CHITRAL: Two persons were slightly injured when a vehicle overturned due to a technical fault at Markazabad near Drosh on Sunday. Rescue 1122 said the vehicle was taking five students to Swat for a test from Kosht in Upper Chitral. The injured included the driver of the vehicle. Rescue 1122 reached the spot and provided […]
CHITRAL: Rescue 1122 responded to 1,050 emergency incidents of different nature in Lower Chitral in 2020 and provided assistance/services to 1,414 people. A statement issued by the emergency service on Jan 1, 2021, said under the supervision of Emergency Officer Zafar Uddin, the rescuers shifted 190 suspected Covid-19 patients during the pandemic. Moreover, in 599
DROSH: SRSP Chief Executive Officer Shahzada Masoodul Mulk inaugurated a link road in Drosh, says a pres release. Cementing of the link road to Kotgal was undertaken by SRSP under its PPAF funded project. The SRSP chief lauded the work done by the community organization in a short span of time. Community elders briefed him
ISLAMABAD: A new Urdu website was launched by Chitrali youth here on Jan 1, 2021. The website, Chumarkhan, was formally opened by Gilgit-Baltistan Deputy Speaker Nazir Ahmed, said a press release. It said the objective of the website was to disseminate timely information and provide a platform to the youth of Chitral to express their
Sher Afgan Raza BOONI: At a meeting held with Muhammad Zakir Zakhmee in the chair, the members of Upper Chitral Press Club decided to make the club functional. The establishment of the press club in the new district was announced about a year ago but so far it remains non-functional due to absence of facilities
CHITRAL: The local administration on Wednesday directed residents of two localities in Chitral town to resolve their dispute over a water supply pipeline in one week. The direction was issued by Assistant Commissioner Saqlain Salim to residents of Xang Bazar and Muldeh. The dispute has lingered for long and on the direction of Deputy Commissioner
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CHITRAL: Five newly-elected office-bearers of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’s Lower Chitral youth wing resigned in protest against the ‘selection’ of the president and general secretary by the party’s divisional head. Addressing a press conference here, Ziaur Rehman, Nazir Ahmed Chitrali, Abuzar Ghaffari, Salah Jani and others said the divisional president had appointed the two men on key
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CHITRAL: The winter festival of Kalash tribe Chitramas, concluded on Tuesday in Bumburate valley after 15 days. However, the concluding ceremony of the festival did not attract tourists due to fear of Covid-19. A fox was set free in the foothold of the forest by the panel of bitans (Kalash religious leaders), who made prediction
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan International Airlines on Friday announced a special discount in fares on Skardu and Gilgit routes. PIA spokesman Abdullah Hafeez said the airline had announced a one-way minimum fare starting from Rs6,915 for flights to/from Islamabad to Gilgit and Skardu. He said PIA Chief Executive Officer retired Air Marshal Arshad Malik at a review
CHITRAL: A passenger bus going to Rawalpindi from Chitral met with an accident in the Lowari tunnel on Friday. However, none of the passengers was injured in the mishap.
