CHITRAL: To streamline agriculture sector on modern lines and increase income of the farmers, a project has been worked out and sent to the authorities by the agriculture department. Shehzad Ayub, the agriculture officer, said the project would cost Rs202 million. He said situated in the temperate zone, Chitral was best for the production of […]
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CHITRAL: A young man from Khruzg village of Yarkhun valley has appealed to authorities concerned to provide him justice against his uncle and other relatives who have occupied his land in the village. Islam Uddin told reporters here that his father died when he was six years old after which his mother contracted a second
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DROSH: Intermittent rain continued in across Chitral for the last about 14 hours while Lowari Pass, including mountains on both sides of the tunnel, received light snow and hailstorm. However, there was no report of road closure from any part of the valley. Because of the precipitation, a cold wave has gripped the whole valley
CHITRAL: At least 10 shopkeepers were fined for selling substandard and expired edible items and maintaining poor cleanliness in their business centres in the local bazaar. Tehsil Municipal Officer Qadir Nasir and other officials carried out a checking of the bazaars during which they ordered registration of cases against a number of shopkeepers. The people
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ISLAMABAD: The Aga Khan Agency for Habitat (AKAH) collaborated with the United Kingdom International Search and Rescue and the Punjab Emergency Service to organize a certification course for its Search and Rescue Teams (SARTs) in Lahore. The training, which was attended by 26 SART members aimed at developing skills for urban search and rescue, water
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CHITRAL: A forest department official here claimed to have arrested two persons on the charge of trying to smuggle a truckload of timber (deodar) worth Rs1.5 million out of the district. Divisional Forest Officer Umair Nawaz said on a tip-off his staff raided a filling station at Denin where the arrested persons had parked the
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CHITRAL: The World Snow Leopard day is celebrated on Oct 23 ever year to highlight the significance of conservation of this iconic species and raise awareness about the myriad of threats faced by the ghost of mountain. The Snow Leopard Foundation (SLF) is working with communities for the conservation of this magnificent cat, aiming to
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister\’s Special Assistant for Political Affairs Naeemul Haq on Tuesday announced that the government has agreed to all demands put forth by employees of the Utility Stores Corporation (USC). USC employees have been protesting on the streets of various cities while claiming that Abdul Razzaq Dawood, adviser to the prime minister on industries,
SWAT: Army on Monday formally handed over administrative control of Swat to the civil government after restoring peace and the government’s writ in the militancy-hit Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region. In 2007, after the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan had taken over Swat, armed forced were called in to prise the valley out of their possession — a process that
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CHITRAL: In connection with the clean and green Pakistan programme launched by the federal government, a cleanliness campaign was launched by the village council of Balach in which people from different walks of life including elected representatives, students and others took part. On this occasion, the participants stressed the importance of a clean environment. They
