CHITRAL: Rain and snowfall have been reported from across Chitral with the meteorological department forecasting precipitation for a couple of more days. People coming home to celebrate Eidul Fitr from different parts of the country told ChitralToday that the Chitral-Peshawar road was blocked for several hours on Wednesday morning at Kaldam Gol in Drosh due […]
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Muhammad Irshadullah PESHAWAR: The residents of Torkhow and Mulkhow in Upper Chitral have rejected the government\’s decision to transfer these areas to PESCO (Peshawar Electric Supply Company), calling it unjust, and have announced a strong protest against it. Addressing a press conference at Peshawar Press Club on Tuesday, area leaders Umair Khalilullah, Molana Javed Hussain,
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CHITRAL: A Kalash elder on Monday accused a member of his own community of conspiring against their customs, traditions, and culture. Addressing a press conference here, Bahram Shah, a former Kalash minority member of the district council, alleged that Mangil Khan was attempting to erase the centuries-old traditions of the Kalash people, causing distress among
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M. Irshadullah CHITRAL: A house was gutted in a fire in the remote village of Khar Choom Lot Oveer in Upper Chitral on Saturday. The fire spread so rapidly that it engulfed the entire house within moments. Since the area is remote and lacks fire brigade services, local residents made strenuous efforts to extinguish the
KATHMANDU: On the first World Glaciers Day observed today (March 21, 2025), UN agencies in their reports warned that many glaciers will not survive the 21st century with five of the past six years recording the most rapid glacier retreat on record. “An avalanche of cascading impacts on economies, ecosystems and communities, not just in
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