CHITRAL: The Sarhad Rural Support Program (SRSP) restored electricity supply to the GLOF-affected Golen valley of Lower Chitral on Friday. The recent GLOF washed away electric poles and transmission lines due to which power supply to different villages of Golen was suspended. GLOF has very badly damaged the infrastructure in Golen valley and the unavailability […]
PESHAWAR: Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) Enforcement team raided different shops of cable operators in Chitral. During the raids, it was found that the cable operators were involved in airing Indian channels. PEMRA officials said they recovered tools used by the cable operators for airing illegal channels
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CHITRAL: People living in Balach, Singoor, Shah Mirandeh and Senjal villages cleared the four kilometres long Singoor irrigation canal of blockages by manually scooping out mud, weeds and rubbish etc. Millions of rupees had been released for the construction of the irrigation canal during the tenure of the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal government in Khyber Pakhtunkha but
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CHITRAL: The glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF) has disconnected small villages and hamlets in Golen valley of Lower Chitral for the second consecutive year. The flood on Monday morning damaged houses, a mosque, bridges and roads besides washing away standing crops. The villages were cut off from each other making it almost impossible for rescuers
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CHITRAL: The dead body of an unidentified man was on Monday recovered from the riverside in Balach. Local people spotted the dead body and informed the police and Rescue 1122. They reached the spot and shifted the body to the district Headquarters hospital Chitral. The deceased seemed to be a out 30 years of age,
PESHAWAR: Chief Minister Mahmood Khan inaugurated Malik Ahmad Baba Ala Dhand Dheri (Chakdara) Interchange on Swat Motorway on Thursday. The interchange has been completed recently and opened for traffic. The chief minister was informed that work on Swat Motorway Phase-I was in final stages and would be opened for traffic by September this year. He
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PESHAWAR: Commissioner Malakand Division Riaz Khan Mahsud was on Wednesday transferred to Hazara Division in a major reshuffle of officials by the KP government. According to a notification issued by the establishment division, Syed Zaheerul Islam, a BPS 20 officer of Provincial Management Service (PMS), currently working as the commissioner of Hazara Division, has been
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PESHAWAR: Mr Abdul Hayee, a BPS-18 officer of the Police Service of Pakistan (PSP), has been appointed as the new district police officer (DPO) of Lower Chitral. According to a notification issued by the provincial police chief, Mr Hayee is currently working as the superintendent of police investigation Kohat. He has been posted to Lower
CHITRAL: Moulai Jan, a veteran teacher, passed away after a protracted illness here on Monday and was laid to rest on Tuesday. A large number of people from different walks of life, including old students of the veteran teacher, attended his Namaz-e-Janaza held at Chitral polo ground most of them without caring for the SOPs
CHITRAL: The valley conservation committee of Zongrandram Terich area in Upper Chitral district have expressed concern about threat to snow leopard, ibex and juniper forest in Rosh Gol pasture in the region. Committee members Prof Rahmat Karim Baig, Gamburi Shah, Maulana Abdul Ghani Chaman and others told reporters here on Monday that the inefficiency of
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