Chitral News

CHITRAL, Dec 12, 2025: A considerable quantity of low-quality, unhygienic, and unsafe snack products was confiscated from various outlets in Chitral Bazaar during a crackdown. The action was initiated by a joint inspection team of the assistant director industries/Consumer Protection Council and the assistant firector Halal Food Authority. The operation was conducted to curb the […]

Peshawar, Dec 12, 2025: During hearing of a petition at Peshawar High Court, funding issues plaguing key road projects in Chitral were highlighted on Thursday. The chief justice of the high court took up the petition with senior officials from the National Highway Authority (NHA) present in the court. The provincial NHA member informed the

Chitral, Dec 11, 2025: American national Thomas Garrick Steele has hunted an exceptionally large Markhor in the Shasha block of the Toshi–Shasha Community-Managed Game Reserve in Chitral. Officials said this was one of the season’s most notable trophy-hunting successes. According to a spokesperson for the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Climate Change, Forest, Environment and Wildlife Department, the

Chitral, Dec 11, 2025: Lower Chitral District Police Officer (DPO) Rifatullah Khan has taken notice of a video circulating on social media and summoned the police official seen in the footage to his office. The DPO has ordered a formal inquiry into the incident in which a police officer is seen misbehaving with an elderly

Delegation led by former MNA Shahzada Iftikharuddin meets federal minister in Islamabad. Islamabad, Dec 10, 2025: Federal Minister and PML-N Khyber Pakthunkhwa President Engineer Amir Muqam has said that all development projects in Chitral would be completed on priority with the prompt resumption of work on Chitral-Shandur road. He gave this assurance to a delegation

Bashir Hussain Azad | Chitral Today Chitral, Dec 9, 2025: Residents of Chitral have voiced strong concern over an acute shortage of firewood in the town area and the failure of stall owners to comply with the official price list issued by the district administration. They said that despite the alarming shortage of firewood –

Chitral, Dec 9, 2025: Work on the Chitral-Shandur road has been suspended as construction machinery and laborers have been withdrawn from the site. The stoppage comes amid pending payments to the contractor, Umer Jan & Company, which reportedly total Rs. 1.243 billion. According to sources, these payments, which are the responsibility of the federal government,

Chitral, Dec 6, 2025: A man was arrested with over 22 litres of homemade liquor by the Lower Chitral police, a spokesman said in a statement on Saturday. “Lower Chitral Police have initiated a comprehensive and intensified crackdown against drug dealers following the strict directives of the newly appointed District Police Officer (DPO) Riffat Ullah

Chitral, Dec 6, 2025: The Aga Khan Agency for Habitat (AKAH) Chitral organized an event at a hotel in Lower Chitral to celebrate International Volunteerd Day and honor selfless service. Government officials, AKAH volunteers, and community members attended the ceremony. The organizers also invited notable individuals from across Lower Chitral who have made outstanding contributions

Jahan Zeb | Chitral Today Drosh, Dec 5, 2025: An urgent meeting of the residents of Kalkatak was held at Jamia Masjid Kalkatak under the chairmanship of retired Superintendent Azizur Rahman to deliberate on emerging concerns regarding attempts to remove timber debris from the Beori deodar forests. Speaking to the participants, Rahman said that despite