CHITRAL: Community representatives at a meeting in Booni stressed the need for regulating movements of the nomad Gujjar tribe in order to effectively conserve the precious flora and fauna of the fragile ecosystem. The first review meeting of landscape coordination committee of Hindukush Landscape Snow Leopard and Ecosystem Protection Programme was held with Deputy Commissioner […]
CHITRAL: An Afghan refugee allegedly stabbed to death a young man identified as Imtiaz alias Guru in Kosht village of Upper Chitral. The Afghan refugee, running a confectionary in the village, was also injured in the scuffle and was admitted to hospital. Police refused to give details of the incident as clerk of Mulkhow police
CHITRAL: Chitral Scouts seized 39 kilogrammes of heroin being smuggled from Badakhshan area of Afghanistan here on Wednesday. Sources said during a routine checking at Zedik checkpost, the high quality heroin was recovered concealed in the luggage of three persons belonging to Garam Chashma. The alleged smugglers were also arrested. The arrested persons were identified
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PESHAWAR: Alia Saeed, a student and poet from Chitral, stole the show by reading out a poem in Khowar that was based on oppression and inhuman treatment being meted out to women. \”People refer to Chitrali girls as fairies living in the snow-capped mountains but they don\’t know that in fact women in Chitral live
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CHITRAL: Rain and snowfall coupled with winds across Chitral made the weather chilly and blocked the Lowari road for hours due to the slippery surface on Sunday. Though there was no heavy snowfall and rain on Lowari, due to slush on the road vehicles remained stuck for hours, creating hardship for the passengers. Moreover, a
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