CHITRAL: Legal action has been sought against Booni-based poet Shamsul Hussain Baazi for allegedly using derogatory language against the Gujjar community in his poetry and spreading it via social media. The chairman of Village Council Tar in Shishi Koh and General Secretary of Gujjar Youth Forum Chitral Qari Abdul Rehman Jamali told a press conference here […]
Khairuddin Shadani | Chitral Today GARAM CHASHMA: The Tehsil Headquarters Hospital in Garam Chashma, established to serve over 50,000 residents, is now a symbol of decay, negligence, and systemic failure. The hospital lacks essential facilities, trained staff and emergency services, leaving patients, especially in emergencies and maternal care, at serious risk. During a recent visit
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BOONI: Civil Defence Department of Upper Chitral conducted a workshop in Booni to train hotel owners and LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) dealers on how to respond effectively to fire emergencies. The workshop aimed to raise awareness among business owners about the risks of sudden fire outbreaks and instructed them on practical ways to control such
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Chitral: A fielder car plunged into the Chitral River in front of Kuju Bala in Lower Chitral on Tuesday. Upon receiving the alert, Rescue 1122 dispatched diving and medical teams to the site immediately. According to eyewitnesses, the incident occurred while the vehicle was attempting to overtake a Mazda truck on Chitral road. Three persons
PESHAWAR: A tragic firing incident claimed the lives of six members of the same family in the Khatko Pul area of Peshawar, police said. According to the police, unidentified assailants opened fire at a house, killing six individuals including three women. One woman was also injured in the attack and has been shifted to Lady
GARAM CHASHMA: A mediation meeting held to resolve the growing dispute over the butcher trade between members of the Ismaili and Sunni communities ended inconclusively after seven hours of discussion on May 18. The meeting, attended by the district administration, religious leaders, and community representatives, failed to reach a mutual agreement despite deliberating over multiple
BOONI: The blacktopping of the one km portion of the Booni bazaar road started on Sunday and the project is estimated to cost almost 20 million rupees (Rs19.958 million). KP Assembly\’s Deputy Speaker Suriya Bibi inaugurated the project at a ceremony attended by a number of political, social figures, traders and district administration officials. Upon
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Bashir Hussain Azad | Chitral Today CHITRAL: The President of Chitral Polo Association, Shahzada Sikandar Ul Mulk, has called on the government to hold separate matches between civil and forces teams in the upcoming polo tournament. He was of the view that this would ensure fair competition and highlight the talent of civilian players who
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ISLAMABAD: Sirbaz Khan from Hunza has climbed all the world’s peaks above 8,000 meters without using supplemental oxygen. He is the first Pakistani mountaineer to achieve this feat. Sirbaz reached this milestone today by summiting Kangchenjunga, which stands at 8,586 meters, in Nepal. The 38 years old from Aliabad Hunza in Gilgit-Baltistan had already climbed
CHITRAL: Chitral police recovered 1,841 grams of charas from a poultry shop run by a habitual drug dealer, a spokesperson for the police said on Sunday. He said that two coordinated operations led to a total seizure of 2.712 kilograms of charas and the arrest of two suspects. Following a tip-off, a police team led
