CHITRAL: A 55-year-old married woman reportedly committed suicide by jumping into the Chitral river in Naghar village in Lower Chitral at the time of Sehri on Friday. Rescue 1122 identified the victim as wife of Sher Afzal of Naghar. The woman was mentally disturbed and a patient of epilepsy, it added. The body is yet […]
CHITRAL: The administration of Lower Chitral district has decided to close hotels and guesthouses in Kalash valleys of Bumburate, Birir and Rumbur and restrict entry to the region during the five-day Kalash spring festival, Chilimjusht, slated to begin on May 12. Deputy commissioner Hasan Abid told Dawn that Chilimjusht would be a low-key affair in
BOONI: A taxi driver from Raman village of Laspur has been arrested in connection with a viral video in which some youngsters are heard using indecent language against a female tourist. The assistant commissioner of Mastuj had earlier ordered arrest of all those travelling in the taxi. The driver of the taxi jeep was arrested
CHITRAL: The local chapter of Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) has expressed resentment over selection and posting of non-locals against the lower cadre posts in social welfare department in the district. JUI-F district chief Qari Jamal Abdul Nasir told local journalists on Monday that the department had recently opened Darul Amaan for the distressed women but non-local
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Some years ago, solar streetlights had been installed in Booni bazaar costing a considerable amount of funds. However, the project was abandoned halfway due to unknown reasons. It is unfortunate that the public welfare project could not be completed even after protests held by people of Booni.–Shams Ali Shah
CHITRAL: One person died and three sustained injuries when a vehicle carrying timber from the forest in Arandu town plunged into a ravine here on Sunday afternoon. Chitral police said Mohammad Nadir died on the spot while the injured included Musa, Mohyuddin and Mir Ahmed were shifted to Civil Hospital Drosh. He blamed overloading of
CHITRAL: Creative Approach for Development (CAD) and Pak Aid, a Lahore-based NGO, distributed rations among 100 people in Chitral town. The items were distributed among orphans, widows and prayer leaders of mosques. Assistant Commissioner Chitral Saqalain Saleem was chief guest on the occasion. CAD Chairman Shahzada Mudassirul Mulk said 30 orphans are staying in a hostel. These children
CHITRAL: A court here on Thursday removed the stay order issued earlier on the construction of a five-star hotel near Chitral town. The stay was granted on the request of some local people who claimed ownership on the land on which Bejaan hotel is being constructed. On an application filed by a counsel for Anwar
CHITRAL: The people of Chitral have asked Pakistan International Airlines to operate flights on daily basis on Chitral-Peshawar-Islamabad route and fix morning time for flight operation. A number of frequent travellers said that Chitral route had huge potential for attracting high number of passengers and luggage for cargo. Fakhre Alam, a leading local businessman, said
PESHAWAR: Yet another doctor has succumbed to Covid-19 in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) bringing the total number of medics killed so far to 63 in the province. Children Specialist Dr Syed Mumtaz Hussain Shah breathed his last at a private hospital in Islamabad where he was admitted after his condition deteriorated rapidly. Due to Covid-19 infection his lungs
