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36 glacial lakes classified as potentially dangerous

The issues associated with the rapid melting of glaciers and resulting disasters were discussed at the recent two-day international conference in Islamabad, proceedings of which were published in ChitralToday on October 15 and 16. The conference on “Learning and Way Forward” was organized to find sustainable approaches to reduce disaster risks and vulnerabilities from Climate

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Reconstruction funds being embezzled: MNA

Shahzada Iftikharuddin[/caption] In a statement, he said the people of the under-developed Chitral district had suffered huge losses as the flood in July was the worst disaster in their history. He reminded that roads were washed away, irrigation channels were destroyed and the infrastructure was damaged. “We have detected anomalies in the reconstruction and rehabilitation

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