CHITRAL: The annual traditional festivities returned to Kaghlasht in Upper Chitral after a gap of five years on Thursday, May 2, 2024. The four-day Kaghlasht festival on its first day drew spectators from both domestic. The annual event has become the second most popular festival after the Shandur gala in Upper Chitral. The players and […]
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Mubashir Sultan ISLAMABAD: A Khowar language poet and polo player belonging to Booni in Upper Chitral has married an American lady and bringing the bride home on Friday. Claire Stephens and Anwar Wali Khan aka Mushur, who is also the chairman of the Booni village council, tied the knot at a function held at the
Irshadullah Khan PESHAWAR: Inspector General Frontier Corps (North) Major General Noor Waheed Khan met Aziza Gul, a rising star in the world of athletics, at the historic Balahisar Fort in Peshawar. Aziza, hailing from Chitral\’s Madaklasht Valley, has been making a name for herself in national and international competitions, bringing pride to her region and
KARIM ULLAH BOONI: A court in Booni on Tuesday sent the alleged killer of a final-year architecture engineering student hailing from Reshun to the judicial lock-up in Lower Chitral at the end of his three-day physical remand in the police. District Police Officer (DPO) Muhammad Atiq Shah told reporters at his office that the suspect,
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CHITRAL: The Lowari tunnel will remain closed for 12 hours a day till further orders as per the standard operating procedure (SOP) issued by the National Highway Authority (NHA). The SOP was prepared and issued in line with the site requirements and safety of general public. In a notice issued from the office of chief
PESHAWAR: Senior writer Zafarullah Parwaz has asked authorities to take steps for preservation and promotion of linguistic and cultural diversity of Chitral valley. “Chitral valley enjoys unique traditions, history and ancient heritage. Around 12 languages are being spoken with Khowar being the major lingua franca of locals,” he told this scribe. Mr Parwaz, a resident
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CHITRAL: As another wet spell lashed the northern parts of the country, flooding and landsliding blocked roads in different parts of Chitral on Sunday. Heavy rain continued most of the day and caused flooding in streams and dry nullahs besides bringing chill to the weather. Over three inch of snowfall was also reported on the
DROSH: Syed Farid Jan Advocate of the PTI won the election for the vacant seat of Drosh Tehsil Council Chairman by defeating Shaukatul Mulk of the PML-N on April 28, 2024. The PTI candidate scored 11,300 votes against 8,535 of the PML-N man while independents Salahuddin could bag 561 and Aziz Muhammad 332 votes, according
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Irshadullah Khan People of Prayit lower have been working on self-help basis to restore water supply to the village as the government department failed to come to their help even many weeks after the devastating rains and flash flooding. The village is without water for irrigation and drinking. Even though the issue was brought to
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BOONI: People, especially youth, of village Washich in Torkhow showed an examplary friendship, kindness and care towards a diseased wolf which came down to the settlement and peacefully surrendered herself to the villagers. The wolf was shivering, perhaps due to some sickness, so the villagers wrapped the wild creature in a piece of warm cloth.
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