By Zahiruddin CHITRAL, July 26: The Kalash people are conserving environment in Bumburate, Birir and Rumbur valleys by clinging to their centuries-old customs. Muhkam Ayuni, a local development worker, told this correspondent on Thursday that no Kalash could think of going against these customs as they served the interests of the community and their violation was punished by censure, fine and social boycott ...

CHITRAL, July 25: Syed Amir Hussain Shah, a resident of Bumbagh village, has demanded of the army chief and inspector general of Frontier Corps to take action against an official of Chitral Scouts who allegedly put his house on fire. Addressing a press conference here, he alleged that on the day of occurrence, sepoy Shamsuddin of Charun village, posted in Kuragh post of Chitral Scouts, had threatened him on ...

PESHAWAR, July 25: Concerned over differences and grouping in the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) in Chitral district, the party workers have demanded the leadership to reorganise the party ahead of the upcoming general election. “Though Chitral used to be the stronghold of the PPP, now the rising number of flags of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl, Jamaat-e-Islami and Awami National Party ...