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Chitral-Gilgit road turned into ruins

GHIZER, Sept 8: The road between Gilgit-Baltistan and Chitral is almost closed for heavy traffic due to its dilapidated condition, creating immense problems for commuters especially traders and transporters. It may be noted here that two bridges on the highway had been washed away during the floods of 2010 but these bridges have not yet

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Walk held at Qurumbar Lake

GAHKUCH: A walk was held near the 14,200 feet high Qurumbar Lake in order to create awareness among the masses about the importance of environment protection.  The walk was organized by the tourism department of the Ghizer district in collaboration with the Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF). A large number of people, including the deputy

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Khowar ready for inclusion in sylabus

CHITRAL, July 20: Experts at a workshop organized by the textbook board Peshawar discussed the alphabets and scripts of Khowar language for inclusion in the syllabus. They also finalized inclusion in the database six additional alphabets of the language. It may be noted that the provincial government has decided to include five regional languages in

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