TAXILA: Eleven passengers were killed and 35 others injured on Monday when a Mardan-bound bus carrying people looking forward to celebrating Eid in their hometowns and villages plunged into a ditch on Islamabad-Peshawar Motorway near Burhan interchange. A woman and an infant were among the dead. Most of the dead hailed from Mardan and Swabi districts. According to motorway police, the bus coming from Lahore veered off the road when the driver lost control during an attempt to overtake a car. The bodies were removed to Hassan abdal’s Tehsil Headquarters Hospital while the injured were admitted to hospitals in Hassan abdal, Taxila, Rawalpindi and Islamabad. Sixteen of the injured were in a critical condition. As soon as word got around about the accident, volunteers rushed to the hospitals and established blood donation camps. They also made SOS calls through social media for blood donations. According to doctors at the Hassanabdal hospital, most of the wounded suffered from head injuri

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 Playing competitive golf while fasting is par for the course for Mardan Mamat. The devout Muslim, who turned pro in 1994, has done it for years even during his amateur days during the Ramadan period. Still, it was the talking point yesterday after the 53-year-old veteran took a two-shot lead in the second leg of the Fintech Alliance Global-sponsored Singapore Pro Series Invitational under sultry conditions at Tanah Merah Country Club's Tampines course. But for Mardan, who, won a regional event on the Asean Tour, the Mercedes-Benz Masters Malaysia in Kota Permai in 2010, it was nothing special. "I have been doing this for years, so it's a matter of getting used to it. The secret is to take it easy and pace yourself. No doubt, you feel a little tired during the closing stages." Keeping a calm and steady momentum despite two early bogeys (second and third holes), Mardan cancelled out the deficit with two birdies (ninth and 18th) to return an even-par 72. "Mistakes

 PESHAWAR: Though Khyber Pakhtun khwa recorded 36 deaths from corona virus on Thursday, the Covid-19 positive level in Mardan came down to 14 per cent from 23.3 per cent in a day. On average, 35 people were killed by the virus and 1,000 people were infected with it in the province daily during the last one month, officials told Dawn. They said half of Covid-19 beds in the district headquarters hospital and Mardan Medical Complex were unoccupied, whereas 18 ventilators and 368 oxygen cylinders were unused which could be offered to patients if the need emerged. Dr Hamid Khan, who heads the district command and control room (Covid-19) at the Mardan DC office, said the positive rate had come down due to the patrolling of the Pakistan Army and police that ensured the enforcement of lock down. He said the situation would further improve. A report of the health department said the province’s tally of Covid-19-related deaths reached 3,274 and cases 117,557. Officials attribute it to patrollin

 MARDAN: Police arrested 24 people including a proclaimed offender and also recovered weapons in raids here on Saturday. A police spokesman said that on the directives of District Police Officer Dr Zahidullah Khan, the police raided several areas and recovered 1394 grams charas, 3 pistols, and bullets. Meanwhile, the cops also busted a motorcycle lifting gang by arresting its key member on Saturday. 24 arrested, weapons recovered in Mardan (Representational Image)© Getty 24 arrested, weapons recovered in Mardan (Representational Image) While tracing a motorcycle lifting case in the city, the cops reached Peshawar where they arrested one Suleman, who confessed to be part of a gang lifting motorbikes from various areas. The police said raids were underway to arrest the other members of the gang. The police said they have also recovered the money that the accused had earned through sales of the two wheeler.

PESHAWAR: The government imposed a week long complete lock down, except essential services, in Mardan district on Sunday as 31 more persons died including a doctor across the province with detection of 956 new cases of Covid-19. Due to rising positive rate in Mardan, the second most populous city in the province, a high level meeting at the divisional commissioner office decided to impose complete lock down. Officials said that eight more deaths were reported in Mardan during the last 24 hours with detection of 1,232 new cases of Covid-19. A notification was issued by Mardan deputy commissioner under section 8 and 21 of KP Epidemic Control and Emergency Relief Act, 2020 read with section 22 of National Disaster management Authority Act, banning entry of outsiders to the district without a genuine reason. The notification says that all commercial activities, markets and cattle fairs should remain closed in the district except some essential businesses including bakeries, grocery shops,