CHITRAL: The recent rain and snowfall have caused large scale damages to houses in different parts of Lower Chitral. A lare swath of land in the hilly Azurdam village in Shishikoh valley of Drosh started sliding on Tuesday, damaging three houses and developing cracks in 17 others. A mosque in the village was also damaged. The […]
Irshadullah Khan PESHAWAR: A meeting convened at the deputy commissioner\’s office in Booni Upper Chitral focused on urgent measures for the rehabilitation of individuals and infrastructure affected by recent storms, rains and snowfall. Deputy Speaker Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly Suriya Bibi alongside Deputy Commissioner Muhammad Irfanuddin and heads of various line departments, participated in the deliberations.
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan faces some of the highest disaster risk levels in the world, ranked 11 out of 193 countries by the 2023 World Risk Report. The country also has high exposure to flooding, including flash, and urban coastal, as well as exposure to tropical cyclones and droughts. The disaster risk in Pakistan is further exacerbated
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CHITRAL: Pakistan Football Federation has started an inquiry into the DFA Lower Chitral chapter elections held last month. PFF is conducting for the first time online elections for the district football associations across Pakistan in different phases. In its first phase, Lower Chitral was one of the districts to go through the election process. 13 Asmany
PESHAWAR: The KP government on Tuesday declared emergency in Lower and Upper Chitral and other rain-hit districts till April 30 According to a notification issued by the Relief, Rehabilitation and Settlement Department, the emergency has been declared in Dir Lower, Dir Upper, Swat, Kohistan, Kolai Palas, Mohmand, Bajaur, Tank, DI Khan, Chitral Lower and Upper,
Irshadullah Khan PESHAWAR: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) MPA Fatehul Mulk Ali Nasir has issued a fervent plea for urgent action amidst the ongoing snowfall in upper and lower Chitral, which has led to the closure of all roads and disrupted communication channels, effectively confining residents to their homes. Expressing concern over the dire situation, Nasir has
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CHITRAL: With heavy rain and then snowfall continuing for four days in the middle of April, the whole of Chitral is in an unprecedented situation with MPA Lower Chitral Fatehul Mulk Ali Nasir appealing to the federal and provincial governments as well as the international community for assistance to cope with the challenges. Chitral is
ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office has approached Iran for the release of two Pakistanis who were on an Israeli container ship seized by Iran\’s Revolutionary Guards on Saturday. The ship was seized in the Strait of Hormuz and Iran said it was linked to Israel. Iran on Sunday also carried out missile and drone attacks on
ISLAMABAD: PIA is resuming its operation on Islamabad-Chitral route from April 30, it was learnt here on Sunday. The national flag carrier will operate two flights per week, mostly aimed at facilitating tourists to visit the valley. the flights will be on every Saturday and Tuesday and its timings will be: departure from Islamabad at
DUBAI/WASHINGTON (Reuters): Iran warned Israel and the United States on Sunday of a much larger response if there is any retaliation for its mass drone and missile attack on Israeli territory overnight, as Israel said \”the campaign is not over yet\”. The threat of open warfare erupting between the arch Middle East foes and dragging
