CHITRAL: The district cup polo tournament got underway here with teams coming from all parts of Chitral from Drosh to Mastuj. For the first time, a team, Shandur Polo Cup, consisting of young players is also taking part in the tournament. The event will conclude on June 25. Some of the players said keeping horses […]
CHITRAL: Lawyers in Chitral boycotted courts and held a rally to protest government references against two superior court judges. The lawyers warned the government against targeting the two judges by filing selective references. They demanded the government withdraw the references. –GH Farooqui
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DROSH: Muhammad Irfanuddin from Drosh, who has been appointed as the first additional deputy commissioner (ADC) of the newly-created Upper Chitral district, was garlanded when he reached Drosh Chowk on way to Booni to take charge on Friday. Addressing the gather, Drosh bar president Ikram Hussain, traders union chief Gul Nawaz, Qari Jamal Abdul Nasir
CHITRAL: Traders Union President Shabir Ahmed supervised cleaning of a drain in front of Shahi Masjid Chitral that remained choked for weeks creating problems for the locals and commuters. In a press release, it was stated that the choking of the drain had also become a nuisance for hundreds of people coming to the mosque
CHITRAL: Two brothers were arrested after police recovered fake currency notes of 28,000 from their possession. Police said SHO Bumburate Qurban Panah received complaints that Sher Ajam, son of Sultan-e-Rome, possessed fake currency notes of 1,000 rupees and was circulating them in the area. The police raided the house of the man and recovered 8,000
CHITRAL: Upper Chitral is experiencing unprecedented weather conditions this year with many villages reporting snowfall on mountains in the month of June. Rains in many areas have also caused blockade of roads due flash floods, falling of rocks and boulders. In Khot, Oveer and Bigusht villages, the mountains have received over two inch of snow.
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AYUN: A young man belonging to Muldeh in Ayun is missing for the last three days, his family and police said. Police have registered a case and started an investigation but so far there is no progress to find a clue to his whereabouts. Zakir Ahmed, son of Mian Gul, had gone to meet his
CHITRAL: A resident of the remote Oveer valley on Saturday said a large number of people in his area were suffering from typhoid and diarrhoea and the diseases were spreading fast among the local population. Islam Akberuddin Advocate said the only basic health unit (BHU) in the valley catering to over 12,000 people was without
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RAWALPINDI: Three officers and a soldier of the Pakistan Army were martyred in an improvised explosive device (IED) explosion in Kharqamar area of North Waziristan tribal district on Friday, an Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) statement said. Four other soldiers also sustained injuries when terrorists targeted a military vehicle through an IED planted on the roadside,
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CHITRAL: The district government has announced that all offices and educational institutions would remain closed on Saturday too. The decision was made by the district nazim keeping in view the fact that attendance would remain thin as people were already on Eid holiday till Friday and would be attending offices on Monday. An officer order
