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
CHITRAL, July 12: A fire broke out in the forest of Achulga situated between the Kalash valleys of Bumburate and Rumbur which consists of deodar trees. District Coordination Officer Rahmatullah Wazir said hectic efforts were afoot to extinguish the fire as he had sent the border force to help the forest officials. He expressed the
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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DROSH, June 10: About 30 sewing machines and different household items were distributed among 60 persons, mostly women, from the Madaglasht valley the other day. The items were arranged by Young Star Development Organization (YSDO) of Drosh. Speaking at a function held on the occasion, chairman YSDO Asfandyar Khan said they had been working in different
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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
CHITRAL, April 27: Naik Tariq Jalal of Chitral Scouts, a resident of Denin, reached home on Friday – more than eight months after being kidnapped and taken to Afghanistan by the Taliban. He was set free by the militants reportedly after receiving ransom. The family and people of Chitral took a sigh of relief on
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CHITRAL: As many as 30 female candidates have passed the interview for appointment as senior English teachers under the KP education department. They will be posted after medical examination to be held in Peshawar soon.The names of the Chitralis are: Aziza Sadaf D/O Aziz Ullah, Bibi Abida D/O Khair Azam Shah, Bibi Alia D/O Ali
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ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has released the asset details of lawmakers submitted to it under the law showing MPAs Saleem Khan and Ghulam Mohammad of Chitral as the richest among other lot in the hilly districts. According to the record, the total value of assets showed by MPA Saleem Khan, provincial minister
