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Light snowfall in Lowari

CHITRAL: Light snowfall has started in Lowari area with the Chitral-Peshawar road open for traffic. The weather was cloudy since Wednesday morning and light snowfall started at about 11am, according to the office of the deputy commissioner Lower Chitral. All roads across Chitral are also open, it said. On the direction of Deputy Commissioner Muhammad […]

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Excavator driver dies on road

CHITRAL: A young boy who was working as driver of an excavator passed away after an accident while going to clear the road  to Arkari in Lower Chitral. Amir Shah, son of Ghulam Shah, from Siah Arkari, was the only son of his parents and worked as the excavator driver to support his family. He

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Kalash valleys paralyzed by snow

Gul Hamad Farooqi CHITRAL: The recent heavy snowfall broke all previous known records of inclement weather in Chitral. In Kalash valleys, Bumburate,  Sheikhandeh and other villages are still buried under up to five feet of snow. Roads were closed for all types of traffic, supply of electricity from a private power house remained suspended and

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Probe ordered against contractor of Kosht bridge

BOONI: The district administration of Upper Chitral on Monday ordered an inquiry against the contractor of the Kosht RCC bridge for poor quality construction. The inquiry was ordered against the contractor and other stakeholders by Deputy Commissioner Muhammad Irfan during a visit to the bridge after receiving public complaints about its substandard construction. Tehsil Chairman

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