CHITRAL: Maulana Muhammad Ashraf, a popular figure of Laspur valley of Upper Chitral, passed away at the District Headquarters (DHQ) Hospital Chitral on Friday. He was 99. Maulana Ashraf was father of well-known scholar Dr Inayatullah Faizi. He will be laid to rest in his native village of Balim on Saturday.–Bashir Hussain
CHITRAL: In another suicide incidence, a 30-year-old man killed himself by jumping into the river from the Osiak bridge on Friday. Rescue 1222 said the victim, Shuja, son of Faiz Muhammad, was a resident of Alian Dap, Drosh. It said he was mentally stressed. Rescue 1122 said its divers have started efforts to recover the
CHITRAL: Awami National Party leader Hussain Shah Yousafzai has said that incidents of mysterious disappearance of people in the country is regrettable and against the Constitution. “Awarding punishment is the responsibility of courts under the relevant laws, not of individual and other institutions,” he said this while talking to the media here on Thursday. ANP
CHITRAL: Wheat crop owned by Rehmat Aziz in Singoor village was burnt in a fire on Friday. Rescue 1122 said its staff put out the fire and saved other crops from the flames.
ISLAMABAD: A Frontier Corps soldier belonging to Rech in Upper Chitral was martyred during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Balochistan\’s Kharan district, the military\’s media affairs wing said on Friday. In a statement, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said that security forces conducted an IBO in Hulmerg. \”Two terrorists, involved in various acts of violence/terrorism
CHITRAL: A man from Shishikoh on Thursday claimed that about 150 people have occupied his land in the village and kidnapped his relatives. According to a report published in ChitralToday on Wednesday, Zaram Khan and three other armed men were overpowered by people of Madaklasht after they opened fire on the villagers and injured three
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CHITRAL: A man drowned while trying to save his donkey in a remote area of Bumburate in the Kalash valley on Thursday. Locals said Nasir, son of Mian Gul Gujjar, was fetching vegetables on the back of his donkey. While crossing a stream, the animal fell and was washed away. In a bid to save
BOONI: A 17-year-old boy ended his life by jumping into the river in Sonoghur village on Wednesday evening, local people told ChitralToday. They identified the victim as Amir Hussain, son of Afzal. They said the boy committed suicide after being scolded by his stepmother over a petty issue. The boy\’s own mother had also committed
CHITRAL: A 55-year-old woman was shot dead in a pasture in Jinjiret Koh, Lower Chitral, on Sunday, according to local police. Munwer Khan, the husband of the woman, lodged an FIR in Drsoh police station, nominating three persons in the murder. He alleged that the three men shot his wife dead in Gazgol and fled
Afzal Wali Badakhsh BOONI: Under the banner of Chitral Heritage and Environment Protection Society (CHEPS), the World Environment Day was celebrated in Booni, Upper Chitral, with a walk participated by around 35 people, mostly students. The walk started from DC House and ended at the District Headquarter Hospital Booni. Masks were distributed among the participants.
