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Jeep stuck in snow at Kaghlasht

Jeep stuck in snow at Kaghlasht

BOONI: A jeep carrying passengers remained stuck in snow and mud at Kaghlasht in Upper Chitral. Rescue 1122 said that the jeep was going to Kushum village from Booni when it slipped and stuck in mud during snowfall. Rescue 1122 staffers reached the spot and retrieved the vehicle out of the mud. Chitral received intermittent […]

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Power bills upper Chitral

Protest announced against handing over of power consumers to PESCO

Muhammad Irshadullah PESHAWAR: The residents of Torkhow and Mulkhow in Upper Chitral have rejected the government\’s decision to transfer these areas to PESCO (Peshawar Electric Supply Company), calling it unjust, and have announced a strong protest against it. Addressing a press conference at Peshawar Press Club on Tuesday, area leaders Umair Khalilullah, Molana Javed Hussain,

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Kalash traditions

Kalash elder accuses own community member of undermining traditions

CHITRAL: A Kalash elder on Monday accused a member of his own community of conspiring against their customs, traditions, and culture. Addressing a press conference here, Bahram Shah, a former Kalash minority member of the district council, alleged that Mangil Khan was attempting to erase the centuries-old traditions of the Kalash people, causing distress among

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Lot Oveer house fire renders family homeless

Fire renders family homeless

M. Irshadullah CHITRAL: A house was gutted in a fire in the remote village of Khar Choom Lot Oveer in Upper Chitral on Saturday. The fire spread so rapidly that it engulfed the entire house within moments. Since the area is remote and lacks fire brigade services, local residents made strenuous efforts to extinguish the

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A vaccinator administering a routine dose in a remote area of Pakistan.-Photo WHO Pakistan

WHO partners with govt to vaccinate 2.8m left out children

ISLAMABAD: The World Health Organization (WHO) says it has partnered with the government to protect with life-saving vaccines 2.8 million children who had missed routine doses due to the COVID-19 pandemic or any other reason during the first and second round of the ‘Big Catch-Up’ immunization campaign across Pakistan.  The second phase of the campaign

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Woman from Verkhop Torkhow missing

Search ongoing for missing woman

BOONI: A search operation has been launched to recover the dead body of a woman who reportedly fell into the river in Torkhow area of Upper Chitral. According to the family of the woman in Verkhop village, the woman might have committed suicide by jumping into the river as she has been missing since Tuesday

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