CHITRAL: Six tourists, including four children, sustained injuries when their vehicle met with an accident at Ashiret while coming to Chitral on Saturday. Rescue 1122 said the family was coming to Chitral from outside the district. Rescue staff reached the spot and shifted the injured to the THQ hospital Drosh. Rescue 1122 did not identify […]
PESHAWAR: The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) has developed the Monsoon Contingency Plan-2021 wherein it has declared eight districts of the province as high-risk areas for the upcoming rainy season. The high-risk districts are: Charsadda, Dera Ismail Khan, Shangla, Upper Dir, Nowshera, Swat, Chitral Upper and Chitral Lower, according to a statement issued here. The
CHITRAL: A vehicle that was stolen from Pirwadhai in Rawalpindi 11 years ago has been recovered by the Chitral police. The Chitral police in a social media post said the stolen car was caught during verification of vehicles through its vehicle verification system (VVS). The Prado has been taken into custody and its owner was
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At a press conference held earlier today, 16 civil society organisations—including the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, the Women’s Action Forum, Tehrik-e-Niswan, Aurat March, and the Pakistan Institute of Labour Education and Research, among others—have strongly condemned Prime Minister Imran Khan’s troubling remarks linking women’s attire to the incidence of rape. This is the second
BOONI: A mobile team from the Aga Khan Health Service (AKHS) visited Broghil valley and vaccinated the whole eligible population of the remote area. Broghil valley is located 245 km away from Chitral town lying at an altitude of 12,500 feet. It is linked with the Afghanistan through the narrow belt of Wakhan. The total
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Sarwar Kamal In a democratic system, the concept of strengthening public institutions is paramount for the betterment and welfare of the masses. There should be a system of accountability, responsibility, ownership and dedication within these public institutions. Unfortunately, these principles are lacking in our case due to lack of public awareness, accountability and rule of
CHITRAL: A fire erupted in the store room of the District Headquarters Hospital Lower Chitral on Monday. Rescue 1122 staff reached the spot and put out the flames before it could spread to other parts of the building.
CHITRAL: If the annual Shandur festival is not held this year too, the hotel industry of Chitral will face further blow. In a statement, Chitral Hotel and Restaurant Association general secretary Mir Jamsheduddin expressed resentment over the decision of the government not to hold the annual festival 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. He said
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GILGIT: Two expedition teams including foreign climbers and renowned Pakistani mountaineer Samina Baig on Friday started their adventure to scale K2. They started their trek to the K2 base camp from Shigar. Talking to mediapersons in Shigar before starting the trek, Ms Baig, whose expedition has been sponsored by Special Communication Organisation (SCO), said she
CHITRAL: Steps to standardize the spelling system of Khowar language has been started by a group of experts. The Forum for Language Initiative (FLI) has started standardization work for languages spoken in its target area (northern Pakistan) with initiation of steps to standardize the spelling system of Khowar. A three-day workshop jointly organized by Mother
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