Brief News

Four injured near Lowari tunnel

Four injured near Lowari tunnel

DROSH: Four people were injured when a land cruiser they were travelling in met with an accident at Baradam near the Lowari tunnel in Chitral side last night. Rescue 1122 said the accident occurred due to a brake failure. Rescue 1122 staff reached the spot and after providing first aid shifted two of the injured […]

Four injured near Lowari tunnel Read More »

Prof Mir Kalan dies of Covid

Prof Mir Kalan dies of Covid-19

PESHAWAR: Prof Mir Kalan Shah passed away after battling with Covid-19 for over a month here early on Sunday. He was 67. Prof Shah belonged to the Khot valley of Upper Chitral and was the first from Chitral to obtain a PhD degree from England. He had retired from Peshawar University and settled in the

Prof Mir Kalan dies of Covid-19 Read More »

Jeep falls into riverside

CHITRAL: A jeep skidded off the road and fell into the riverside at Greenlasht in Upper Chitral. Zainul Abedin, a resident of Mastuj, was coming to Chitral when the accident occurred. Zainul Abedin remained unhurt. Rescue 1122 retrieved the vehicle and handed it over to the owner.

Jeep falls into riverside Read More »

Accident at Karak leaves two dead, three injured

12-year-old boy drowns in river

CHITRAL: A 12-year-old boy fell into the river while trying to retrieve his bat in Shali village of Lower Chitral on Tuesday. Rescue 1122 said youngsters were playing cricket when the bat fell into the river. One of the boys jumped into the river to catch the bat. But he was washed away by the

12-year-old boy drowns in river Read More »

Pakistani teenager scales Mount Everest

Pakistani teenager scales Mount Everest

Shehroze Kashif, 19, became the youngest Pakistani mountaineer to reach the summit of Mount Everest — 8,848.86 metres — on Tuesday. In an update on Facebook, Nepalese mountaineer and the expedition manager of Seven Summit Treks, Chhang Dawa Sherpa, congratulated Kashif for becoming the youngest Pakistani to climb Mount Everest. “This morning Kashif successfully climbed

Pakistani teenager scales Mount Everest Read More »

Shazia Ishaq of Chitral makes history

Shazia Ishaq of Chitral makes history

Zahiruddin CHITRAL: Shazia Ishaq, 25, belonging to a remote village of Upper Chitral, has become the first woman police officer in Malakand division after she passed the competitive examination of the Federal Public Service Commission. Daughter of a retired junior commissioned officer of the Pak Army, Ms Ishaq had earned a BS degree in political

Shazia Ishaq of Chitral makes history Read More »

چترال بھر میں تمام کاروباری مراکز بند، تاجر پریشان

چترال بھر میں تمام کاروباری مراکز بند، تاجر پریشان

چترال (محکم الدین) ضلعی انتظامیہ چترال کی طرف سے کرونا احتیاطی تدابیر کے حوالے سے طے شدہ حکومتی فیصلوں پر سختی سے عملدر آمدکا سلسلہ جاری ہے اور چترال بازار، دروش بازار، ایون بازار، بونی بازار سمیت تمام مرکزی شہروں میں کاروباری مقامات اور دکانیں بند ہیں۔ ایون کے وسیع بازار میں ہو کا عالم

چترال بھر میں تمام کاروباری مراکز بند، تاجر پریشان Read More »

ANP continues corona awareness drive

ANP continues corona awareness drive

DROSH: Awami National Party (ANP) Lower Chitral chapter continues its corona awareness campaign and on Friday distributed masks in the local bazaar. According to a press release, ANP Drosh chapter general secretary Abbas Hussain said his party arranged a walk and distributed 1,000 masks among the citizens in the bazaar.  On the occasion, by using

ANP continues corona awareness drive Read More »