CHITRAL: Major Muhammad Asghar of 143 wing of Chitral Scouts embraced martyrdom after contracting the coronavirus in the line of duty at the Torkham border. Major Asghar of Chitral Scouts (Frontier Corps) was supervising screening of people for COVID-19 at the Pak-Afghan border during which he suffered breathing problems. He was shifted to the Combined […]
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ISLAMABAD: A fire broke out in a house at G-10/2 on Sunday night, burning household items and valuables worth millions of rupees. Mohammad Nawaz from Chapali in Upper Chitral told the police that he and his family had gone to a market after Iftari when the fire erupted in the second floor of the house
CHAPALI: Snow leopard has killed three cows and eight sheep and goats in Chumarkhan Gol during the last about two weeks, local people told ChitralToday. They complained that the wildlife department was doing nothing to protect the animals in the pasture area against the snow leopard. There is also a wildlife conservation committee but it
CHITRAL: Work on the widening of Jinjiret Koh road was inaugurated after a prolonged delay which will be completed at a cost of Rs160 million. The narrow road is the only link between the remote Jinjiret valley and other parts of the Lower Chitral district. The widening of the Jinjiret Koh road had been inaugurated
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AYUN: Community\’s role is vital in protection and conservation of forest in Chitral as the government alone cannot check illegal felling of trees. This was stated by subdivisional forest officer Umar Quershi while speaking at a meeting held on the occasion of the establishment of a closure for Sinjiret forest here on Friday. He said
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PESHAWAR: Chitrali traders\’ leader in Peshawar and known social, political activist Sadiq Amin passed away on Wednesday. Mr Amin, who was president of Chitrali bazaar Peshawar, was admitted to the Lady Reading Hospital after he developed symptoms of COVID-19 on Wednesday afternoon. At the time of his death, it was not confirmed if he had
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CHITRAL: Karishma Ali, an international footballer and social activist from Karimabad valley, arranged more safety gears for doctors and paramedics of District Headquarters Hospital Chitral in the wake of the novel coronavirus pandemics. Karishma Ali handed over the kits to Dr Shamim, the medical superintendent of the hospital, in the presence her father former nazim
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CHITRAL: Transporters on routes to and from Chitral are fleecing commuters even though the distance betwen Chitral and other cities has reduced after construction of the Lowari tunnel. The authorities have been asked to bring down public transport fares between Chitral and other cities as the completion of the Lowari tunnel has cut the journey
BOONI: Shopkeepers in Upper Chitral have been warned of action in case of overcharging and hoarding during Ramazan and coronavirus lockdown. The district administration of Upper Chitral has warned shopkeepers in different areas to avoid hoarding and overcharging otherwise strict action would be taken against them. These directions were issued to the shopkeepers during visits
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ISLAMABAD: A teenage boy from Karimabad valley of Chitral has gone missing from his home located in the rural area of Islamabad. The relatives of Hanif Aziz, 16, son of retired Subedar Aziz Khan, a resident of Chitrali Mohalla in Alipur Islamabad, told ChitralToday that the boy left the house at about 6pm on May
