2014

Deprived of basic medical facilities, Mulkhow residents go on hunger strike

WARIJUN, Dec 15: About 100 to 150 people of Mulkhow have started a symbolic hunger strike here against unavailability of facilities at the Rural Health Centre (RHC) of Warijun. The protesters said that even first-aid facility was not available at the centre which is also without any medical and paramedical staff. As a result, the

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Pakistan Mountain Festival concludes

ISLAMABAD, Dec 14: Dance and musical performances highlighting the culture of Kalash and Hunza valley featured the concluding activities of the Pakistan Mountain Festival here on Sunday. An awareness walk and cleanliness drive was also organised at Trail 3 in which more than 250 students from different universities and people from other walks of life

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My rivals have no political future: GM

BOONI, Dec 14: Nobody, including MNA Shahzada Iftikharuddin, should be worried on my decision to join the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI), said former MPA Haji Ghulam Muhammad.  Talking to ChitralToday, he said by joining the religious party, he would not lose his vote bank, especially in upper Chitral, where he claimed to have over 3,000 solid votes. He

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Villagers forced to drink contaminated water

چترال(گل حماد فاروقی) چترال کے مضافاتی گاؤں شاہ میران دیہہ میں پینے کی پانی چالیس سال پرانی پائپ لائن کے ذریعے لائی جاتی ہے جو جگہ جگہہ پھٹ کر پانی لیک ہورہی ہے۔ ان پائپوں میں جوڑ بھی ڈھیلے ہوچکے ہیں جن میں بنے ہوئے سوراح سے پانی باہر نکل کر راستے میں بہتی ہے

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A general's views

Elaborating on these themes in a conversation at his Karachi home, he told me that to strengthen democracy, there must be an institutional provision for the military to be represented in political decision-making at the highest level. This, he maintained, would prevent future coups, and would help forge a consensus between the civilian and military

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