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55-year-old woman commits suicide

CHITRAL: A 55-year-old married woman reportedly committed suicide by jumping into the Chitral river in Naghar village in Lower Chitral at the time of Sehri on Friday.  Rescue 1122 identified the victim as wife of Sher Afzal of Naghar. The woman was mentally disturbed and a patient of epilepsy, it added. The body is yet […]

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Entry to Kalash valleys banned

CHITRAL: The administration of Lower Chitral district has decided to close hotels and guesthouses in Kalash valleys of Bumburate, Birir and Rumbur and restrict entry to the region during the five-day Kalash spring festival, Chilimjusht, slated to begin on May 12. Deputy commissioner Hasan Abid told Dawn that Chilimjusht would be a low-key affair in

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Posting of outsiders on low posts in Chitral criticized

CHITRAL: The local chapter of Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) has expressed resentment over selection and posting of non-locals against the lower cadre posts in social welfare department in the district. JUI-F district chief Qari Jamal Abdul Nasir told local journalists on Monday that the department had recently opened Darul Amaan for the distressed women but non-local

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Abandoned streetlights of Booni

Some years ago, solar streetlights had been installed in Booni bazaar costing a considerable amount of funds. However, the project was abandoned halfway due to unknown reasons.  It is unfortunate that the public welfare project could not be completed even after protests held by people of Booni.–Shams Ali Shah  

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