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Qaqlasht festival from April 18

Qaqlasht festival as per schedule

Jamshed Ahmad BOONI: The annual Qaqlasht festival will start on April 18 as earlier scheduled, the organizing committee announced after a meeting here.  The committee held a meeting to review the arrangements for the mega festival at the residence of committee general secretary Muhammad Habib Lal in Warijun with Younas Khan in the chair. The

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Afghan shepherd found dead in Istaru

Afghan shepherd found dead

BOONI: An Afghan national who was working as shepherd for people of Istaru village was found dead on the bank of the river near the village on Saturday. The district administration of Upper Chitral said the dead body had been shifted to the headquarters hospital in Booni for a postmortem to ascertain the actual cause

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Mountain pride award announced for eight professionals

Details of mountain pride awards announced

ISLAMABAD: Devcom-Pakistan (Development Communications Network) on Saturday announced the details of the 11th category of Pakistan Mountains Pride Awards (PAMPA) for 2024 titled ‘Raja Changez Sultan Himalayan Odyssey Award for Creative Arts.\’ In an online artists meetup, the founder of the PAMPA and Executive Director Devcom-Pakistan Munir Ahmed said three artists will be given the

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Rain damages houses, roads and vehicles in Lower Chitral

Heavy rain triggers flooding; roads blocked, tourists stranded

CHITRAL: Heavy  rain that started on Friday triggered flooding and landsliding in different parts of Chitral, blocking the main Chitral-Peshawar and Chitral-Mastuj roads.  The rain caused heavy flooding in streams and nullahs and landsliding in different areas, cutting of the Kalash and Garam Chashma valleys as well.  The Chitral-Peshawar road was blocked at Kaldam in

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