ABBOTTABAD, Feb 16: District Naib Nazim Barrister Javed Abbasi said on Friday that all the union councils of the district are being treated equally.

Addressing a public meeting at Danna Union Council, Goreeni Havelian, 14 million rupees had been allocated for the purchase of furniture  for the government schools in the district.

He said the Lora Union Council would be made a model UC.

He said tenders had been floated and work would be started shortly on development projects in the city.

He said survey and paper work on proposals forwarded by the union council Nazims was in final stage.—Correspondent

Opinion

Editorial

A new war
Updated 01 Mar, 2026

A new war

UNLESS there is an immediate diplomatic breakthrough, the joint Israeli-American aggression against Iran launched on...
Breaking the cycle
01 Mar, 2026

Breaking the cycle

THE confrontation between Pakistan and Afghanistan has taken a dangerous turn. Attacks, retaliatory strikes and the...
Anonymous collections
01 Mar, 2026

Anonymous collections

THE widespread emergence of ‘nameless donation boxes’ soliciting charity in cities and towns across Punjab...
Afghan hostilities
Updated 28 Feb, 2026

Afghan hostilities

The need is for an immediate ceasefire and substantive negotiations, with the onus on the Taliban to rein in cross-border attacks.
Cutting taxes
28 Feb, 2026

Cutting taxes

PRIME Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s plan to cut direct taxes for businesses in the next budget acknowledges the strain...
KCR challenge
28 Feb, 2026

KCR challenge

THE Karachi Circular Railway is being discussed again. It seems that the project, or, rather, the hopes of it, are...