ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly`s Standing Committee on Human Rights expressed dismay when it was informed during a meeting that law-enforcement agencies had failed to arrest a single culprit involved in sectarian killings in Gilgit-Baltistan. The culprits are still at large whether it was the February massacre of 18 passengers belonging to the Shia community of […]
Every year Education Department KPK organizes inter-School competition in variety of fields to develop fitness and sportsmen spirit among students through co-curricular activities. Heavy entry fees, ranging between 5000 to 2000 rupees, are charged from participating teams, which runs into millions of rupees. Not a single penny is spent on the members of participating teams
CHITRAL, Nov 30: Zahoor ul Haq Danish, whose article \”Preaching extremism on the rise in Chitral\” published in ChitralToday on Oct 31, created ripples in the area, has escaped an attempt on his life. Sources told chitraltoday.net that Danish was coming home at about 8:30pm from a nearby hotel when masked men pushed attacked him
ISLAMABAD, Nov 28: Syed Raziuddin Rizvi, the chairman of Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly’s Public Accounts Committee, has said he will carry out accountability of everyone in a transparent manner but based on facts and figures. “If I find even my brother involved in any corruption, I will not spare him and bring him to the book,”
ISLAMABAD, Nov 29: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Thursday ordered the federal government to construct the controversial Kalabagh dam. The order was issued by LHC Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial during the hearing of petitions calling for the construction of the dam. The court directed the government in light of the decisions of the
CHITRAL, Nov 29: As Chitral is facing an acute shortage of health-care facilities, a meeting here on Thursday was informed that the civil society would also be involved in a weekly campaign being launched for the well-being of mothers and newborn children. The meeting was held to review the arrangements made for the upcoming ‘mother
CHITRAL, Nov 28: A severe cold wave gripped Chitral when the town received rains on Wednesday. Reports said most of the areas in lower Chitral and other sub-valleys have also received rain. In upper Chitral like the Yarkhun valley, the weather remained cloudy and there were chances of rain and snowfall. As the rain lashed
ISLAMABAD, Nov 27 (APP): Pakistan Muslim League (PML-Q) and Sunni Ittehad Council on Tuesday announced an election alliance, with leaders of both the political parties to carry forward the alliance to formation of a grand alliance. “PML’s alliance with Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) will remain intact and positive headway will be made for grand alliance
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PESHAWAR, Nov 27: A large number of people from upper Chitral here on Tuesday staged a protest demonstration demanding the government should declare Mastuj as a district without further delay. The protest was organized by Tanzeem Haqooq-e-Chitral. Holding banners and placards inscribed with demands for upgradation of the tehsil to district level, the participants shouted
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CHITRAL, Nov 27: Five of the people from Ayun languishing in Chitral jail on Tuesday went on a hunger strike for a short period. They were arrested for ersisting the transportation of timber from Kalash valleys to Chakdara a few months back. Riaz Ahmed, the superintendent of the jail, said the inmates were protesting against
