CHITRAL, June 11: DCO Rahmatullah Wazir has said the long and porous border of Chitral district with Afghanistan has rendered it vulnerable to the intrusion of militants and to cope with this situation, the border police are being strengthened both in terms of men and material as well as training. Addressing the passing-out parade of the force in Drosh on Monday, he said during the last a couple of years a ...

Report Waqar Ahmed CHITRAL, June 11: The district administration of Chitral on Monday closed down a ‘Lucky Irani Circus’ set up by some people coming from outside of the district here, on the pressure of a religo-political party. The circus, which was underway at a playground along the river in Denin, had been attracting a large number of crowds for the last a couple of days. People who visited the circus t ...

DROSH, June 10: About 30 sewing machines and different household items were distributed among 60 persons, mostly women, from the Madaglasht valley the other day. The items were arranged by Young Star Development Organization (YSDO) of Drosh. Speaking at a function held on the occasion, chairman YSDO Asfandyar Khan said they had been working in different sectors in the most neglected and remote localities of ...

ISLAMABAD, June 10: Speakers at a consultation have demanded the conservation of ecosystem of Gilgit-Biltistan’s Central Karakoram National Park (CKNP). They also demanded a steering committee of relevant stakeholders under the preview of Ministry of Climate Change to protect biodiversity in the region. The “Consultation on Climate Change and Ecosystem Assessment of the CKNP Region”, was organised to share ...

By Delcan Walsh CHITRAL: During a grand gathering of tribal elders in this rugged and remote mountain district recently, one of the guests of honor stood out: an elderly Englishman in a suit and polished shoes, his snowy hair carefully combed, the morning newspaper folded on his lap. That man, Maj. Geoffrey D. Langlands, has had a front row seat on Pakistan’s many dramas since he arrived, at the country’s c ...

GHIZER, June 8: The Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) has crossed all limits in robbing the poor of their right to financial support promised to them under the initiative, and is doling out support to undeserving people on the basis of connections in this backward area of Gilgit-Baltistan. On the other hand, there is no one to listen to the poor people who are still running from pillar to post in sear ...

CHITRAL, June 8: A farewell party was arranged for Dr Sher Qayyum Khan, the outgoing  executive district officer (health) Chitral. [caption id="attachment_2453" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Dr Sher Qayyum speaks at the function"][/caption] District Coordination Officer Chitral Rahmatullah Wazir was chief guest on the occasion. Addressing the farewell party, the speakers paid tribute to Dr Qayyum f ...

GILGIT: The chief minister of Gilgit-Baltistan, Mehdi Shah, has said after coming to power the PPP government took a number of initiatives to improve the working of the police in the region. [caption id="attachment_2448" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="CM Mehdi Shah"][/caption] He said the government increased the salaries of the police, provided them all the needed resources and arranged training op ...

PESHAWAR, June 7: People from Chitral living in Peshawar blocked Sher Shah Suri Road here on Thursday against the kidnapping of a Chitral female student in upper Dir the other day. The protesters demanded that the government should ensure recovery of the kidnap victim and arrest the kidnappers and bring them justice. The protest demonstration was led by Jamaat-e-Islamai leader Maulana Abdul Akbar Chitrali. ...

CHITRAL, June 6: The protection of women rights and their safety against violence is possible only if good governance is ensured through the ballot and to achieve this aim the civil society organizations should be streamlined and strengthened, said speakers in the concluding ceremony of a two-day workshop held by Strengthening Participatory Organization (SPO). The speakers included program manager of SPO, I ...