CHITRAL: The students of local schools and colleges exhibited talent through their projects in the three-day science, technology and arts competition, which started in Aga Khan Higher Secondary School here on Friday.

The projects pertained to physics, chemistry, biology, mathematics, computer science, electronics as well as art and model drawing which were applauded by their teachers and elites of the town present on the occasion.

The art section of the exhibition portrayed the local culture while an automated teller machine (ATM) prepared by a school student put to functioning was appreciated by those in attendance.

District police officer Mohammad Furqan Bilal was the chief guest at the opening ceremony of the exhibition who said in his address that the students of Chitral were as talented as those in any part of the country.

He said that the tendency of critical and rational thinking should be developed among the students as it was the basis for adopting scientific approach.

The school principal, Tufail Nawaz, said that the school had been holding the competition every year.

LG POLLS: The returning officer for the local bodies election and assistant commissioner, Chitral, Alamgir has announced schedule for the election to one general seat of district council and a general councillor seat of a neighborhood council which had fallen vacant due to resignation of the incumbents. The two seats include that of district council in Oweer and general councillor in neighbourhood council of Zargarandeh.

Nomination papers can be filed from November 19 to 22, scrutiny of papers will be carried out from Nov 24 to 29 and final list of the candidates will be displayed on Dec 4, while polling will be held on December 23.

Published in Dawn, November 17th, 2018