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CHITRAL: Civil society and political leaders have strongly condemned the arrest of over 50 people under serious criminal charges following their peaceful protest against alleged corruption in the Booni-Buzund road project. Addressing a press conference here on Saturday, former MPA Syed Ahmad Khan, Advocate Syed Burhan Shah, Liaquat Ali, Advocate Mir Dullah Jan, Sifat Zareen, […]

Zulfiqar Ahmad ISLAMABAD, May 30: The firebrand PTI MNA from Chitral Abdul Latif, who was handed down a 27-year prison sentence on Friday, claimed he was implicated in the bogus terrorism case after he refused a Rs2 billion bribe to back the controversial 26th Constitutional Amendment. MNA Latif, a diehard loyalist of jailed ex-prime minister

CHITRAL: Like the people of Torkhow, the residents of Ayun have also formed Ayun Road Movement against delay in the construction of the Ayun-Kalash valleys road. The Ayun residents held a protest today and issued a strong warning to the government and the National Highway Authority (NHA), demanding immediate resumption of work on the project.

ISLAMABAD: An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Islamabad on Thursday sentenced 11 PTI leaders and workers, including MNA Abdul Latif and former MPA Wazir Zada in the May 9 arson case related to an attack on the Ramna police station. ATC Judge Tahir Abbas Sipra announced the verdict, sentencing the accused to a combined total of

‎CHITRAL, May 30: PPP leader Saleem Khan has strongly condemned the arrests of 53 individuals who were peacefully protesting against alleged corruption and unnecessary delays in the construction of the Torkhow road. ‎In a statement issued on Thursday, Mr. Khan criticized the district administration of Upper Chitral for targeting citizens exercising their democratic right to