September 2013

CHITRAL, Sept 26: The top floor of a hotel was gutted in a fire here on Thursday. The fire at the Al-Naeem hotel destroyed its kitchen and a dinning hall before the flames could be put out by volunteers and the rescue staff. The fire brigade vehicles faced difficulty in reaching the hotel due to […]

CHITRAL, Sept 25: A sports festival organized by Susom Youth Development Organization (SYDO) in collaboration with the Karimabad Development Organization concluded at Susom the other day. During the festival, football, volleyball and cerumboard matches were played. Total 42 teams of football and 12 teams of volleyball took part in the festival from across the Garam

ISLAMABAD, Sept 25: The battle line has finally been drawn as the election tribunal of Peshawar high Court has given a go-ahead signal to a two-member commission to recount the rejected votes and postal ballot papers of PK-90 upper Chitral on September 30. Talking to ChitralToday on phone from Peshawar, MPA Ghulam Muhammad, who is

ISLAMABAD, Sept 24: The long-awaited commission for recounting of rejected votes and postal ballot papers has finally been formed, which will meet on September 25 to resolve the tug of war between two archrivals from PK-90 Chitral-II. Talking to ChitralToday on phone from Peshawar on Monday, member provincial assembly Ghulam Muhammad confirmed that a three-member commission had been set

PESHAWAR, Sept 23: Two judges posted in Booni have been transferred out of Chitral. According to a statement issued by the registrar of Peshawar High Court, additional district and sessions judge Hafiz Naseem Akber has been transferred from Booni to Shangla and his place Mohammad Hussain from Mardan has been sent to Booni. Similarly, Inam

CHITRAL, Sept 23: Representatives of political parties in Chitral have threatened the police and the officials of the Aga Khan Health Service (AKHS) Chitral to \’resolve\’ the murder of a woman therapeutic counsellor by her patient on August 26. The mentally disturbed ex-MBBS student from Garam Chashma committed suicide after killing the woman, a resident

ISLAMABAD, Sept 23: The president and general secretary of Drosh Bar Association on Monday resigned in protest against what they said non-transparent inquiry conducted into the allegation against the civil judge of Drosh who has been accused of trying to keep a Chitrali girl at his official residence. Talking to ChitralToday (chitraltoday.net) on phone from

CHITRAL, Sept 22: Chitrali students have performed extraordinarily in the graduation exams of Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University. In the B.Com exams, Noor Samad khan of GCMS Chitral clinched the first position with 989 marks. The second position was grabbed by Haroon Ahmed of the same college with 939 marks while Mansoor Ahmed of the same

DROSH, Sept 22: Relief goods sent by the Punjab PML-N government were distributed among 500 affected people of Ashiret here on Sunday. In this regard, a function was organized in Drosh to hand over the relief items to the flood victims. Among scores of government officials, the deputy commissioner of Chitral was also present on

ISLAMABAD, Sept 22: The Chitral Student Welfare Organization (CSWO) will hold its presidential election 2013 on October 27, says a press release. It said the last date for submission of nomination papers is October 12. The documents will be verified on October 22. The aspiring candidates should submit their documents with a Rs10,000 fee to Basharat Hayat,