CHITRAL: The road to the Madaklasht valley in southern Chitral is still blocked after rocks and boulders fell on it at different points during the recent rain. Madaklasht village council nazim Khurshid Ahmed Khan in a statement said no steps were being taken by the department concerned to reopen the road even over a week. […]
DROSH: A winter sports school, the first of its kind in Chitral, was inaugurated in Madaklasht valley near Drosh on Monday. Vice Air Marshal Aasim Zaheer, who is also the president of Pakistan Winter Sports Association, declared the Hindukish Winter Sports School open at a ceremony held at the Chitral Scouts cantonment here. Children of
BOONI: The four-day annual Qaqlasht festival concluded on Sunday with lots of fanfare and amid thousands of spectators. The cultural festival featured a number of sports and games such as polo, football, cricket, tug of war and volleyball. Local artists also performed and enthralled the spectators. In the final match of football, Torkhow defeated Morder
CHITRAL: A resident of Drosh here on Friday said due to unprofessionalism of doctors his toddler son got a finger damaged. Addressing a press conference, Shahabuddin of Manga village said his two years old son got his finger injured and was taken to the tehsil headquarters hospital Drosh where a doctor gave come medicine and
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CHITRAL: The four-day Qaqlasht Festival 2019 showcasing an amalgamation of sports competitions kicked off at 8,000 feet high tourist point in Upper Chitral on Thursday, said the DC office. The Qaqlasht festival showcases different indigenous sports, including polo tug-of-war, skate shooting, marathon race, volleyball, cricket, football, archery etc. First time ever, orphans and
CHITRAL: A teenage girl committed suicide by jumping into the Chitral River in Torkhow on Wednesday. A police official said the incident occurred in Tech village of Torkhow where an unmarried girl (18) ended her life by jumping into the river whose body was recovered later. The reason for the suicide was said to be
PESHAWAR: The KP government has appointed deputy commissioner for the newly created district of Upper Chitral. A notification issued on Wednesday stated that Shah Saud, a grade 18 officer of the Provincial Management Service (PMS), will be the first deputy commissioner of the new district. Currently, Mr Saud is working as the deputy secretary in
CHITRAL: A young man reportedly jumped into the river near Denin while crossing it on a chairlift on Wednesday. However, an onlooker rescued him by swimming into the water and called Rescue 1122. Rescue 1122 staff reached the spot and provided the youth first aid and then shifted him to hospital. The youth was identified
PESHAWAR: The KP government has announced to make minority member of the provincial assembly Wazirzada as the chairman of the District Development Advisory Committee (DDAC) of Chitral. According to a notification issued by the local government, elections and rural development department, the PTI government also named the chairmen of DDAC for Peshawar, Swabi and Karak.
CHITRAL: Speakers at a function held to bid farewell to the medical superintendent (MS) of District Headquarters Hospital Dr Israr Ullah upon his retirement eulogized his services for the health department of the district. They said Dr Israr worked on different key posts such as the district health officer, MS Tehsil Headquarters Hospital Drosh and
