial president of PML-Q, he had also contested from NA-4 Peshawar and lost to ANP candidate Arbab Zahir Khan. As Amir Muqam is also keen to do provincial politics, he is also planning to fight for a provincial assembly seat, most probably from Swat district.

Jamaat-e-Islami deputy chief and former senior provincial minister Sirajul Haq has been nominated to contest for the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly seat from his native Lower Dir district where his main opponent would be ANP’s outgoing provincial minister Hidayatullah.

Asif Luqman Qazi, son of late Qazi Hussain Ahmad, has been nominated by the JI to contest for NA-5 Nowshera, the seat his father had won in 2002, and also provincial assembly constituency PK-14 Nowshera.

Maulana Hamid-ul-Haq, son of Maulana Sami-ul-Haq, has been nominated to contest for NA-6 Nowshera by his party, Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Sami. He was elected to the National Assembly on this seat on the MMA ticket in 2002 but didn’t take part in the 2008 polls in which ANP candidate Masood Abbas Khattak emerged victorious by defeating Mian Jamsheduddin of PPP-Sherpao and Mian Muzaffar Shah of PPP.

Pakistan Muslim League-Likeminded (PML-LM) Chairman Salim Saifullah Khan is going to contest election from his own town Lakki Marwat (NA-27) while Pakistan People’s Party provincial president Anwar Saifullah Khan will contest for a provincial assembly seat from his native Lakki Marwat.

The ANP has nominated former Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ameer Haider Hoti to contest from NA-9 Mardan in his native city and also from PK-23 Mardan. His rival in NA-9 would be PML-N’s Khwaja Mohammad Khan Hoti, who had quit the ANP to join Imran Khan’s PTI before gravitating to Nawaz Sharif’s party.

Source: TheNews

Sherpao promises to rebuild Malakand

Sherpao promises to rebuild Malakand

MINGORA, March 11: Qaumi Watan Party chairman Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao said on Monday that he would announce a special package to rebuild the damaged infrastructure in Malakand division particularly in Swat district if his party was voted to power in the upcoming elections.

“Around 2.5 million people were displaced and the infrastructure was destroyed in Malakand division. It is yet to be reconstructed,” he told a public meeting at Gulkada in Swat to mark the 38th death anniversary of his elder brother and former governor Hayat Mohammad Khan Sherpao.

QWP leaders Bakht Baidar Khan, Fazl Rehman, former senator Shujaul Mulk, Sher Badurzada Khan and others also addressed the gathering.

On the occasion, several activists and supporters of Awami National Party and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, including former nazim Bacha Khan, Dil Nawaz, Anwar Shah, Ihsanullah, Ali Mohammad Khan, Fida Hussain and Sabz Ali announced joining QWP.

Mr Sherpao said that neither the president nor the prime minister paid any visit to Malakand division to express solidarity with the militancy-hit people.

“We will introduce a comprehensive financial package to revive tourism sector in the picturesque Swat valley to attract foreign and local tourists that will not only generate revenue, but will also create job opportunities for people in general and youth in particular,” he said.

The QWP chief said there was a lot of potential for hydel power generation in Swat and the rest of Malakand division. He said that his party would work out a plan to tap the water resources so as to help overcome the energy crisis.

Mr Sherpao said that security forces should move out of Malakand division and transfer its control to the civil administration.

He said that chief minister and leader of the opposition in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly held talks about the caretaker setup in the province without taking other political parties into confidence. “There is no transparency in the process to put in place a caretaker setup and there is uncertainty in this regard,” Mr Sherpao said.

He said that QWP would restore viable and sustainable peace after securing victory in the upcoming general elections and rid the country of corrupt and unscrupulous elements.

Mr Sherpao said that people should initiate accountability of corrupt elements by using their right of vote and unite for the success of true representatives of Pakhtun nation.

He said that conspiracies were being hatched to influence the electoral process. He threatened to launch a movement if the upcoming elections were delayed.

Source: DAWn News

Fresh Gurr from Charsadda

Charsadda,Chapli Kabab

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The places to visit for this native favorite is Bakhshi pul on Charsadda Road Peshawaer, there are only two well known Kabab houses, very crowded and as usual the patties of the Kabab and bread is small, quiet typical of the city food outlet, the portions become smaller and smaller as you reach further south.

The akhshi pul Chapli Kabab houses were very favourite of President Sekander Mirza and Ayub Khan of Pakistan; both developed heart diseases later on. They used the PIA evening flight to have their favorite kebab flown over for their dinner.

Gulistan chaplia kabab (Nisatta, Charsadda), Takker, Landi Kotal and Takht Bhayi are the other spots well known for the best kebabs amongst the locals.

 The recipes for Chapli Kabab commonly have a lot of fat content like Charbi (Animal Fat) and Eggs.

It also has a healthy portion of Coriander, Ginger, Garlic, chili, Anardana, Powder sour grape (Ghoura Angure) and Zeera when mixed with onion and tomato.

Ingredients:

• Meat, half kilo Or two cups of fine minced meat low in fat.
• Two bulbs of fresh ginger, very fine cut.
• One bulbs of onion average small to medium size. Spanish onions for those who do not like the pungent smell of cutting the bulb. It has to be cut very fine.
• Zeera about one teaspoon.
• Coriander green leaves to be cut to small pieces about ten branches of the fresh cut leaves with the stem. Crushed coriander seeds one tablespoon.
• 4 Tomato crushed and fine cut.
• Ghoura Angoor (Bitter Grape powder) two spoon.
• Red and green chili two of each cut to fine pieces.
• Anardana crushed fine in a mortar (Chattu) 2 tablespoons.
• Garlic one medium size bulb cut to fine pieces.

Procedure:

chapli kabab

1. Mix all of the above in wide container and mix 1 table spoon of fine Corn flour and two table spoon of fine wheat flour. Add salt and water as needed to make a semi solid ball. Cover it with the lid and refrigerate for 4 to six hours before cooking.
2. Start the charcoal fire or the gas grill half an hour before cooking. Cover the surface for cooking with a double layer of Aluminum foil. Perforate it with the fine fork about a small perforation per square inch. Prepare medium size Patties and smear both surface of the patties with a touch of olive oil to prevent sticking and burning. Move the patties frequently and turn over when cooked. Slow cooking range for the fire is advised, well cooked or well done are every bodies favorite.

Main Areas (Villages) of Charsadda

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Asfandyar Wali Khan

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 (born 19 February 1949) is the President of the Awami National Party in Pakistan.

 

His father, Khan Abdul Wali Khan, was the party’s first President. He is the grandson of Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, better known as “bacha Khan,Abdul Ghaffar was the founder of the non-violent Pashtun political movement, Khudai Khidmatgar (“Servants of God”) in undivided India and a follower of Mahatma Gandhi. Asfandyar’s uncle Dr. Khan Sahib was the Congress Party’s Chief Minister of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, during the waning days of the British Raj, and also the Chief Minister of the province during the early days of independent Pakistan. Asfandyar is the present President of the Awami National Party and has served as Member of Provincial Assembly, Member of National Assembly, senator and presently MP in Pakistan’s Parliament.

Personal background

Asfandyar Wali Khan was born in Charsadda, then a small village outside of Peshawar, khyber Pakhtoonkhwa, Pakistan. He is the eldest son of Khan Abdul Wali Khan and his first wife Taj Bibi. After the death of his mother in February 1949 his father remarried, to Nasim Wali Khan in 1954. Sangeen Wali Khan was his stepbrother and eldest son of Nasim Wali Khan.

Education

Asfandyar Wali Khan completed his early education from Aitchison College, Lahore and his BA from University of Peshawar.

Political career

Asfandyar Wali Khan joined the opposition to Ayub Khan as a student activist. In 1975, he was imprisoned and tortured by the government of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto and convicted as part of the Hyderabad tribunal for 15 years.[3] Released in 1978, he stayed away from electoral politics till 1990.

Asfandyar Wali Khan served as leader of the Pakhtun Student Federation prior to being elected to the provincial Assembly in the 1990 election, while in the 1993 election he was elected to Pakistan’s National Assembly. A seat to which he was re-elected to the National Assembly in the 1997 election and served as Parliamentary leader of the ANP and Chairman of the standing committee on inter-provincial co-ordination.

In 1999, he was elected party president for the first time. He was defeated in the 2002 election, in what was a repeat of his father’s defeat in 1990, when a tactical alliance was formed by all the anti-ANP groups against him. After his defeat he resigned as President of his party, only to be re-elected unopposed in the subsequent party election. In 2003 he was elected to the Senate as Senator for a 6 year term. He was re-elected to the National Assembly in the parliamentary elections that was held on February 2008, leading his party to power both provincially and nationally, the former for the first time since 1947 and the latter since 1997.

In September 2008, he was elected as Chairman of the standing committee on foreign Affairs.

In 2008 it was reported by DAWNDawn (newspaper) that he made a secret visit to the United States in which he made high level contacts with the U.S Central Command.

Assassination attempt

On 3 October 2008, he was targeted by a suicide bomber who attempted to kill him while he was greeting guests during Eid ul-Fitr. Shortly after the attack, Asfandyar Wali Khan left Charsadda in a helicopter sent by the Prime Minister. He has come under severe criticism by certain elements who alleged that he should have stayed after the attack and attended funerals of the deceased, instead of escaping his home. However, this charge has been dismissed by his supporters as concocted by supporters of Taliban. It has been stated that: “Asfandyar Wali Khan has not fled the country. He is away from the country, no doubt, and is busy with personal and party commitments abroad.”

District Charsadda

 

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 Bacha Khan chowk

Charsadda is a district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Pashtun caste is in majority in Charsadda. Previously Charsadda was a part of Peshawar Metropolitan. Utmanzai is a very famous town of Charsadda. Three rivers flow in Charsadda; River Kabul, River Swat, River Jindi. These three rivers merge into River Indus.
Nearby Important and Famous Cities and Places are Malakand, Mardan, Nowshera and Peshawar, Mohmand Agency of FATA.
Awami National Party (ANP) and Pakistan Peoples Party (Sherpao Group) are the famous political parties of Charsadda.
Area of CHARSADDA is 996 km².

History of CHARSADDA:
According to Archeologists, Charsadda was present even in 1400 B.C. From 6 B.C. to 2 B.C. Chrsadda was the capital of Gandhara Civilization.

Location of CHARSADDA:

 

 

 Location of charsadda on map

                 

Charsadda is located at 34°8’43N – 71°43’51E with an altitude of 276 metres (908 feet) and lies 29 kilometers from the provincial capital Peshawar.

Tehsils and Union Councils of District Charsadda:
Charsadda is sub divided into 2 tehsils and 46 Union Councils. Tehsil Charsadda comprises 34 while Tehsil Tangi comprises 12 union councils.

Major crops of CHARSADDA:

 

 

 child sits on sugercane in charsadda village

Lands of Charsadda are very fertile and agricultural and farmers are also very hard worker.
Major crops of Charsadda are Tobacco, Sugarcane, Sugarbeet, Wheat and Maize.
Major vegetables of Chrsadda are Potato, Tomato, Cabbage, Brinjals, Okra and Spinach.
Major fruits of Charsadda are Apricot, Citrus, Plum, Strawberry and Pears.

Famous Politicians of CHARSADDA:
 

 

Bacha Khan
Wali Khan
Asfandyar Wali Khan
Aftab Muhammad Khan Sherpao
Alamzeb Umarzai Shaheed
Hayat Muhammad khan Shaheed
Fazal Shakoor Khan (MPA)

Traditional Charsadda Chappal (Footwear)

                 Traditional Charsadda Chappal (Footwear)

Sardheri Charsadda

Sardheri (also known as Sardhero or Sardheray) is a town located in Charsadda District in the North West Frontier Province of Pakistan Location

  

 Sardheri is situated on the Charsadda-Mardan road, 6 miles from Charsadda city towards East or 15 miles from Mardan towards West. The land of this town is very fertile, where three crops can be grown in a year. Major crops grown here are sugar cane, tobacco, wheat and many vegetables.

Sardheri is a central town to many famous rural areas such as Ghunda Karkanna,Shamilat Hajyano Kaley, Hama Gul Kaley, Sheikho, Ibrahim Zai, Palosa, Mahmond Nari, Balooli, Ahmad Ustaz Kali, Hasan Khel, Ghunda Karkana, Kuladher, Malkadher, Gulabad, Manga Dargai and also the big Village Wardaga (Faqir abad). Ghunda Karkana is of central importance in the religious, political, economical, agricultural and ethical aspects in not only Ashnaghar but also in provincial, national and international concerns. Recently a new Dar-ul-ulom (religious school) is also built (in Hajyano Kaley)there in which the trend of religious knowledge is being totally changed in which there is no violence is taught.

Tribes

Most of the people of Sardheri are Pakhtuns. The majorities are from the known tribes of Mohmand,Muhammad Zai, Yousaf Zai, Wardag,Kanan khel Utman Khel, Umar Zai, painda khel and others.the most promonent among them is the kanan khel and they are the local khans family

Notable people

 

Sardheri is the home town of the great great leader and social reformer Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, and his family. The fertile soil of Sardheri has borne a number of politicians, poets, educationalists etc. Dr. Aurangzeb Ph.D (Physics), Dr. Ikramullah Jan Qasimi Ph.D (Islamic Studies), Muhammad Islam Muhammad Zai M.A (Pushto literature), Mahboob Ullah MSc (Computer Sciences), Roohullah Muhammad Zai M.A (Pushto literature), Maaz Ullah Khan, Tehsin Ullah Jan Advocate, Saeed Khan Muhammad Zai M.A (Pushto literature), Shahid Ullah Jan Coordinator Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, Hakeem Abdul Hameed, Tamboolak Hakim Saib, Bagul Baba Jee are some of the notable sons and elders (Masharaan) of Sardheri.

Notable Land Marks

Saeed Public School, Dak Khana Stop, Jameatul Banat Al Islamia, Lecson Tobaco, Pakistan Depo, Sardheri Railway Station are some of the land marks in Sardheri.

Pa Charsadda Ki Meela

Da Kali Meela

 

 Barechagh

 

Choole

 

Dolki Wala

 Gaado Wala

 

Jawari

 

Khazaano Wala

 

Meela

 

Meela Pic 2

 

Meela Pic 3

 

Zaloobo Wala

 

Zangoo

Charsadda,Pakistan Image

Charsadda.Chowk

 

Sardaryab 

  

Fields-in-Charsadda

 

Lassi-Pyaaz-Sheen-Marchakay

 

Reera

Economy of Charsadda

The land of Charsadda is very fertile and beautiful and closely resembles Damascus due to its beauty. There are three rivers flowing in Charsadda: the River Jindi, the Kabul River, and the Swat River; these are the main source of irrigation for Charsadda. The three rivers then merge and join the Indus River.

 

 The main crops of Charsadda are; Tobacco, Sugarcane, Sugar beet, Wheat and Maize. Vegetables include Potato, Tomato, Cabbage, Brinjals, Okra and Spinach. Among orchards; Apricot, Citrus, Plum, Strawberry and Pears are famous. Strawberry, Sugarcane and Tobacco are cultivated vary abundantly in this aria .Among these Strawberry are sold in deferent aria of the province due to its good quality and taste.

 

The famous icon of Charsadda is also Foot Wearing, Cloth Wearing and Fishery and contributes a lot as a economic key for the district. Many hundreds of people are concern in making Foot Wear which is locally called Peshaware Chapel or Kerai. There are more than 500 footwear manufacturing units that have also started making hand made shoes, bags, belts and small leather accessories but the most popular and highly produced item is footwear (Peshaware Chapal). Presently large amounts of pairs is exported as well as transferred to other cities of Pakistan for retail and export purpose. The exports that are done from Charsadda to Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates are more than 250,000 pairs annually. The Foot Wear manufacturing units are located in the main market of Charsadda in commercial centers.

  

Cloth Wearing manufacturing is also an attractive business for the people of Charsadda. People use Power Looms & Hand Looms for manufacturing Cloth Wears. Many hundred of people are concern in this field. These Cloth Wears are not only transferred to other cities of the country but exported to other countries as well and making good business for People of Charsadda due to its good quality.

 

First Female Rickshaw Driver in Pakistan is Wajeeha

PESHAWAR – People were caught by surprise when they first saw a skinny young girl driving a motorized three-wheeled Chingchi rickshaw.

But Wajeeha, 9, from Tangi Town in Charsadda, is the country’s first female rickshaw driver. And after their initial surprise, bystanders soon realised Wajeeha was quite strong. Now most of the local populace supports her for her extraordinary bravery in supporting her family.

“Nobody told me to drive a rickshaw or do any other work,” Wajeeha said confidently, kicking off the vehicle with her old blue chappal (sandal). “But I realised because of my father’s health I should help him, so I learned to drive the rickshaw.”

Wajeeha, clad in old blue clothes and a golden shawl, is a primary student at a local school. After school, she and her father take passengers from a nearby stand.

Inam-ur- Rahman, a Frontier Corps veteran and Wajeeha’s father, was injured fighting militants in Swat. Now he receives retirement pay from the Corps. It wasn’t enough to support his family, so he purchased a three-wheeler, intending to use it as a cab.

Although disabled now, Inam never sought help from his young daughter, but she took it upon herself to do so.

She has no plan to quit her studies. Her only concern is that she lacks time to play with friends, since she stays in school until afternoon and carries passengers until evening.

 

“I was stunned when I saw the young lady driving a vehicle with six persons aboard quite professionally,” said Tariq Waheed, a local journalist. “I was surprised that such a scrawny young girl can do it, but she was doing it without any mistakes.”

Locals are impressed that the girl is supporting her father.

“Yes, it is a fact that under the international laws, she should not work,” said Kamal Zafar, a Tangi Town resident. “But I think she should better work and continue her studies rather than have her family beg.”

Another woman drives a cab in Islamabad, but Wajeeha is the first female to operate a three-wheeler. Other distinctions are that she is only 9 and works in the most conservative town in the province, where women working is discouraged.

By:Nisar Durrani