ISLAMABAD: The expansion of Chitral airport is set to begin as experts from Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) visited the airport and inspected its different sections. In June 2018, the CAA planned to expand the Chitral airport in anticipation of an increase in air traffic and influx of visitors after the completion of the ongoing projects […]
DROSH: A 125 kw hydro power station being established at Pursat in Shishikoh union council will be ready by June. The powerhouse is being established by the SRSP through funds provided by the German government under Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund (PPAF) of Pakistan. PPAF management executive Muhammad Ilyas told Assistant Commissioner Drosh Abdul Wali Khan
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Peshawar High Court (PHC) released on bail Director Archaeology and Museums Dr Abdul Samad for allegedly making appointments at different archaeological sites and misusing funds. The prosecutor submitted that the suspect had allegedly embezzled millions of rupees in a project to preserve Kalash culture in Chitral. Antiques were also found missing from the museum. The
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CHITRAL: A Chinese miner working on a mineral plant at Shidy area of Chitral town sustained injuries on Monday morning. After carrying out three blasts at the mining area at Shidy when the labourer, identified as Luronglai rushed back to the site there was another blast. As a result, he sustained injuries to his face
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CHITRAL: The newly-created district of Upper Chitral is yet to be made functional after its separation by the Board of Revenue in November, 2018. Though the posts of deputy commissioner and support staff were created in March this year, district officers of other departments, including police, could not be posted as yet. The first DC
BOONI: Awami National Party (ANP) Upper Chitral president Faizur Rahman aka Chairman has strongly condemned the government for hoodwinking the masses by falsely claiming to open Ramazan sasta bazaar in Booni. In a statement on Sunday, Mr Rahman said banners hung in Booni with the portrait of KP Chief Minister Mahmood Khan gave the good
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CHITRAL: For the first time in the history of Chitral, two civil society organizations and traders\’ union arranged free Iftar Dastarkhwan in the lawns of Shahi Masjid on Thursday. About 100 people broke their fast at the Dastarkhwan and the arrangement will continue till the end of Ramazan. Deserving people as well as patients of
CHITRAL: A resident of Raman village in Laspur valley has accused the public health engineering department of giving a Class IV job at a water tank built on his land to the relative of one of its employees. Myna Gul here complained that the tank had been established on the land of Dandey tribe to
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AYUN: People of the scenic Kalash valleys have complained that this year the government even did not bother to carry out minor repair work on the roads to their areas, putting their lives at danger. Talking to this corespondent, Shahzada Kalash, a notable from Rumbur, said school-going children had to travel on broken roads to reach
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ISLAMABAD: The Hindukush Snow Sports Club (HSSC) Chitral was recognized as the best association for winter sports season 2018-19 by the Winter Sports Federation of Pakistan. A shield was presented to HSSC President Shahzada Hasham Ul Mulk by Vice Chief of Air Staff Air Marshal Asim Zaheer, President Winter Sports Federation of Pakistan, in recognition
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