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Irshad Sodhar new DC Chitral

PESHAWAR: Irshad Ahmed Sodhar, a grade 18 officer of the Pakistan Administrative Service (PAS), was on Tuesday appointed as the deputy commissioner of Chitral. He will be replacing Shahab Hamid Yousafzai, who was made the deputy commissioner Chitral after the death of Osama Ahmad Waraich in a plane crash in Dec 2016. Mr Sodhar, who

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How to avoid an attack from leopard?

$4.5m allocated for snow leopard protection programme

$4.5m allocated for snow leopard protection programme Snow leapords live in the high mountains of the Karakoram and Hindukush. They are mainly found in Baltistan, Chitral, Gilgit, Upper Swat Valley, and the slopes of Nanga Parbat. Their status was recently revised from ‘endangered’ to ‘vulnerable’ after an assessment by international experts. The ‘vulnerable’ classification means

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Urban forestry campaign launched in Chitral town

CHITRAL: An urban forestry campaign was launched in the town in presence of officers of line departments, NGOs representatives and people from civil societies. Speaking on the occasion, the additional deputy commissioner said urban forestry is the only solution to the environmental pollution. “Tree plantation plays an important role in eliminating environmental pollution, therefore, people

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