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Pakistan leading world in conservation of Markhor

\’Pakistan leading world in conservation of Markhor\’

ISLAMABAD, May 24 (APP): Prime Minister’s Coordinator on Climate Change Romina Khurshid Alam on Friday said Pakistan was leading the world in community-based conservation of Markhor and other wild goats and sheep. Addressing a press conference, flanked by Inspector General of Forest, Ministry of Climate Change and Environmental Coordination, Ghulam Qadir Shah on International Markhor

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Tobacco tax increase by KP govt hailed

Increase in tobacco cess by KP govt hailed

Irshadullah Khan PESHAWAR: The Provincial Alliance for Sustainable Tobacco Control has commended the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government for its decision to increase the tobacco cess. This significant move is set to generate additional revenue that will be allocated to the health sector, enhancing public health outcomes across the province.  Finance Adviser Muzzammil Aslam confirmed that

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A district without infrastructure

A district without infrastructure

Shah Karez Khan The erstwhile Chitral district was bifurcated to make a new district of Upper Chitral in July 2018 covering an area of 8,392 sq km. The population of Upper Chitral was 195,528 according to statistics of 2023. The financial resources were also divided on the basis of population thus Lower Chitral having larger

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