CHITRAL: A noticeable increase has been observed in the number of beggars arriving in Chitral from other districts, said the district administration. Some of these individuals have started moving towards the outskirts of Chitral town, entering people’s homes and sitting outside mosques to solicit alms. In addition, people from various parts of the country are […]
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PESHAWAR: Deputy Speaker of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly Suriya Bibi has been appointed as the chairperson of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Public Safety Commission. Her appointment marks a significant step towards strengthening civilian oversight of law enforcement and ensuring accountability and transparency within the police system. The Public Safety Commission plays a crucial role in monitoring police
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CHITRAL: The parents of Shiraz Ahmed, 13, who was allegedly murdered by his elder brother in Raman village of Laspur early this year, have pardoned the accused, resulting in his release from jail. According to sources and local elders, the incident had sent shockwaves across the community when Shiraz was found dead under mysterious circumstances
QUETTA: A special audit report of the Ten Billion Tree Tsunami Project in Balochistan has revealed financial irregularities amounting to Rs16.8 billion. The report highlights serious administrative lapses, incomplete targets, and questionable expenditures that have plagued the ambitious environmental initiative. According to the audit, frequent transfers of project officials significantly slowed down the pace of
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CHITRAL: The Wildlife Division has launched a major operation to create fire lines across various parts of Chitral Gol National Park. Teams are actively working in areas including the forests of Zarmat, Bimogh Lasht, and other key zones within the national park to establish these crucial firebreaks. A fire line is a narrow strip of
CHITRAL: The Torkhow-Terich Road Forum (TTRF) has called off its sit-in protest in Booni following \”successful\” negotiations with Deputy Speaker Suriya Bibi on Friday night. A spokesperson for Ms Suriya Bibi told ChitraToday that after the protesters marched on Booni the deputy speaker rushed home from Peshawar and held talks with representatives of the protesters
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Muhammad irshad ullah BOONI: Residents of Torkhow and Terich staged a protest march to Booni against the inordinate delay in the completion of the Booni-Buzund road and alleged large-scale corruption in the utilisation of project funds. Organized under the banner of the Torkhow-Terich Road Forum (TTRF), the march on Booni followed several days of local
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Zar Alam Khan | Chitral Today The decision by a so-called consultative committee to bar Ismaili butchers from supplying meat to Chitral city, restricting their business to a small street; in other words portraying the entire community as pariahs, marks a dangerous precedent in the region\’s communal harmony. Equally troubling is the failure of both
PESHAWAR: Deputy Speaker of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly Suriya Bibi held an emergency meeting with the secretary and chief engineer of the Communication and Works (C&W) Department as people of Torkhow started another protest with a march to Booni over the Booni-Buzund road project. The Torkhow and Terich Road Forum (TTRF), has arranged the protest
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CHITRAL: In response to public complaints, the Lower Chitral Traffic Warden Police have launched a crackdown against vehicles with tinted windows. To prevent road accidents and address current security concerns, traffic police were instructed to take strict action against the use of black-tinted windows in vehicles. Following these orders, traffic wardens under the supervision of
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