DROSH, Nov 20: At a condolence meeting here, speakers paid rich tributes to Gul Nawaz Khan Khaki for his work to promote the Khowar language and culture. The reference held at the office of the Preserving Indigenous Culture and Languages (PICL) was chaired by retired principal and Khowar poet and writer Ameenur Rehman Chugtai. The […]
DROSH, Oct 30: Police here on Wednesday arrested Imtiaz Jan Advocate on the charge of threatening a citizen on telephone along with another person. The lawyer from Drosh was taken into custody on the premises of the court after an additional district and sessions judge rejected his bail before arrest application in the case. Earlier,
ISLAMABAD, Oct 13: Dwindling funds are also dwindling the hope for the completion of the strategically important Lowari Tunnel project which is due to be ready and functional in 2017. The project’s estimated cost of Rs18 billion may reach Rs30 billion by the end of its completion due to the country’s precarious national economic conditions,
DROSH, July 12: Looking at the condition of the only bus provided for the students of the Govt High School for Girls Drosh, it seems that the government is least bothered to help women in getting education. The garrison town of Drosh has only one high school for girls which caters not only to the
CHITRAL, May 3: With the ouster of former president Pervez Musharraf from the electoral race, a close contest is expected between the All Pakistan Muslim League (APML) candidate Shahzada Iftikharuddin and Jamaat-i-Islami (JI)’s Maulana Abdul Akbar Chitrali for the only seat of National Assembly (NA-32) in Chitral. Although Chitral has been the stronghold of Pakistan
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BOONI (CHITRAL), April 23: I will probe into the embezzlement of 240 million rupees in the Atahk water channel project, set up schools and colleges and lay a network of roads in upper Chitral, said PPP leader Sardar Hussain. In an interview to ChitralToday (chitraltoday.net) in Booni, Sardar Hussain, the PPP candidate for PK-90, said
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ZAIT (Upper Chitral), March 22: A beautiful white horse was electrocuted near Booni police station on way to the polo ground of Gahli on Nauroz day. Reports said there was a match between the players of Booni on the Nauroz day. The horse was owned by a son of Haideri Lal of Booni. One of
CHITRAL, March 16: Former district nazim of Chitral Haji Maghfirat Shah was set free from the district jail here on Saturday after he was granted bail by the Swat circuit bench of Peshawar High Court. The former nazim, who is also a Jamaat-e-Islami leader, was taken to the Atalique Chowk in a procession of party workers
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CHITRAL, Jan 21: The residents of Drosh are against cable TV network because it is disturbing the peaceful environment of the area and spreading obscenity there. This was stated by Qari Inamullah and other representatives of religious leaders and notables of Drosh at a press conference here.They rejected the allegations of the cable operators that
KARACHI, Nov 27: Ms Yasmeen Lari, prominent architect and the chairperson of Heritage Foundation of Pakistan, has said she will be happy to provide the requisite information and assistance to conserve the Shahi Masjid of Chitral. When this correspondent contacted Ms Lari after publication of the news “Restoration or destruction of the heritage site of
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