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Tourism police to be deployed in Chitral soon

PESHAWAR: Minister for Tourism KP Atif Khan said the tourism police would be deployed in the districts of Swat, Dir Upper, Chitral, Abbottabad and Manshera before the upcoming tourism season. About 33 per cent quota has been allocated for women in the tourism police, he said at a meeting. The police force would be given single and double cabin vehicles, horses and motorbikes for patrolling and […]

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Heating & meals arranged at Panah Gah

CHITRAL: On the direction of the government, arrangements have been made to provide meals and heating facilities at Panah Gah (shelter home) set up at the District Headquarters (DHQ) Hospital Lower Chitral. The shelter home was opened at the hospital in February 2019 mainly to facilitate people who come to the hospital as attendants of

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House catches fire in Denin

CHITRAL: A fire broke out in a two-storey house located in Denin on Saturday, Rescue 1122 said in a statement. It said the flames in the house of Azizur Rehman were caused by children while playing inside the house. Rescue 1122 staff reached the spot and managed to put out the flames and save valuables

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JUI gives govt one week to cancel appointment of Class V

CHITRAL: JUI-F Lower Chitral leaders said recent appointment of Class IV employees should be cancelled as they have been made without consulting party MPA Hidayatur Rehman. Speaking at a press conference, JUI-F Lower Chitral emir Molana Abdur Rehman, Upper Chitral acting emir Molana Fatehul Bari, Lower Chitral secretary general Hafiz Inam Memon, secretary information Qazi

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Jobless man commits suicide in Kuju

CHITRAL: A 28-year-old jobless man committed suicide in Kuju village of Lower Chitral, local police said on Wednesday. Sanaullah, son of Sher Juwan, ended his life by hanging inside his house due to joblessness, according to the police. Sanaullah earlier worked in the police Special Force as a constable but was recently sacked for his

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820,000 undeserving people being removed from BISP database

ISLAMABAD: The federal government gave approval to the remo­val of 820,165 names from the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) database, describing the beneficiaries as “undeserving”. The decision was taken at a cabinet meeting after Spe­cial Assistant to the Prime Minister on Social Welfare and Poverty Allevi­ation Dr Sania Nishtar informed it that the database of

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Chitral\’s small Christian community celebrates Christmas today

CHITRAL: The small Christian community living in Chitral town is all set to celebrate Christmas on Wednesday (today). Every year, officials from the district administration join them and present gifts before they celebrate the event. On Tuesday, Deputy Commissioner Lower Chitral Naveed Ahmed visited the Christian community to show respect on the Christmas eve and

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New district of Upper Chitral declared as sessions division

PESHAWAR: The KP cabinet at a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Mahmood Khan approved the Civil Administration (Public Service Delivery and Governance) Act 2019 with recommending some amendments in the draft document. “The Act aims at appointment of additional commissioner in subordination of commissioner at the divisional level and chief minister can constitute committees for ensuring

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Widening of Mastuj road at Kruideri ordered after protest

BOONI: After the road accident at Kruideri near Mastuj which claimed the lives of three FC personnel, the people of Mastuj and its surrounding areas staged a protest and blocked Booni-Mastuj road. On the directions of Deputy Commissioner Upper Chitral Shah Saud, AAC Moazzam Khan along with other officials held successful negotiations with the protesters

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