PESHAWAR: The provincial government has launched an ambitious, multi-phased project to digitise the land records of the province. This was disclosed on Thursday by Revenue Minister Haji Qalandar Lodhi while addressing a news conference. While presenting the two-year performance report of his department, Lodhi said to reform the patwari (land revenue) system, a multi-phase project […]
CHITRAL: Local people associated with tourism sector say Pakistan was listed among the top travel destinations for 2020 by United Kingdom after the visit of Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to Chitral in October last year. They said the advisory to the tourists issued by the British authorities declaring Pakistan a safe tourist destination in
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PESHAWAR: Lawyers boycotted courts across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for the fourth consecutive day to protest what they called the government’s failure to fulfil commitment to reverse the last year’s changes to the Code of Civil Procedure (CCP). The strike began on Oct 17 on the call of the KP Bar Council, which demands suitable amendments to
CHITRAL: Two persons were injured after their vehicle fell into the bank of a river after the dilapidated road caved in near here on Tuesday. The Mazda was loaded with sand when the accident occurred near Bilphok village. The driver and his helper were injured. Rescue 1122 staff reached the spot and provided first aid
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday cautioned that a second wave of the novel coronavirus may hit cities with a high level of pollution in the coming months as the winter season approaches. While addressing the Clean Green Index Award ceremony in Islamabad, the premier said that several cities, where pollution levels are high, experience
SKARDU: At least 16 people were killed after a bus was crushed by landsliding on Skardu Road in Gilgit-Baltistan, Rondu Subdivisional Police Officer (SDPO) Mohammad Hassan said. Rondu Assistant Commissioner Miraj Alam said 18 people were travelling in the bus coming from Rawalpindi, two of whom were dropped off at their stations. The bus was
In a remote village in Pakistan’s Chitral Valley, about 1500 meters above sea level, wi-fi is intermittent. It is among these mountains bordering Afghanistan that Karishma Ali is changing lives — and trying to tell her story despite technological difficulties. For Karishma Ali, it is a world away, from the capital Islamabad, where she would
CHAPALI (UPPER CHITRAL): High voltage transmission lines dangling from a damaged pylon over a house in Chapali village have become a constant threat to the local residents. However, the power utility department has not fixed the fault for over a year now. Talking to ChitralToday, Shujat Ali Bahadur said an electric pole installed beside his house at
CHITRAL: A woman is said to have committed suicide by jumping into the river in Lower Chitral, Rescue 1122 said on Saturday. It is the third incident in five days in which a woman has ended her life in Chitral, said the rescue service. The latest incident occurred in Bakhtoli village, where a married woman
MINGORA: Peshawar High Court (PHC) Mingora bench (Darul Qaza) on Tuesday suspended the arrest order under 3 MPO of Pervez Lal which was issued by the district administration of Upper Chitral on September 8. The order was issued by the deputy commissioner of Upper Chitral on the allegation that Pervez Lal was involved in activities
