ISLAMABAD, Sept 6, 2023: Hundreds of Taliban terrorists armed with heavy weapons infiltrated into border villages of Lower Chitral in Bumburate and Jinjiret Koh from Afghanistan early on Wednesday (Sept 6, 2023). Four soldiers were martyred and 12 terrorists killed in an operation to repulse the terrorists from the border areas, according to Inter-Services Public […]
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PESHAWAR (APP): District Coordinator Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) Dr. Wali Khan on Tuesday said the number of people affected by chickenpox disease had crossed the 100 figure in Upper Chitral. He said that in Laspur valley, 34 schoolchildren, including the headmistress of Government Girls Middle School Harchin, were found to be affected by chickenpox.
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CHITRAL: The three-day Broghil festival concluded at an altitude of 13,500 feet in Upper Chitral district on Monday. The district administration had organised the festival, which featured games of yak, horse and donkey polo, Buzkashi, horse and yak races, horse and cattle show, exhibition of cuisine and handicraft of Wakhi culture and Wakhi musical concerts.
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CHITRAL: After Laspur valley, the contagious disease of chickenpox has spread to two more villages Brep in Yarkhoon valley and Booni town in Upper Chitral while four more children have shown the symptoms of the illness in Harchin village of Laspur. The district coordinator of expanded programme on immunisation (EPI), Dr Wali Khan, said during
Fakhr-e-Alam BOONI: At least one person was injured and multiple houses were damaged when large pieces of rocks showered on houses in Booni Lasht village from blasting of a mountain by National Highway Authority across the river during the construction of Chitral-Mastuj road. Panic gripped the residents of Booni Lasht after the blasting was carried
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Aqibullah, Chitral Whenever I hear news of discovering a dead body from the Chitral River, I cannot help but think about the very first person who had used this blessing of God to kill himself. Chitral River has become a graveyard. In other countries, river water is used for irrigation and many other useful purposes.
CHITRAL: Another dead body has been recovered from River Chitral by Rescue 1122, Lower Chitral. The emergency service said on Sunday that its staff recovered the dead body of an unidentified woman from the river at Chilim Lasht area of Ayun. The body has been shifted to the District Headquarters Hospital for identification and legal
CHITRAL: Under the prevailing security situation in the country, a joint search and strike operation was conducted in the Drosh subdivision of Lower Chitral, police said on Saturday. According to a spokesman, the police, Chitral Scouts, Special Branch, Counter-Terrorism Department and the Elite Force took part in the search operation carried out in the Ursoon,
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Picture: Muhkam Uddin CHITRAL: Elders of Awi Shaoghore area and civil society have rejected the allegations against Medical Superintendent Chitral District Headquarters Shahzada Haider-ul-Mulk and termed it an attempt to disrupt peace in the area. Speaking at a presser here, Noor Ahmad Khan, Shahzada Muhammad Arham-ul-Mulk, Maulana Adina Khan, Takbeer Khan, Abdul Jalil, and others
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CHITRAL: The Lower Chitral police held a meeting with notables and community leaders of Lotkoh and discussed the community\’s role in the maintenance of peace in the area. Subdivisional Police Officer (SDPO) Lotkoh Tameez Uddin arranged the special meeting with the community elders and elected representatives on the special directive of District Police Officer Lower
