Muhammad Irshad Ullah PESHAWAR: Community leaders from Oweer valley of Upper Chitral have urged the federal and provincial governments as well as Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to restore mobile connectivity in their area. For the past two months, residents have been completely cut off due to the shutdown of Telenor tower No. 33. Speaking at […]
Oweer residents demand restoration of mobile phone service Read More »
CHITRAL: The Chitral Wildlife Division staff rescued an injured Himalayan wolf (Canis lupus chanco) in the Ragh area after a falling rock struck the animal. They provided immediate veterinary treatment and placed the wolf under close observation. The Wildlife Department plans to release the wolf back into its natural habitat once it fully recovers and
PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court has adjourned the hearing of a petition against a 1975 notification declaring Chitral’s mountains, pastures and riverbeds as government property. A bench comprising Justice Wiqar Ahmad and Justice Dr Khurshid Iqbal directed both sides to present arguments on May 12. Over 100 Chitral residents filed the petition, arguing that the
CHITRAL: Former provincial minister and senior PPP leader Saleem Khan has accused authorities of mismanaging trophy hunting funds in Lower Chitral. He claimed that the authorities transferred Rs9.5 million to an inactive Village Conservation Committee (VCC). In a statement shared with ChitralToday on Sunday, Khan alleged that the current MPA, Fatehul Mulk Ali Nasir of
Rs9.5m trophy hunting funds transferred to inactive VCC: ex-minister Read More »
CHITRAL: Special Assistant to the Chief Minister on Wildlife Pir Musavir Khan has said efforts by Chitral’s local communities in conserving the Markhor species have helped increase the population of the mountain goats to over 6,000. He was speaking at a ceremony in Chitral organized by the Wildlife Department, where cheques worth Rs240 million were
BOONI: As the annual Kaghlasht festival continued on the second day on Saturday, the district administration of Upper Chitral has emphasized the importance of maintaining cleanliness at the venue. Under the directives of Deputy Commissioner Haseebur Rehman Khan Khalil, teams from TMA Mastuj and TMA Mulkhow/Torkhow are working to ensure a clean environment. \”With thousands
BOONI: Work on the repair and rehabilitation of the road between Ghoru and Parkusab was started on Saturday on the direction of the deputy commissioner Upper Chitral. According to a report in ChitralToday, a public open forum was recently held by DC Haseebur Rehman Khalil in the Parkusap village. During the forum, local residents expressed
PESHAWAR: Advocate Ahmad Ali was unanimously elected as the new chairman of the Kalash Valleys Development Authority (KVDA) at its 11th board meeting held at the Tourism Secretariat in Peshawar on Saturday. The meeting was attended by the director of Culture and Tourism Authority, the deputy commissioner of Chitral Lower, and other board members. Participants
Kalash Valleys Development Authority gets new chairman Read More »
M. Irshadullah PESHAWAR: A jeep heading to the Kaghlasht festival from Mulkhow met with an accident leaving seven people injured on Saturday morning. The injured were identified as Moeenur Rehman, son of Ghaziur Rehman, resident of Terich; Saddam Hussain, son of Nawaz, resident of Zaini, Mulkhow; Mehmoodur Rehman (driver), Fazalur Rehman, son of Sher Alam,
KARACHI/LAHORE, April 18 (Reuters): Police have arrested scores of people in Pakistan in recent weeks after more than 10 mob attacks on outlets of U.S. fast-food chain KFC, sparked by anti-United States sentiment and opposition to its ally Israel\’s war in Gaza, officials said. Police in major cities in the Islamic nation, including the southern
