CHITRAL, Oct 7: Alhaj Muhammad Khan, son of Wazir Muhammad Khan, of Charun village in upper Chitral, has qualified the written portion of the Central Superior Service (CSS) examination 2012. Khan has done his master in political science from the Peshawar University and teaches at the Aga Khan Higher Secondary School in Kuragh. He has […]
ISLAMABAD, Sept 20: Local newspapers have published reports in which it has been said that there are threats of Kohistan and Naran type terrorist attacks on the Ghizer-Chitral road. Informed sources have told the media that the federal government has cautioned the Gilgit- Baltistan administration to stay alert as the terrorists might attack vehicles on
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GHIZER, Sept 8: The road between Gilgit-Baltistan and Chitral is almost closed for heavy traffic due to its dilapidated condition, creating immense problems for commuters especially traders and transporters. It may be noted here that two bridges on the highway had been washed away during the floods of 2010 but these bridges have not yet
PESHAWAR, Sept 8: District Chitral Inter-Club Football Tournament under the aegis of Hasho Foundation got under way with a colourful opening ceremony held in the town hall Chitral on Saturday. Major Kazmi on behalf of Commandant Chitral Scout formally inaugurated the tournament by cutting a cake. The tournament, in which a total of 22 clubs
GAHKUCH: A walk was held near the 14,200 feet high Qurumbar Lake in order to create awareness among the masses about the importance of environment protection. The walk was organized by the tourism department of the Ghizer district in collaboration with the Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF). A large number of people, including the deputy
CHITRAL, July 20: Experts at a workshop organized by the textbook board Peshawar discussed the alphabets and scripts of Khowar language for inclusion in the syllabus. They also finalized inclusion in the database six additional alphabets of the language. It may be noted that the provincial government has decided to include five regional languages in
CHITRAL, July 18: Taliban from Afghanistan side attacked a security forces checkpost at Langorbut near in Arandu on Tuesday. But the security forces retaliated and killed six of them, said the ISPR. However, there was no casualty from the security forces side. A spokesman for the ISPR at Swat told this scribe that some terrorists
GILGIT, June 22: Whether the Gilgit team will participate in the upcoming Shandur polo festival this year remains to be decided. The dilemma springs from the longstanding boundary dispute between Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) over the area located between Ghizer valley and Chitral. “Despite the lingering issue, we will soon decide on whether
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CHITRAL, June 13: The Government Girls Degree College in Booni, the only institution for females in the subdivision of Mastuj, remains without basic facilities since its establishment in 2002. Classes in the college were started in July 2009. At present, 835 students are enrolled in the college. However, the institution has a hostel that can
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CHITRAL: Non-payment of salaries to sanitation staff of Chitral has been criticized by PTI leaders. Addressing a press conference at the hunger strike camp of the TMA staff established in the Secretariat Road here on Monday, PTI leader Abdul Latif and others said on the one hand the rulers are rolling in luxuries but on
