SKARDU: At least 16 people were killed after a bus was crushed by landsliding on Skardu Road in Gilgit-Baltistan, Rondu Subdivisional Police Officer (SDPO) Mohammad Hassan said. Rondu Assistant Commissioner Miraj Alam said 18 people were travelling in the bus coming from Rawalpindi, two of whom were dropped off at their stations. The bus was […]
In a remote village in Pakistan’s Chitral Valley, about 1500 meters above sea level, wi-fi is intermittent. It is among these mountains bordering Afghanistan that Karishma Ali is changing lives — and trying to tell her story despite technological difficulties. For Karishma Ali, it is a world away, from the capital Islamabad, where she would
CHAPALI (UPPER CHITRAL): High voltage transmission lines dangling from a damaged pylon over a house in Chapali village have become a constant threat to the local residents. However, the power utility department has not fixed the fault for over a year now. Talking to ChitralToday, Shujat Ali Bahadur said an electric pole installed beside his house at
CHITRAL: A woman is said to have committed suicide by jumping into the river in Lower Chitral, Rescue 1122 said on Saturday. It is the third incident in five days in which a woman has ended her life in Chitral, said the rescue service. The latest incident occurred in Bakhtoli village, where a married woman
MINGORA: Peshawar High Court (PHC) Mingora bench (Darul Qaza) on Tuesday suspended the arrest order under 3 MPO of Pervez Lal which was issued by the district administration of Upper Chitral on September 8. The order was issued by the deputy commissioner of Upper Chitral on the allegation that Pervez Lal was involved in activities
