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Curent Events: Swabi outclass Buner in Inter-Regional U-17 Hockey final
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News: Media workshop at Daggar Press Club F.P. Report
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| Posted by buner on Tuesday, September 29 @ 23:45:02 EDT (85 reads) |
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BUNER: The communication wing of the district health department was arranged Media workshop in the press club Daggar on Tuesday to onboard local media men in the efforts of maximum coverage at centers and coverage of the targeted population at door step to maintain the honour of keeping the district POLIO FREE since 2004. The aim and objective of the workshop was to acquaint local media men of the efforts in EPI/PEI begin right from preparation of vaccine, its cold chain system and administration to children at door step. The sorrowful aspect of the whole episode was that the DHCSO and DSV have to use laptop to display the whole mechanism when there was no facility of MULTY MEDIA in the department of health. The workshop attended by ten members of the Press Club and five members of the district health/EPI/PEI section. Those represented the health department include-District Health Communication Officer-Abid, district coordinator communicable diseases-Dr. Fazli Azeem, Coordinato National Programme-Dr.Amir Zahir, Coordinator malaria-Zahir Shah, DSV-Javid Bacha while the coordinator an organization working in the health-MERLIN-Dr. Asghar Shah participated. The DHCSO educated the Journalist community importance of immunization both children up to five years age and womenfolk from fifteen up to forty-five years old. He explained role of the United Nations Organization pocket organization United Nations International Children Emergency Funds [UNICEF] that is committed to immunize the targeted groups and eradicate fatal disease of POLIO from the world that is still endemic in Nigeria, Afghanistan, India and Pakistan. He termed role of media of high value and informed updated them polio situation in the country, province, Malakand Division while two and one fresh cases of polio positive reported in neighbouring districts of Swat and Shanglapar. He reminded them that the district Buner could not hold active campaign for the last six months due to security reasons. That further endangered the polio free status as red zone district. He urged upon the journalist community to come forward and play their positive role of creating awareness among masses through print and electronic media to protect children and womenfolk of home town as healthy mother could give birth a healthy child and only a healthy person has healthy mind to grow up and become helping hand of the society. The DSV-Javid Bacha explained each and every thing about the immunization system, cold chain, Vaccine vial monitor system, micro plan, work plan, seclection, training, supervision, monitoring and evaluation to achieve the targeted goal set by the world health organization [WHO]. |
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News: Buner District: returnees face difficulties
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News: Police to be doubled in Buner: IG Naveed
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| Posted by buner on Tuesday, August 18 @ 21:36:19 EDT (140 reads) |
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BUNER: The Inspector General of Police Malik Naveed Khan has announced gold medals for all those police and civilians who sacrificed their lives in the war against militancy.
He was addressing District Jirga in the DPO office at Daggar on Tuesday.
MNA Istiqbal Khan, Minister Education Sardar Hussain Babak, District Nazim Haji Rouf Khan, DPO-Abur Rashed Khan were present on the occasion. The IGP announced pardon for all those policemen who were under suspension, admitting that unfavorable situation forced them to shift families to safe places and they are pardoned at all.
The IGP announced doubling police strength, logistics, equipment, enhancing training, modern technology, however, the issue of doubling their salaries promised mere recommendations. He announced relaxation in age and education for locals to recruit more number of local youths in police. He promised that apart from 800 special police force regular police strength would also be doubled in the district.
The IGP directed the DPO to arrange rented buildings for damaged police posts to restart the activities for encouragement of locals. He promised of reconstruction all of the damaged police post and police stations within short span of time.
He approved shifting police station Pir Baba to Jowkhela and turning the old police station as police post. He approved police posts at various points to best protect locals of the district. The IGP praised the sacrifices of locals against militancy and assured that the era of Talibanization has been over.
He repeated there would be no more Taliban if the public come to join police against them. He promised recruiting one member from the family of martyred policemen and civilians.
Latter he also addressed the police darbar and encouraged them to play their due role in encouraging masses to return to their routine life. He examined their physical and professional efficiency and directed for better performance in the future. |
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News: Pakistani VOA Reporter ( Rahman Bunairee ) Detained by US Immigration
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| Posted by buner on Saturday, August 15 @ 11:14:29 EDT (164 reads) |
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By Cindy Saine
Washington
14 August 2009
U.S. immigration officials are holding a Pakistani journalist for Voice of America's Deewa Radio who was detained at the airport as he arrived in Washington to contriubte to programing at VOA headquarters. The journalist, whose home was destroyed by the Taliban last month, was taken into custody on Sunday. Rahman Bunairee is a Pakistani journalist who works as a contract reporter for VOA's Deewa Radio and for a privately-owned Pakistani television station. The 33-year-old planned to join VOA in Washington for one year, and arrived at Dulles Airport on Sunday with a visa issued by the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad. It is not clear why he was detained and why he is still being held in U.S. custody. Cori Bassett, a spokeswoman for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, confirmed that Bunairee is in custody, and released a statement saying he "will be afforded all rights and procedures allowed" under U.S. laws. She told VOA that for confidentiality and privacy reasons she could not provide any details on the case. Joan Mower, head of VOA's Public Relations Department, said she does not know why Bunairee was detained, and that VOA and its parent agency, the Broadcasting Board of Governors, are working to resolve the situation. "We are hopeful that this case will be resolved very quickly. We are working with other federal agencies to come to a successful resolution, we are concerned for Mr. Bunairee," she said. Mower explained that Bunairee has been working for VOA's Deewa Radio, Pashto language broadcasting to the Afghan-Pakistan border region, since 2006. She said the service has recently expanded. "Mr. Bunairee is a qualified, educated, well-known, trusted journalist who has been working for us, and we are hoping that he will help us expand our programs even further during the next year," she said. Bunairee is usually based in Pakistan's port city of Karachi. But he recently traveled to the northwest frontier region, where he is from originally, to cover the army offensive against Taliban militants. On July 7, Bunairee participated in a VOA call-in radio show in which he discussed the Taliban's continued presence in the region. Two nights later, armed militants came to Bunairee's residence in northwestern Pakistan and said they had orders to blow up the home. The militants allowed 11 members of his family to leave, ransacked the house for valuables and then blew up the building. No one was hurt, but Bunairee said militants threatened to take further action against him. Last month Bunairee met in Pakistan with Bob Dietz, Asia Program Coordinator for the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists. Dietz told VOA he is upset that Bunairee has now been detained by U.S. immigration officials. "The United States positions itself as someone on the side of democracy and journalists and on the right side of so many issues, and yet when you get a journalist like Rahman who comes, having left his country because he was under pressure for the reporting that he was doing, to have him treated as a criminal, when he arrives here, legitimately, is just an outrage," he said. Dietz said the U.S. government needs to act as quickly as possible to correct the situation to restore its own credibility. Representatives of the Broadcasting Board of Governors have met with Bunairee in custody in a Washington suburb in Virginia and have secured legal representation for him. |
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News: Only affected people to be accommodated F.P. Report
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| Posted by buner on Tuesday, July 28 @ 22:28:36 EDT (140 reads) |
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BUNER: The district coordination officer -[DCO]- Yahya Khan Akhunzda, has directed those responsible for monitoring of the camp set up for internally displaced persons [IDPs] in Swari to accommodate people of declared affected areas to avoid unnecessary crowd in the camp. These directives he issued during his visit of the camp adding government is committed to accommodate all of the displaced people of the affected areas but the affected areas would be notified by the district administration in view of ongoing operation in the locality. Talking to this correspondent he went on to say that at present army operation is going on in the sub teshil of Chaghorzai.He confirmed that the area right from Ambela to Pir Baba, Pir Baba to Karakar, Jure to Kingar Galai and Swari to Budal is cleared. He repeated that no army operation is being carried out in any other part of the district except sub tehsil Chaghorzi.He elaborated that search operation has been launched in the area right from Bajkatta and now situation is all ok up to Budal.He made it clear that only people of sub tehsil Chghorzai would have the right to stay in the camp a head of an army search operation in their area. The DCO directed the district social welfare officer-Sher Bahadure Khan and in charge arrangements-tehsildar Gagra-Qisar Khan to register each and every family with thorough scrutiny of their identity card to make sure presence of those hailing from declared affected part of the district. While responding to a query the DCO explained that he would like to provide foodstuffs and rest of the facilities at doorstep to encourage locals to stay in their homes instead of pouring into IDPs camp. The DCO repeated that though all sorts of facilities are being provided in the IDPs camp but those living in their homes would be facilitated certainly. The DCO visited various parts of the camp and directed the authorities concerned to make sure optimum security plan to avoid any untoward situation. He directed the sub divisional officer PESCO 1-Nazeer Khan to arrange all of the required materials to illuminate the camp till tomorrow. The DCO directed the authorities to place a banner with directives that individuals and organizations would not be allowed to set up their separate camps rather they must contact district administration for any kind of assistance to be materialized through line departments exist in the district already. Following the fresh directives of the DCO, the executive district health officer-Dr. Maqsood Ahmed Khan, has directed the (IMC) to wind up it separate camp and facilitate the health camp already set up district health department with adequate facilities. |
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News: Pakistan: civilians in Swat short of everything
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| Posted by buner on Wednesday, June 17 @ 10:17:13 EDT (62 reads) |
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"The civilians who stayed behind in Swat during these last weeks have been mostly confined to their homes" says Gerry Robertson, the delegate in charge of the ICRC assistance programme in Pakistan's North West Frontier Province (NWFP). "They are short of everything and will need help until the situation stabilizes.
It is in this context that the organization is launching a round of food distributions for 40,000 residents of Mingora and environs. The ICRC has recently stepped up its assistance for people affected by fighting in the NWFP thanks to improved access to them and a budget extension of 40 million Swiss Francs, of which about half will support Pakistan Red Crescent activities. Its capacity to deliver this food will however depend on its ability to operate in the area safely. The ICRC is working closely with the PRCS and other partners within the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement to make a difference for those affected by the violence.
The ICRC in Pakistan currently employs over 800 national staff and over 100 expatriates.
Swat
The ICRC remains the only international humanitarian organization operating in Swat today. It has been back in the area since 3 June and has established a permanent presence in Mingora.
Health teams have supported the Saidu Teaching Hospital in Mingora and the Kwaz Khela Civil Hospital with a generator and fuel to restore electricity supply. They have also delivered food, medical supplies, medicine and bandages for over 10,000 patients for three months. Nine wounded patients from Swat have been evacuated to the ICRC's hospital in Peshawar for the weapon-wounded.
300 Mingora families were put in touch with relatives who had fled south. The phone lines in Swat have been down for about a month now.
Dir
The ICRC remains the only international humanitarian organization operating in Dir.
The organization supports the PRCS's efforts to assist over 13,000 IDPs in five Lower Dir camps, providing them with food, firewood, medical supplies. Water and Sanitation teams are also restoring their access to clean water.
A team travelled to Upper Dir this week to carry out an assessment. Resident were seen abandoning their homes and moving further south.
Buner
Medical supplies and fuel were donated to Daggar District Hospital and Totalai Civil Hospital. A patient from Daggar was evacuated to the ICRC's surgical hospital in Peshawar.
Over 2,000 newly displaced people who found refuge in host families in southern Buner were provided with one month worth of food supplies.
Peshawar
The ICRC's surgical hospital for weapon-wounded patients has increased its capacity to 90 beds in response to the influx of victims of the fighting in NWFP.
The organization supports the Pakistan Institute of Prosthetic and Orthotic Sciences (PIPOS) as it help persons injured by weapons to recover and re-integrate society. The Institute provides patients with artificial limbs, assistive devices and mobility aids, physiotherapy, and even reconstructive surgery if necessary.
The ICRC continues to visit persons detained in relation to the fighting or for security reasons in NWFP.
Response to IDP crisis
The PRCS, with support from the ICRC, is running Shah Mansoor IDP camp in Swabi. The camp hosts over 20,000 IDPs. Work is ongoing at the camp to improve living conditions and community kitchens were opened this week. The organizations are currently preparing the camps for the onset of the monsoon.
The PRCS, with support from the ICRC, run one IDP camp in Malakand Agency (for about 10,000 IDPS) and four in Lower Dir (for 13,000 IDPs).
The PRCS offer free phone calls to IDPs to get in touch with their relatives.
For further information, please contact:
Sébastien Brack, ICRC Islamabad, tel: +92 300 850 81 38
Sitara Jabeen, ICRC Islamabad, tel: +92 300 850 56 93
Simon Schorno, ICRC Geneva, tel: +41 79 251 93 02
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| Posted by buner on Monday, June 08 @ 11:51:53 EDT (47 reads) |
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MARDAN: Swat clinched the Play for Peace Sports Festival trophy after securing top the position on the points table against other participating teams of the Malakand division. The festival was organized by the Minister of Sports NWFP to bring some sense of joy to the children of the families who have been displaced by the fighting in the North West Frontier Province of Pakistan. Around 1500 people, from Bajaur, Buner, Dir and Swat took part in the two-day festival that included sports like football, cricket, volleyball, and table tennis. Swat and Buner were tied on points on the last day and both depended on the final of football match to secure the event trophy. The final lived up to its billing. Swat opened the account through center-forward Khalid in the 13th minute and thereafter kept the pressure on Buner, playing a tight defensive game till the end. Swat’s victory over Buner won them the event. In the Volleyball final Dir defeated Buner by 3-1, the score was 25-27, 25-20, 25-19 and 25-21 while in the cricket final Bajaur defeated a strong Swat team by six wickets.
Bajaur won the toss and invited Swat to bat first. Swat made 98 runs in the allotted 10 overs for the loss of six wickets. Middle order Sohail Khan hammered 33 cracking with three sixes and two boundaries and Bakhat scored 20 runs. For Bajaur, Amin Wajid Mohammed and Riaz took two wickets each.
In reply, Bajaur chased the target for the loss of four wickets with Mubeen and Mehraj striking excellent knocks of 35 and 36 runs respectively. Swat's Sohail Khan, Shamsher and Bakhat got one wicket each. In badminton Nazia, table tennis Zakia and in Women’a volleyball Ms. Nudrat from Swat got first position while in race among 8-10-years-old children, Hizra of Swat and in race for children aging 5-7 years, Palwasha of Swat got the first position while Nayab was declared the best female athlete. The Ministers Bashir Ahmad Bilour, Mian Iftikhar Hussain and Syed Aqil Shah gave away trophies and prizes to the winners. Meanwhile, the provincial Sports Minister Syed Aqil Shah assured the displaced people that their youngsters must be engaged in positive and healthy activities and for this purpose stadiums would be established in Malakand Division. He said that the participatory zeal of children in the sports evemt impressed him and the same assured that their morals and spirits are high. He assured the people present on the occasion that the government would leave no stone unturned for providing sports facilities in their home districts. Also Speaking on the occasion, Minister of Information, NWFP, Mian Iftikhar Hussain assured the affected people of Malakand Division that the days of terrorists were numbered and the displaced would soon return to their homes peacefully. He appreciated the role played by the Sports Minister Syed Aqil Shah for conducting the Peace Sports Festival in what were very testing times for the displaced civilians. He also lauded the role of Islamic Bank Dubai in donating trophies. |
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News: Security forces cleared Pir Baba area
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| Posted by buner on Wednesday, June 03 @ 11:01:20 EDT (43 reads) |
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PESHAWAR: Security forces have cleared the area of Pir Baba in Buner as a delegation of NWFP government visited Buner.
The delegation comprised of President Awami National Party (ANP) Afrasiyab Khatak, Information Minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain and Education Minister Sardar Hussain Babak whereas IGP NWFP Malik Naveed, Interior Secretary Fayyaz Turo, MPA from NWFP Syed Raheem and MPA Qaiser Wali Khan were also accompanied the delegation.
The delegation visited Sawari Bazar in Buner and exchanged views with local residents. They also visited Pir Baba to pay homage and laid chadar.
ANP president on this occasion said government has designed an interim plan for the return of army after restoration of peace and police and FC would be deployed in place of army. He said peace will be restored in Swat within two weeks and in Malakand division soon.
Earlier, talking to media, incharge Buner operation Brigadier Fayyaz said forces have completely cleared the Pir Baba area during which local residents extended their full support to security forces. |
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