MASTUJ, Sept 22: Mr Dil Murad, the manager of Qasado, stressed upon the youth to acquire skills and use it for the development of their areas and also for acquiring a respectable means of earning, says a press release. He was speaking at the concluding session of two training in electrical and carpentry trade organized […]
CHITRAL, Sept 15: The three-day Gobor festival ended on Sunday evening with fanfare of cultural and youth activities in the remote valley of Lotkoh. The events of the festival consisted of the competition of traditional sports including polo, horse race, tug-of-war, mountain race and the non-local sports including football and cricket. The traditional sport buzz
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ISLAMABAD, Sept 12: Mr Muhammad Aslam Khan, a career diplomat from Chitral, has been appointed as Pakistan’s ambassador to Kuwait. Chitrali diplomat, an officer of the Foreign Service of Pakistan, has already worked in key diplomatic posts, including first secretary at the embassy of Pakistan in Washington. Before leaving to take up the new assignment
CHITRAL, Aug 25: The three-day annual Broghil festival concluded on Sunday. The main events of the festival were yak polo, horse polo, buzz kashi, donkey polo, horse race, yak race, horse and cattle show, an exhibition of local cuisine and handicrafts of Wakhi culture and Wakhi musical concerts. A good number of people from different parts
ISLAMABAD, Aug 22: Scores of PTI Chitral workers and activists from Chitral are also staying in Islamabad and actively participating in the sit-in of the party. In a statement, PTI Chitral leader Haji Sultan Muhammad said that they have come to the federal capital on the call of Imran Khan and would not go back
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NAGAR: Our elders used to say this glacier was very high, so high there was no one living here. This was a giant glacial lake, Sajjad Ali said. Standing on a cliff, he pointed down at the Hopar Glacier, more than a thousand metres below, its surface covered by massive boulders it had swept out
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CHITRAL, Aug 9: Another student committed suicide in Chitral on Saturday. Police said Saeed Nawab of Arsoon village shot himself dead with a pistol. The motive behind the incident could not be ascertained. Two days ago, Ziauddin, a student of class-5, had also committed suicide by shooting himself with an automatic gun in Shagram village.
CHITRAL, June 13: The polo fans of Chitral have urged the governments of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Giglit-Baltistan to amicably resolve the issue of Shandur polo ground and ensure the famous annual festival is held as scheduled from June 20 to 22. Talking to this correspondent here on Friday, a number of polo players, tour operators
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CHITRAL, June 9: Parliamentary secretary on forest, environment and wildlife KP Fazal Elahi was given briefing by Snow Leopard Foundation (SLF) about its activities in Chitral. Speaking on the occasion, the provincial parliamentary secretary lauded the services of SLF in wildlife research, monitoring and conservation. He said non-government organizations were playing vital role in the
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چترال کے نہایت پسماندہ اور دور آفتادہ علاقہ اُوویر وادی کے سیلاب کے متاثرین ایک ماہ سے حکومتی امداد کے منتظر۔ چترال(گل حماد فاروقی) چترال کے نہایت پسماندہ اور دور آفتادہ وادی لوٹ اویر کے سیلاب کے متاثرین ابھی تک حکومتی امداد کی راہ تکتے ہیں۔ ایک ماہ پہلے مسلسل بارشوں کے بعد اس وادی
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