CHITRAL: The Kalash festival ‘Pul’ was celebrated in Birir valley on Sunday to mark the beginning of harvesting season of grapes and walnuts grown in large scale in the area. The grape and walnut harvesting festival is confined to Birir valley only where local community has imposed a ban on harvesting of grapes and walnuts […]
BREP: Canadian High Commissioner Leslie Scanlan visited the flood-affected area of Brep on Friday. Rabnawaz Khan, Additional Assistant Commissioner, welcomed the distinguished guest along with elders of the area and local representatives. The High Commissioner visited the recent flood affected Government Girls High School Brep and appreciated the role of UNDP in refurbishing the school
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Gul Hamad Farooqui BOONI (UPPER CHITRAL): The beautiful Reshun village has been devastated for the last 13 years. The disastrous flooding that occurred in 2015 had not only destroyed the only bridge between Lower and Upper Chitral but also washed away houses, shops, cultivated land, standing crops and orchards. As a result, many families were
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CHITRAL: The district administration of Lower Chitral has directed all unregistered Afghan nationals in Chitral to leave by October 25 and return to their country. A notice issued to the Afghan refugees warned that action would be initiated against all those living in Chitral without proof of registration (POR) and Afghan Citizen Card (ACC) issued
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Irshadullah Khan CHITRAL: The Shuhada-e-Chitral Football League 2023 organized by the Frontier Corps North to honour the courageous sons of the soil who made the ultimate sacrifice for their motherland opened here today. The event is a vibrant celebration of unity, resilience and talent with 20 teams participating in the league. The opening ceremony was
Gul Hamad Farooqui CHITRAL: The construction of a reinforced cement concrete (RCC) bridge over Chitral River at Osiak village in Drosh has been completed by the communication and Works department (C&W). The bridge has opened up scores of villages in the Osiak valley up to Jinjiret Koh along the Afghan border. Before this, there was
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BOONI: National footballer Muhammad Rasool has donated 16.5 kanals of land in his home village of Charun for the establishment of a sports complex. According to a statement issued from the office of the deputy commissioner of Upper Chitral, Rasool donated the land to promote sports activities in the area that lacks facilities. In this
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BOONI: Police in Yarkhun valley of Upper Chitral have been directed to enhance security in the wake of the prevailing law and order situation in the country and keep a vigil on any outsider suspect in the area. The direction was issued by district police officer Upper Chitral Muhammad Aleem Jan during his visit to
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KARACHI: A 73-year-old resident of Upper Chitral, who had been missing from home for 45 years, has been handed over to his family with the support of Jamia Rabbania, Qasba Colony, Karachi. According to a news report, Baba Sultan came to Karachi for a job in 1978 after a year and a half of his
BOONI (UPPER CHITRAL): Police here on Tuesday said they have recovered 20 grams of ice along with liqour from a house in Awi village. Crystal methamphetamine (\’ice\’, ice drug) is a stimulant drug, which means it speeds up the messages travelling between the brain and the body. The police in a statement said that a raid
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