PESHAWAR: The condition of visa has been imposed on drivers of trucks carrying goods from Aghanistan to cross border into Pakistan. Officials said that with effect from August 1, 2024, no truck driver from Afghanistan would be allowed entry without having a valid visa for Pakistan. They said that on the request of the Afghan […]
BOONI: Floodwater and debris inundated the Sor Rech village in Torkhow tehsil of Upper Chitral on Wednesday, killing two residents and injuring scores of others. According to Rescue 1122 Upper Chitral, staffers have reached the remote area to help the affected people. The emergency service said that 44 houses have been damaged in the village.
CHITRAL: Two persons were arrested while trying to flee to Afghanistan after allegedly murdering a man in Shekhan Deh of Kalash valley over a petty issue. The Lower Chitral police on Wednesday said that a report had been received at Rumbur police station about a clash over firewood between three persons. According to the police
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TEHRAN: Iran\’s new President Masoud Pezeshkian on Tuesday took oath of office administered by the chief justice of the country. After the taking oath, President Pezeshkian said his government would be working to get lifted the economic sanctions imposed by the West. The oath-taking ceremony was attended by heads of governments and states from different
CHITRAL: A large number people remained stranded on Chitral-Mastuj and other roads in both Lower and Upper Chitral after heavy rains caused flooding and landsliding early on Tuesday. The Chitral-Mastuj road was blocked at different points such as Kari, Ragh, Koghuzi, Shader-Reshun and in front of Booni. Bridges over nullahs at Koghuzi and Ragh have
CHITRAL: Floods in different areas of both Lower and Upper Chitral have hit scores of sub-valleys damaging public and private properties besides cutting off the areas. A youth reportedly drowned in the river in Mirkhani in Lower Chitral while two children were saved after they fell into floodwater in Khruzg village of Yarkhun. The children
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KOHAT: As many as 11 members of a family lost their lives after rainwater entered their house in Kohat, Khyber Pakthunkhwa. The family members were sleeping in the basement of the house when the floodwater submerged it after heavy rain, according to media reports. According to Rescue 1122, the victims included six children, three women
ISLAMABAD: The dead body of a high-altitude porter who died on K2 last year has been brought down by a team of volunteers on the clean-up operation of the peak, according to media reports on Monday. Pakistani porter Mohammad Hasan lost his life when he fell down at the bottleneck while climbing K2 along with
Bashir Hussain Azad CHITRAL: The forest department launched a monsoon tree plantation campaign in Chitral during which over 80,000 saplings would be planted in both the districts. The drive was inaugurated by Deputy Commissioner Mohsin Iqbal who planted a deodar sapling on the premises of the district police officer (DPO) office in Balach village. DPO
M. Irshadullah Khan PESHAWAR: Deputy Speaker Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly Suriya Bibi visited the Central Jail Peshawar to ensure that prisoners were receiving their fundamental rights. During her visit, Ms Suriya emphasized that according to the Constitution of Pakistan and Article 55 of the United Nations Human Rights, prisoners are entitled to all human rights. She
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