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Cutting of green trees by fake forest management body unearthed

July 4, 2013

CHITRAL, July 4: The forest department of Chitral has claimed to have unearthed illegal cutting of green trees in the Kalash valleys by some local people after establishing a fake forest management committee. Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) Chitral Shaukat Fayyaz told chitraltoday.net that the joint forest management committee (JFMC) had been organized under the chairmanship […]

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Proud Hunza woman returns after scaling Mount Everest

June 3, 2013

ISLAMABAD, June 3: Samina Khayal Baig of Shimshal village in Gojal, Hunza, returned to Islamabad after becoming the first Pakaistani woman to scale the world’s highest Mount Everest. The 21-year-old achieved the feat on May 19. When she landed at the Benazir Bhutto International Airport in Islamabad on Monday evening, a large number of people

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\’Full of errors Khowar primer not acceptable\’

May 27, 2013

DROSH, May 27: Anjuman Taraqi-e-Khowar, Drosh, held its monthly meeting followed by a Mushaira on Sunday. A large number of Khowar poets and other people attended the program. The meeting and Mushaira was presided over by Anisur Rehman Chughtai while senior member of the Anjuman and former vice-president Aminullah Amin was the chief guest. Former

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Do you know the Qalamdar Botini Boht of Rayeen?

May 26, 2013

Deh ba Deh CHITRAL, May 26: There is a stone called ‘Qalamdar Botini Boht’ at Rayeen village of Torkhow. Many folk stories are attached with this historical monument of the village. Mr Karam Illahi will explore the village and also shed lights on this stone in our next article under the Deh ba Deh series.

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Musharraf directs MPA-elect to support PTI govt

May 20, 2013

PESHAWAR, May 20: Former president Pervez Musharraf has directed MPA-elect Ghulam Mohammad from upper Chitral to unconditionally support Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf-led coalition government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The MPA-elect from PK-90 said he held a meeting with Gen Pervez Musharraf at his farmhouse in Chak Shahzad, Islamabad. “My boss ordered me to support the PTI government in

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Deh ba Deh: ChitralToday’s new initiative

May 17, 2013

CHITRAL, May 14: To explore the beauties and historical background of Chitral, we are starting a series of articles about the villages of Chitral with the name of Deh ba De (village by village). Historians, teachers, our correspondents, citizen journalists and others can write about their respective villages so that not only the people of

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Shahzada Iftikhar wins from NA-32 Chitral

May 12, 2013

CHITRAL: Shahzada Iftikharuddin of APM-L won NA-32 Chitral with 29723 votes against PTI\’s Abdul Lateef who bagged 24121 votes followed by Abdul Akbar (JI) 20555 votes. PK-89: PPP\’s Salim Khan (winner) 11310 votes, Khalid Pervez (APML) 10234, Abdur Rehman (JUI), 9948, Sultan Mohammad (PTI) 7866, Abdul Wali (QWP) 7232, Sher Aziz (JI) 6923, Amanur Rehman

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We will bring Islamic revolution: JUI-F candidates

May 9, 2013

CHITRAL, May 9: If voted to power, Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) of Maulana Fazlur Rehman will bring an Islamic revolution in Pakistan. Addressing public meetings at Drosh and Ayun on Thursday, JUI-F candidate for NA-32 Maulvi Hidayatur Rehman, and Maulvi Abdul Rehman, candidate for PK-89, said their party would bring an Islamic revolution in the country

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I will end traditional politics, says PPP candidate

April 23, 2013

BOONI (CHITRAL), April 23: I will probe into the embezzlement of 240 million rupees in the Atahk water channel project, set up schools and colleges and lay a network of roads in upper Chitral, said PPP leader Sardar Hussain. In an interview to ChitralToday (chitraltoday.net) in Booni, Sardar Hussain, the PPP candidate for PK-90, said

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PIA losing charm for Chitralis

April 21, 2013

CHITRAL, APRIL 21: With the opening of the under-construction Lowari Tunnel, Chitralis’ dependence on the PIA has decreased significantly but the national flag-carrier has continued increasing its fares on the route. People of Chitral have urged the PIA management to bring down fare charges on Chitral-Peshawar route so that they could benefit from the airline

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