CHITRAL: Ban on heavy trucks to transport goods to Chitral should be lifted to facilitate supply of essential commodities to the remote district, especially in the winter, says a religious, political and social figure. About the ban on heavy trucks, Qari Jamal Abdul Nasir of Drosh said residents of Chitral had to bring their goods […]
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ISLAMABAD: An army soldier from Chitral embraced martyrdom after terror elements attacked a military checkpost in Datrakhel area of North Waziristan, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement on Saturday. “During intense exchange of fire, Naik Rehman, age 27 years, resident of Chitral and Lance Naik Arif, 22, resident of Tank embraced Shahadat [martyrdom],”
CHITRAL: Petrol pumps remained closed in Chitral on the call of the dealers association of Pakistan creating hardship for motorists and commuters on Thursday. Chitral Petrol Dealers Association president Liaquat Ali said the filling stations would remain closed till acceptance of their demands. He said since the regime of Ayub Khan, petrol dealers had been
YARKHUN: Telenor 4G service is not functioning in many villages of Yarkhun especially Bang and nearby areas. People of Bang and Meragram No 2 told ChitralToday that Telenor recently launched its 4G service in the area but the facility was still not available in their villages. They said with the launch of the 4G service,
KARACHI: A case against Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH) has been dismissed by Sindh High Court. The petition had sought a direction for the AKUH to provide free medical facilities to the poor, a division bench headed. SHC Chief Justice Ahmed Ali M Sheikh observed that the hospital had been acting within its aims and
KARACHI: Microfinance borrowing has recorded significant increase across Pakistan, taking the number of such borrowers to over 8.2 million. According to the latest data released by the Pakistan Microfinance Network (PMN) — the national association for retail players in the microfinance industry — as many as 161,318 customers joined the ranks of active borrowers in
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CHITRAL: Two children were injured when a Rav4 overturned near Gang-Gahiret due to speeding while coming to Chitral town from Upper Chitral. Rescue1122 said its team reached the spot and shifted the two inured children to DHQ hospital Chitral.
CHITRAL: Chitral bazar traders have criticized prolonged power outages carried out by PESCO, saying it is destroying their businesses. At a meeting chaired by traders union president Bashir Ahmed, the traders said for the last two months PESCO has been disconnecting power supply to the bazar from 7am till the evening every day on the
The past few months have been very difficult for all of us, as our beloved family member Mrs. Shahnaz Saddruddin (L) remained hospitalized in a distant land far away from the family members, eventually leaving us forever peacefully in a local hospital in Memphis USA on 11th November. It was a tragic and untimely huge
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CHITRAL: The district administration Lower Chitral has revised the fares of public transport from Chitral town to different areas of Upper Chitral. A notification issued by the deputy commissioner Lower Chitral, separate fares have been fixed for flying coaches and four-wheel drive land cruisers and jeeps with effect from Nov 1, 2021. According to the
