CHITRAL: Labourers belonging to Bajaur and other areas have said Chitral police’s directive asking them to submit no-objection certificate (NOC) from their respective districts to continue working in the valley is unjustified and a violation of their basic rights. They said they were the citizens of Pakistan and had the constitutional right to go […]
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CHITRAL: Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Saqib Nisar reached Chitral on Wednesday night to spend the weekend along with his family in the valley. He was expected to visit different parts of Chitral, including the Kalash valleys, Golen Gol and the Shandur lake. However, he fell ill upon reaching Chitral by road. Sources said the CJP
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CHITRAL: Though there’s no official word, Supreme Court Chief Justice Saqib Nisar is likely to visit Chitral soon. The cleanliness and maintenance of the DHQ Hospital for the visit is under way, while the administration is cleaning and beautifying major roads and public places. The removal of solid waste from the roadsides is under way.
GILGIT: An Anti-Terrorism Court in Gilgit on Tuesday ordered release of incarcerated journalist D.J Mathal on bail. The court gave the verdict while hearing a bail plea. DJ Mathal was arrested on 24th October 2016 in Gilgit, after he presented himself to the police. He was wanted in cases pertaining to ‘publication of controversial content’. The police had
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ISLAMABAD: Syed Mazhar Ali Shah, an officer of the provincial management service (PMS), currently working as district revenue officer, has been promoted to BPS-18, said a notification issued by Khyber Pakhtunkwa Establishment Division on Monday. The newly promoted officer has worked as additional assistant commissioner (revenue) Chitral, assistant commissioner Batagram and district monitoring officer (DMO)
CHITRAL: Senior mental health expert Professor Dr Khalid Mufti has said that the absence of psychologists in the far-off and highly less developed Chitral is the reason behind growing mental illnesses. He was speaking at an awareness-raising seminar at the Chitral Town Hall. Dr Khalid Mufti said the growing incidents of suicides among the youth
ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nasir on Saturday ordered the immediate arrest of the Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Junaid Arshad. DIG Arshad\’s former wife had filed an application addressed to CJP Nisar requesting his arrest. The application stated that DIG Arshad had posted immoral photographs of his wife on social media
CHITRAL: Speakers at a consultative workshop stressed that coordination among government organs dealing with disaster management and availability of authenticated data of each area was inevitable for effective risk assessment and mitigation. National Disaster Management Authority arranged the workshop for stakeholders on multi-hazards vulnerability and risk assessment. The speakers included Commandant of Chitral Task Force
UPPER DIR: Tehsil nazim Dir Mir Makhzan Din has moved Peshawar High Court\’s Mingora bench against Golen Gol Hydropower Project\’s administration for not providing electricity to Chukiatan grid station. The nazim had warned Golen Gol project authorities about two months ago that the tehsil council would move court against them if Upper Dir was not
CHITRAL: Speakers at a book launching ceremony here paid tribute to former deputy commissioner Osama Ahmad Warraich, who lost his life in the Dec 2016 PIA plane crash while going to Islamabad. The book titled ‘Ae Meray Osama’ is an account written by Osama Warraich’s mother Jabeen Cheema about his life. Chitral DC Khurshid Alam
