By Zahiruddin CHITRAL: The last week’s heavy snowfall has caused acute shortage of daily use items and life saving drugs in Chitral. Food items like wheat flour, rice, ghee, pulses, milk, sugar and vegetables are in short supply due to the closure of Lowari tunnel for last two weeks. In the aftermath of the heavy […]
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The relief goods, including food items, blankets and sleeping bags, were distributed among 50 families of the villages. While on going to Torkhow, the army helicopters also airlifted four people, including women and children, from Chitral and dropped them in the far-off village of Shagram. In another operation, an army helicopter flew to Garam Chashma
PESHAWAR: Apropos a news item published a few days ago captioned, “Chitrali doctor issued notice in negligence case”. The news report stated that the Peshawar High Court issued notice to \”Dr Siddique Chitrali and others on a petition filed by Gul Hamaad Farooqui through his counsel Muhibullah Terichvi.\” The report said the 13-year-old son of
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CHITRAL: The first batch of relief goods from the Provincial Disaster Management Authority reached the areas affected by heavy snowfall. At least 14 people were killed in an avalanche in Chitral’s Shershal area on Sunday. Land-routes to the area have been blocked and the National Disaster Management Authority sent a helicopter for rescue and relief
In a statement issued by nazim Salamat Khan, they said despite the absence of the tehsil munispal administration the nazims took the initiative to remove the over three feet snow from the roads to facilitate the residents. The available machinery has now been engaged to open the Booni to Mastuj and Torkhow roads. The statement
MPA Salim Khan, Commandant Chitral Scouts Col Nizamuddin Shah along with the DC and DPO Chitral accompanied the GOC during a visit to the avalanche hit Shershal village, says a press release issued by Chitral Scouts. The GOC on the occasion announced Rs100,000 compensation for the heirs of the nine people killed in the avalanche
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CHITRAL: Army helicopters airlifted people stranded in different areas who needed urgent arrival in their homes. The body of Chitral Scouts sepoy Irshadul Haq was taken to his native village of Shagram and buried with full military honour. He died after a Chitral Scouts post was hit by an avalanche in Damel on Sunday. The
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ChitralToday that the peon, identified as Saiful Islam, a resident of Denin, was on the night duty in the absence of the watchman, Rehmat Hussain. When staff reached on duty early on Monday morning, the peon was found dead in a room. His body was taken out after breaking the lock open. The sources said
PRESS RELEASE ISLAMABAD: Former MPA Haji Ghulam Muhammad on Sunday expressed grief over the loss of nine lives and a soldier in an avalanche in Shershal village of Karimabad, and in Arandu, respectively. The avalanche smashed into the village of Shershal in Karimbaad valley, killing nine people, including four women and four children. In
One of the teams was sent from Garam Chashma and the second from Chitral town. The team from Chitral town was led by Col Nizam himself. As the Garam Chashma road was blocked at different points, the Scouts had to travel on foot for two hours up to Bilphok from Chitral. At Bilphok, the local
