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ISLAMABAD, May 31: The special Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Islamabad that convicted MNA Abdul Latif and former MPA Wazirzada a day earlier has issued a 42-page detailed verdict in the May 9, 2023, violence case. Judge Tahir Abbas Sipra ruled that the attack on Ramna Police Station carried out in reaction to the arrest of […]

CHITRAL: Civil society and political leaders have strongly condemned the arrest of over 50 people under serious criminal charges following their peaceful protest against alleged corruption in the Booni-Buzund road project. Addressing a press conference here on Saturday, former MPA Syed Ahmad Khan, Advocate Syed Burhan Shah, Liaquat Ali, Advocate Mir Dullah Jan, Sifat Zareen,

Zulfiqar Ahmad ISLAMABAD, May 30: The firebrand PTI MNA from Chitral Abdul Latif, who was handed down a 27-year prison sentence on Friday, claimed he was implicated in the bogus terrorism case after he refused a Rs2 billion bribe to back the controversial 26th Constitutional Amendment. MNA Latif, a diehard loyalist of jailed ex-prime minister

CHITRAL: Like the people of Torkhow, the residents of Ayun have also formed Ayun Road Movement against delay in the construction of the Ayun-Kalash valleys road. The Ayun residents held a protest today and issued a strong warning to the government and the National Highway Authority (NHA), demanding immediate resumption of work on the project.

ISLAMABAD: An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Islamabad on Thursday sentenced 11 PTI leaders and workers, including MNA Abdul Latif and former MPA Wazir Zada in the May 9 arson case related to an attack on the Ramna police station. ATC Judge Tahir Abbas Sipra announced the verdict, sentencing the accused to a combined total of

‎CHITRAL, May 30: PPP leader Saleem Khan has strongly condemned the arrests of 53 individuals who were peacefully protesting against alleged corruption and unnecessary delays in the construction of the Torkhow road. ‎In a statement issued on Thursday, Mr. Khan criticized the district administration of Upper Chitral for targeting citizens exercising their democratic right to

ISLAMABAD: In a major step toward empowering persons with disabilities (PWDs) in Chitral, Niaz Support, an award-winning social enterprise, has partnered with the local nonprofit Al-Karim Welfare Society to expand disability support in the region. Air Commodore (retired) Syed Ahmed Raza, Honorary Director of Niaz Support, and Salahud Din, Project Manager at Al-Karim Welfare Society,

CHITRAL: The KP government has taken measures to develop and promote mountaineering in Chitral, particularly in connection with the 75th anniversary of the historic summit of Tirich Mir, the highest peak in the Hindu Kush range. In a joint statement, Sartaj Ahmad Khan, former tehsil Nazim of Chitral, and Mehboob Azam, President Chitral Chamber of Commerce,

CHITRAL: In a historic initiative aimed at putting Chitral on the global mountaineering map, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has declared 2025 as the “Year of Trich Mir”, marking the 75th anniversary of the first successful ascent of the 7,708-meter peak, the highest in the Hindu Kush and in KP. At an event organized by the