CHITRAL: Along the availability of charas, opium and other drugs, the sale of ice (crystal methamphetamine or meth) has also made an inroad into Chitral. A health official said that crystal methamphetamine stimulates the brain and nervous system. It is a stronger and more addictive drug than its powder form, methamphetamine (speed). According to data […]
ISLAMABAD: The national economy is facing grave challenges and we need to jointly work by removing political differences, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif told the chief ministers of all the four provinces here on Thursday. The prime minister said that the chief ministers of the provinces should work for recovery of the economy in collaboration with
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CHITRAL: A first-year student lost his life after being hit by a falling rock in Ziture village of Garam Chashma on Thursday. According to social media, Farzand Ali, son of Muhammad Ayub, belonged to Ovirik village. Ali was going to his college in Garam Chashma when he came under the rockfall. Three other students accompanying
GH Farooqui CHITRAL: The forest department has launched a tree plantation campaign in Lower Chitral. During the spring plantation drive, the department is providing free of cost saplings to locals. Divisional Forest Officer Lower Chitral Abdul Majid told a function that 200,000 saplings would be given to the district police for plantation in different police
NEW YORK: Resolution of conflicts in different parts of the world is imperative to make the earth a peaceful abode for mankind. This was stated by Pakistan\’s permanent representative to the UN Munir Akram at an annual function held at the UN headquarters in New York to celebrate Nowruz. Ambassador Akram highlighted the essence of
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GWADAR: Terrorists carried out an attack on the Gwadar port authority complex with multiple blasts and gunfire. Security forces killed eight of the attackers on Wednesday afternoon. According to reports, the terrorists first detonated explosive devices and then opened fire in the building. Security forces reached the spot and in an exchange of fire killed
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have reached a staff level agreement on the second and final review under the standby arrangement. The agreement was reached during meetings between Pakistani authorities and the IMF team led by Nathan Porter in Islamabad, Radio Pakistan reported. Under the agreement, Pakistan will receive $1.1 billion after
PARACHINAR: An employee of a bank has been arrested on the charge of murdering a customer who visited the bank to deposit a huge amount of cash and disappeared a few weeks ago, police said on Wednesday. The police said the bank cashier was put behind bars after the dead body of the missing man
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CHITRAL; Over 50pc of people affected by the recent heavy snowfall have been left out of the damage assessment survey for payment of compensation by the government, it has been learnt. People in both Upper and Lower Chitral have demanded the government order a fresh assessment of damages to houses, crops and orchards by the
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QUETTA: The dead bodies of seven of the total 18 people stuck in a coalmine in Harnai area of Balochistan have been retrieved, rescuers said. The 18 workers got trapped inside after an explosion caused by a gas leakage in the coalmine. A senior rescue official said two teams were trying to retrieve the workers
