PESHAWAR: The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) has issued a weather alert for upcoming pre-monsoon rains starting Friday, June 20. According to the PDMA, strong winds, thunderstorms and rain are expected in many districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, including Upper and Lower Chitral. The rain spell may continue on and off until Monday. There is also […]
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UPPER CHITRAL, June 19, 2025: The three-day Shandur Polo Festival will begin on Friday, June 20, at the Shandur ground located in the scenic valley of Upper Chitral. The event is organized by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Culture and Tourism Authority in coordination with the Gilgit-Baltistan government. Polo teams from Chitral and Gilgit-Baltistan will compete in
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ISLAMABAD: A court in the federal capital on Monday approved a four-day physical remand of the alleged killer of Chitrali social media influencer Sana Yousaf. The police presented the alleged killer, Omar Hayat, in the court of judicial magistrate Muhammad Hafeez. During the hearing of the case, Adnan Ali, Raja Naveed Kiyani and Mazhar Bashir
FAIZABAD: Local authorities in Badakhshan province have announced the completion of a strategic 194-kilometre road linking Panjshir province to Shah Salim Zero Point in Chitral via the Zebak district of Afghanistan. According to Hafiz Mawlawi Naqibullah Furqani, head of engineering at the Extraordinary Division of the Afghan Ministry of National Defense, the road construction project
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CHITRAL: A large number of women staged a protest at PIA Chowk on Monday, blocking the road against delays in receiving financial aid under the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP). Braving intense heat, the women demanded immediate action to ensure disbursement of their rightful assistance. Under BISP, eligible low-income women are entitled to receive a
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CHITRAL: Three persons sustained injuries when a vehicle veered off the road and fell into a gorge in the Ashiret area reportedly due to a brake failure. Rescue 1122 Lower Chitral said its staff responded to the emergency call and reached the accident site promptly. The injured were given immediate first aid on-site and then
CHITRAL: Rescue 1122 Lower Chitral recovered the dead body of a Suzuki pickup driver from Chitral River at Osiak near Drosh five days after he met with an accident and fell into the river in front of Ayun. According to Rescue 1122’s media coordinator, Itibar Khan, son of Haji Khan, was transporting a cow in
Bashir Hussain Azad CHITRAL: Members of civil society and young polo players in Lower Chitral have condemned the selection process for the teams representing Chitral in the upcoming Shandur Polo Festival, terming it a blatant violation of merit, full of irregularities and nepotism. They have announced a protest both in Chitral and at the Shandur,
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CHITRAL: A dispute between the local polo association and the district administration over the selection of players for the five teams representing Chitral region in the three-day Shandur Festival has been resolved amicably. The tournament is scheduled to commence from June 20. Polo association president Shahzada Sikandarul Mulk confirmed that a notification issued to this
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CHITRAL: The Chitral Polo Association has strongly condemned the reported alteration of the jury-selected team for the upcoming Shandur Polo Tournament. The association expressed serious concern over allegations made by members of the official jury committee, who claimed in a recent social media video that 60 to 70 percent of the players they had recommended
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