ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister and leader of the ruling PML-N Nawaz Sharif is expected to visit Chitral to address a public gathering on May 4. It has been learnt that the PML-N leader will visit different parts of the country and address at least seven public gathering before Ramzan to be started from the middle […]
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CHITRAL: Renowned cardiologist retired Maj Gen Dr Azhar Mahmood Kayani, the executive director of Rawalpindi Institute of Cardiology (RIC), delivered a special lecture on “Cardiovascular diseases and preventing measures” in Town Hall here on Tuesday. The lecture was termed as first of its kind in Chitral in which residents of the city participated in large
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DROSH: Class IV employees held a rally in Drosh before leaving for Peshawar to take part in a protest sit-in outside the KP assembly for acceptance of their demands. The rally was led by Class IV Employees Association president Muhammad Qasim.—GH Farooqui
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CHITRAL: A walk led by District Health Officer Dr Israr Ullah and EPI Coordinator Dr Fayyaz Roomi was held here on Tuesday. The walk was organized to raise awareness about the importance of immunization. The walk started from the district health office and ended at Town Hall where the immunization week was opened.–Nazir Hussain Shah
CHITTAL: Another woman commits suicide. It is tragic to report every week about people taking their own lives for different reasons in Chitral. On Monday, a woman in Jughore took poison to end her life. She was rushed to hospital but died before doctors could try to save her life. The victim was identified as
CHITRAL: A married man committed suicide by shooting himself in the Parsan village, about 65 km northwest of here. The cause of the suicide could not be ascertained. Police said Javed, son of Zerbali, used a 12-bore gun to kill himself after locking his room from inside. The police registered a case and after a
BOONI: Officials from the local administration, health and food departments conducted a checking of shops and food outlets in Booni bazar and imposed fines on those found selling expired or unhygienic items. A number of shopkeepers were also issued warning.–Javed Khan
DROSH: A boy saved from drowning by an Elite Force personnel, Saifullah, son of Qazi Muhammad Khan, of Kuro village in Drosh, on Wednesday. The nine-year-old boy was playing along the river Chitral when he slipped and fell into the water. Mr Saifullah jumped into the water and saved the boy from drowning. People here
PESHAWAR: The staff of the Aga Khan Family Health Centre and Dental Unit in Peshawar have decided to approach court against the administration of the Aga Khan Health Service (AKHS) for its plan to close the centre and send the employees home. In a statement, the employees said they had decided to serve a legal
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CHITRAL: A youth died in Jughor village near Chitral town after his own gun went off accidentally on Monday. Local residents said Fawad Aziz, 24, son of Aziz Baig, was working in his agriculture field carrying a 12-bore gun when it went off accidentally and bullets hit him. The injured youth was taken to a
