BRIEF NEWS

DROSH: The assistant commissioner of Drosh inspected arrangements for the three-day snow sports festival which is expected to start on Friday (Feb 14). The AC accompanied by other officials visited the village and appreciated efforts of all stakeholders for their cooperation, especially the local community, who take a great interest in snow sports. The snow […]

CHITRAL: Four months after their visit to Pakistan, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have thanked the district administration of Chitral for making ‘excellent’ arrangements during their daylong trip to Chitral on Oct 17 last year, thus making it a memorable one. A letter issued from the Kensington Palace by Zoe Ware, the private secretary

CHITRAL: A three-day snow sports festival will be held in Madaklasht village of Sheshi Koh valley from February 14th in which players from other districts, including Swat, will also take part. Assistant commissioner Drosh Abdul Haq told this scribe that the event was being organised by the district administration with the support of Tourism Corporation

ISLAMABAD: A resolution seeking public hanging of those found guilty of abusing children was on Friday passed by the National Assembly. The handwritten resolution referred to the \”brutal killing of eight-year-old Iwaz Noor in Nowshera\”. Strongly condemning the death, the signatories wrote: \”This house […] demands that to stop these shameful and brutal killings of

BOONI: On Kashmir Solidarity Day on Feb 5, 2020, the district administration of Upper Chitral arranged a rally in support of the Kashmir in Booni. The Kashmir solidarity rally was participated by employees of the district administration and civil society organizations. The rally started at the Govt High School Booni and ended at Booni Chowk.

CHITRAL: The Anti-corruption Department recovered Rs2.1 million from an official of the Food Department Chitral which he had misappropriated. Anti-corruption circle officer Abdul Maroof told the media that an inquiry against the food inspector PRC Drosh was initiated in 2017. He alleged that the food department official had not deposited the amount in government treasury

CHITRAL: Rumours spread on social media on Monday that a Chinese national has been admitted to hospital in Drosh after contracting the coronavirus. However, Deputy Commissioner lower Chitral Naveed Ahmed after visiting the THQ hospital said the Chinese working on a project in Chitral was suffering from a stomach pain. Later in the day, the

CHITRAL: Sardar Hussain, one of the few soldiers of Chitral Scouts who had taken part in the war for liberation of Jammu and Kashmir in 1948 died peacefully on Thursday. He was 99. Popularly known as Tup Pechak Miki (cannon fire uncle), Mr Hussain took active part as artillery man in the Kamri sector on

CHITRAL: The body of a girl married to a man in Swat was brought home in Chitral after she was allegedly murdered by her husband. Local people told ChitralToday correspondent that the daughter of Miftahuddin, a resident of Orghoch, was married off to a man from Swat when she was just 12 years old and