September 2013

CHITRAL, Sept 3: A girl and a boy committed suicide in two localities of Garam Chashma valley. Both of them were said to be mentally disturbed. A spokesman for the Chitral police, inspector Buzurguddin, said Maqsud Bibi of Roi village jumped into the local river and ended her life. Her body was later retrieved from

CHITRAL, Sept 3: Social worker Attaliq Sajjad Hussain here on Tuesday announced his decision to join the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). PTI’s UC 1 president Pir Karam Elahi and Insaf student federation’s Chitral president Nazir Ahmed were also present. Speaking on the occasion, Pir Karam Elahi said that Hussain’s joining of the PTI was an indication

CHITRAL, Sept 3: As many as 279 orphan and poor students of different schools in Chitral were given cheques at a ceremony here on Tuesday. The cheques amounting to 2,574,000 rupees were arranged by the KP government. The cheques ewre distributed among the children at a ceremony held at the Centennial Model School for Boy

ISLAMABAD, Sept 2: As Chitral is still shocked over the recent suicide and murder incident at the Aga Khan Health Service (AKHS) centre Chitral, questions are being raised if economic issue was the only cause behind the former medical student’s extreme step to end his life after killing an innocent woman. Sardar Ayub, son of

PESHAWAR, Sept 2: The provincial management service competitive examination will start at Peshawar, Abbottabad, Bannu, Kohat, Mardan, D.I.Khan and Swat on September 16 and end on September 30. The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Public Service Commission on Monday said call letters were being issued to all candidates on their postal addresses. If any candidate who did not

PESHAWAR, Sept 2: A two-member election tribunal here on Monday ordered recounting of postal and rejected voted in PF-90 upper Chitral. The recounting in some of the polling stations will be done by a one-member commission on Sept 12. The two-member tribunal issued the recounting order on the appeal of PPP candidate Sardar Hussain. In

CHITRAL, Sept 1: The Chitral town power committee held a protest rally and public meeting demanding the government should provide at least 30 megawatts of electricity from the under-construction 106 MW powerhouse at Golen Gol near Chitral. The rally started from Chew Bridge which was led by representatives of all political and religious parties. After

Chitral is a far-flung area in the north of Pakistan with scenic beauty and breath-taking picnic spots located all over the mountainous district. It is blessed with special tourist attractions like the Kalash valley, the Shandur polo festival, Qaqlasht festival, garam chashma (hot spring resorts), and the Baroghil festival. The people of this area are