CHITRAL: Another suicide case has turned out to be a cold-blooded murder in the jurisdiction of Drosh police. The police have arrested three persons on the charge of murdering a man and portraying it as a suicide. Two other suspects are also being probed in the case, a police spokesman told ChitralToday. He said that […]
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CHITRAL: The three-day Uchhal festival will start in the Kalash valleys of Bumburate, Birir and Rumbur on August 20, marking harvest and threshing of wheat crop in the valleys. As a ritual of the festival, the finest quality cheese and a few grains of wheat were put at the altar of a deity in each
CHITRAL: After a short respite of a week, different valleys in Chitral were devastated by flash floods after torrential rains in Yarkhoon valley of Upper Chitral and Lot Koh valley of Lower Chitral. A resident of Yarkhoon, Syed Nazir Shah, said that Dubarger, Zhupu, Wasum and Deosar villages in upper Yarkhoon were the worst hit.
ISLAMABAD: Director Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) for Economic Development Sultan Ali Allana called on Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Islamabad today. The prime minister appreciated the role of AKF in promoting public welfare in Pakistan. He thanked the foundation for providing full support and consultancy services in the construction of Jinnah Medical Complex. Mr Allana
KARACHI, Aug 15 (Reuters: Pakistan\’s economy could lose up to $300 million due to internet disruptions caused by imposition of a national firewall, the Pakistan Software Houses Association (P@SHA) said in a press release. Islamabad is implementing an internet firewall to monitor and regulate content and social media platforms, according local media reports. The government
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CHITRAL: District Bar Association Lower Chitral President Sajidullah has announced the launch of an apolitical movement to address the district’s pressing issues in health, road communication and electricity. Speaking at a press conference at the Chitral Press Club, he stated that the movement would involve civil society organisations to increase pressure on the government. The
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M. Irshadullah Khan CHITRAL: A rescue operation was carried out by Rescue 1122 Upper Chitral on Wednesday after a shepherd was injured in a rockfall near Boni glaciers. According to Rescue 1122, the shepherd was grazing goats when he was hit by a rock, which broke his leg and left him unable to move. Rescue
CHITRAL: A woman lost her life while four of her family members were injured in a road accident at Ashiret on Tuesday. Rescue 1122 Lower Chitral said that seven tourists belonging to Khal were coming to Chitral in a Toyota Corolla when the vehicle met with the accident. The family members included three children, two
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RAWALPINDI: The process of field general court martial has been initiated against retired Lt Gen Faiz Hameed, former director general of ISI, who has been taken into military custody, the ISPR said on Monday. \”Complying with the orders of Supreme Court of Pakistan, a detailed court of inquiry, was undertaken by Pakistan Army, to ascertain
BOONI: Chitral\’s well-known personality Afzal Ali, popularly known as Secretary, of Booni passed away on Monday morning at the age of 90. He is survived by one of his two wives, two sons and six daughters. Family sources told ChitralToday that Afzal Ali suffered a heart attack and passed away at his home early this
