October 2023 - Page 4 of 7

Canadian high commissioner assures Brep flood victims of assistance

Canadian envoy assures Brep flood victims of assistance

October 13, 2023

BREP: Canadian High Commissioner Leslie Scanlan visited the flood-affected area of Brep on Friday. Rabnawaz Khan, Additional Assistant Commissioner, welcomed the distinguished guest along with elders of the area and local representatives. The High Commissioner visited the recent flood affected Government Girls High School Brep and appreciated the role of UNDP in refurbishing the school […]

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Protection wall, shelter hall constructed at Reshun Gol

October 13, 2023

Gul Hamad Farooqui BOONI (UPPER CHITRAL): The beautiful Reshun village has been devastated for the last 13 years. The disastrous flooding that occurred in 2015 had not only destroyed the only bridge between Lower and Upper Chitral but also washed away houses, shops, cultivated land, standing crops and orchards. As a result, many families were

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Unregistered Afghans told to leave Chitral by Oct 25

October 13, 2023

CHITRAL: The district administration of Lower Chitral has directed all unregistered Afghan nationals in Chitral to leave by October 25 and return to their country. A notice issued to the Afghan refugees warned that action would be initiated against all those living in Chitral without proof of registration (POR) and Afghan Citizen Card (ACC) issued

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Shuhada-e-Chitral football league in Chitral

Shuhada-e-Chitral football league inaugurated

October 13, 2023

Irshadullah Khan CHITRAL: The Shuhada-e-Chitral Football League 2023 organized by the Frontier Corps North to honour the courageous sons of the soil who made the ultimate sacrifice for their motherland opened here today. The event is a vibrant celebration of unity, resilience and talent with 20 teams participating in the league. The opening ceremony was

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Hamas and Israel war

October 12, 2023

Prof. Rahmat Karim Baig Israel is an illegitimate state planted in the Middle East by Britain and USA who have played the role of a mentor to get oil resources by making Israel a threat in case of any opposition from any of the Arab monarchies. The petty Arab states have played a slavish role

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Impacts of global warming on Chitral

October 12, 2023

Prof. Rahmat Karim Baig Chitral lies between Central Asia and South Asia with its border starting just from the southern tip of Pamir in the north-east to Arandu in the southwest and so the waters from all the glaciers of the border regions of Chitral flow from northeast to southwest. The borders from Durah Pass

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Youth loan program approved by caretaker KP govt

Caretaker KP govt approves youth loan program

October 12, 2023

PESHAWAR: The caretaker Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has approved grant of subsidized loans to the province’s youth and small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The Bank of Khyber will offer concessions on these loan schemes with favourable terms with the provincial government covering the associated costs. This approval was given during a meeting of the caretaker provincial

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Pakistan: on verge of instability

October 11, 2023

Sarir Ahmad Almost all of us, after experiencing the current crisis, agree with slain former prime minister Benazir Bhutto when she said, “Pakistan is a victim of its own choices. Democracy is the only solution to Pakistan’s problems, but it needs to be stable and long lasting.” Looking at the current situations, it seems that

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Call to recognize eye health as vital part of healthcare

October 11, 2023

ISLAMABAD: The theme for this year\’s World Sight Day, \’Universal eye health,\’ underscores the urgent need to address the eye health disparities existing in our society. In Pakistan, millions of people continue to face significant challenges in accessing adequate eye care, resulting in unnecessary vision loss and impaired quality of life. This World Sight Day

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Osiak bridge makes accessibility to villages easier

October 11, 2023

Gul Hamad Farooqui CHITRAL: The construction of a reinforced cement concrete (RCC) bridge over Chitral River at Osiak village in Drosh has been completed by the communication and Works department (C&W). The bridge has opened up scores of villages in the Osiak valley up to Jinjiret Koh along the Afghan border. Before this, there was

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