LASPUR: Mobile phone service has been launched in the remote Gasht village of Laspur valley Upper Chitral for the first time. Earlier this year, Telenor company made operational its towers in the Yarkhun and Torkhow valleys. Except the far-off Broghil valley, Yarkhun is now fully covered by the mobile phone firm. Officials working with Telenor […]
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MAGHFIRAT SHAH[/caption] By Zulfiqar Ahmad ISLAMABAD: District Nazim Maghfirat Shah of Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) has reportedly geared up efforts in connivance with two provincial ministers of his party to get Deputy Commissioner Chitral Osama Ahmad Waraich transferred. Sources in the district administration told this correspondent that Mr Shah was not happy with the incumbent deputy commissioner
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File photo[/caption] In a statement issued here on Saturday, WWF said with the dwindling numbers of the big cat, also called the phantom of the Himalayas, there was a need to respect and conserve the natural habitat of the species which was under threat from a variety of factors, including climate change, prey depletion and
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A notification issued from the Central Police Office said that KP police chief Nasir Khan Durrani transferred district police officer, Chitral, Asif Iqbal and posted him as SSP Special Branch. DPO Lower Dir Syed Ali Akbar Shah was transferred and posted as DPO Chitral. Kashif Zulfiqar, SP Cantonment Circle, Peshawar, has been transferred and posted
DROSH: A new bridge connecting four villages in Shishi Koh has been inaugurated. The bridge was inaugurated after its completion by Sarhad Rural Support Programme (SRSP) with the financial assistance of Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund. The residents of Lauw and Lanjar thronged the venue of inauguration ceremony in a large number. The villagers used to
Sunday. On request of MNA Shahzada Iftikharudin, the NHA in August had promised the inclusion of construction of an RCC bridge at a suitable location between Awi and Sonogore. Once implemented, this road will bring about a tremendous improvement in the road infrastructure in Subdivision Mastuj as the road will be constructed following Asian Highway
A large number of people from lower and upper Chitral took part in the election held at Mukhtar House in Booni. Other new office-bearers elected are: Mir Ayub, the patron-in-chief, Abdul Wali Khan Advocate, vice-president; and Ishtiaq Ahmed, information secretary. Speaking on the occasion, Rehmat Salam briefed the participants about the working of the Tehreek
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The deputy commissioner office said that the washrooms at the hospital were being repaired and renovated using contributions from officers of the district administration, their friends and others. In the second phase, all washrooms of the Women and Children Hospital would also be renovated. All the choked pipes, sinks and commodes are being replaced. Tiles
