PESHAWAR: A Peshawar High Court bench on Thursday stopped the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government from releasing developmental funds to several less developed districts, including Chitral. The ruling came over a writ petition filed by an MPA, seeking the same status for Torghar district, which he claimed was not included in the programme. The bench of Justice […]
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CHITRAL: University of Chitral students belonging to different political groups on Thursday warned that if work on reconstruction of the road to their university was not started by Sept 16, they would launch a protest. At a meeting attended by representatives of Islami Jamiat Tulaba, Insaf Student Federation and others agreed that the road was
BOONI: Civil society activists here have decided to repair the road from Booni bridge to Booni bazaar after the government showed its callous attitude towards the issue. The only road linking the headquarters of the so-called new district of Upper Chitral has become a ruin due to lack of maintenance fro years. Government authorities use
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KOSHT: Work on the RCC bridge of Kosht remains suspended for the last over 10 months, local residents told ChitralToday. The old bridge at the site was washed away by river flooding in 2015. In May 2016, a makeshift bridge at the site collapsed killing three people. Later, the KP government sanctioned the construction of
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WARIJUN: People of Mulkhow on Tuesday took out a rally to condemn Indian atrocities in occupied Kashmir and express solidarity with the people of the valley. The rally started from Drasun and ended at the bazaar of Warijun village. The rally was led by additional assistant commissioner Mastuj Moazzam Khan and tehsil municipal officer Mulkhow
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CHITRAL: A decades-old land dispute between the Mehtar of Chitral\’s family and some people of Balach has been resolved by the parties. The ancestors of Mehtar Fatehul Mulk Ali Nasir and villagers of Balach lower, including Maqsad Baig, son of Dinar Baig, and Shireen Bag, had been in litigation over the land measuring about eight
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CHITRAL: The residents of three villages on Friday announced to stage protest and road blockades if the irrigation system in their area was not restored within three days. Speaking at a \’Press Forum\’, Khwaja Amanullah, Wali Muhammad, Hamidullah, Zafar Ahmed, Muhammad Sharif and Motabar Shah of Moori Payan, Barghuzi and Kojo Bala villages said that
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CHITRAL: Chital Homes district football tournament started in Qashqar Sports Complex Chitral on Monday. The mega event was inaugurated by Commandant Chitral Scouts Col. Moeenuddin. Speaking on the occasion, Col. Moeenuddin lauded the efforts of District Foodball Association and tournament organizers for creating sports opportunities for the youth. He said Chitral Scouts always support sports
CHITRAL: A rally was taken out from Chew bridge to PIA Chowk by traders union in which other people including students also took part. Led by Assistant Commissioner Alamgir Khan, the participants of the rally were chanting slogans in support of the people of Kashmir and against the Indian government. Speaking on the occasion, AC
CHAPALI: People of Chapali at a meeting expressed their concerns over the delay in completion of a 250 kilowatt hydel powerhouse at Chumarkhan Gol. Work on the Chumarkhan hydro power project of Pakhtunkhwa Energy Development Organization (PEDO) had been launched by AKRSP in June 25 and the project was scheduled to be ready in March
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