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Teenage boy commits suicide in Ayun

AYUN: A 17-year-old boy committed suicide in Sahen locality of Ayun, local police told ChitralToday correspondent on Thursday.  About the suicide of the teenage boy, the police said that Abdullah, son of Muhammad Sharif Khan, killed himself by hanging. The cause of the suicide could not be ascertained.–Muhkam Uddin Ayuni

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Anti-polio drive launched in Upper Chitral

Anti-polio drive launched

BOONI: Government and health officials on Thursday formally launched an anti-polio drive by administering drops to children at the headquarters hospital Booni.  The campaign will start on May 23 and continue till May 27 during which children under the age of five years will be administered polio drops. Chitral remains free from polio for over

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Madressa student found dead

AYUN: A 10-year-old boy was found dead and hanging from a swing in the Thoriandeh locality of Ayun, police said on Thursday. The Ayun police said Jibran Hussain, son of Akbar Hussain, a madressa student, left for his institution on Wednesday and was later found dead at a swing located on the premises of his

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Beacon of Left politics in Hindukush

Beacon of Left politics in Hindukush

Mubashir Sultan Awami Workers Party, which is a left-wing socialist political party seeking to unify the working class, has formed organizing committees in the districts of Lower, Upper Chitral and Upper Dir. Baba Jan-led comrades Qazi Hakeem and Fazal Mullah paid a detailed visit to Chitral Upper and Lower. On this occasion, Anwar Wali Khan

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Tetanus vaccination campaign in upper Chitral

Tetanus vaccination campaign from 16th

BOONI: A weeklong tetanus vaccination campaign will be launched in the district of Upper Chitral on May 16th (Monday), health department officials told ChitralToday here today. During the tetanus vaccination campaign, teams from the health department will visit houses in each village to vaccinate women aged between 15 and 49 years. During a training workshop

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