PESHAWAR: Caretaker Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Muhammad Azam Khan on Friday took notice of the outbreak of chickenpox in the remote village of Harchin of Upper Chitral. The chief minister directed his adviser on health Dr Riaz Anwar to take effective measures to treat the girl students of the government school of Harchin affected by […]
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Gul Hamad Farooqi CHITRAL: People of Besti lower held a protest gathering and blocked a road against an outsider leaseholder for depriving them of their right in collusion with a local. The public meeting was chaired by Mirza Khan, former councilor, who had been elected from the area three times. Addressing the participants, he and other residents said the mountains of Besti
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CHITRAL: The dead body of a child was recovered from river Chitral by Rescue 11122 Lower Chitral on Friday. The emergency service said the boy from Denin Gologh area, aged about 8-9 years, had reportedly fell into the river on Thursday. Rescue 1122 carried out a search operation for the dead body and recovered it
CHITRAL: More than 40 students of government middle school for girls Harchin in Upper Chitral have been infected by chickenpox while people fear increase in the number of patients as the school is still open. The chairman of local community-based organisation, Suharwardi Khan, said the headmistress of the school Ms Wajida was among the infected
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CHITRAL: Broghil festival 2023 will commence from Sept 1 (tomorrow) in the grassy meadows of the valley known as the ‘land of yaks” adjoining the Wakhan corridor of Afghanistan. DC Upper Chitral Khalid Zaman told Dawn that yak polo and yak race will be the major events of the festival while the cultural traits of
CHITRAL: A resident of Gazzal village in Lotkoh, Ayat Khan, was arrested by the local police after recovery of over one kg charas from his possession. In a statement, the Lower Chitral police on Thursday said a crackdown launched against drug peddlers on the direction of the regional police officer under the supervision of the
CHITRAL: Newly-posted District Police Officer (DPO) Lower Chitral Ikram Ullah Khan visited the Chitral Police Lines soon after taking charge of his office. Deputy Superintendent of Police (Investigation) Abdul Sattar Khan and DSP headquarters Ahmed Isa accompanied DPO Ikram, who has been posted to Chitral for the second time. During the visit, the DPO inspected
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District admin seals chairlift after incident. Bus to be arranged for students using chairlift. Rescue 1122 staff given cash awards and commendation certificates. KURAGH: Three people were stranded in a chairlift after its cable snapped over the river between Kuragh and Gahlasht in Upper Chitral on Tuesday morning. However, Rescue 1122 succeeded in bringing the
CHITRAL: Local residents have Shahzada Haiderul Mulk of violating an agreement and grabbing green pastures in the Avi Shoghor area of Lower Chitral. Speaking at a press conference, the elders of Avi Shoghor, including Village Council Chairman Ijaz Ahmad, Muhammad Naeem, Miftahuddin, Chiragh Din and Azizuddin alleged that Shahzada Haider, the MS of the DHQ
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BOONI: A teenage girl student fell off a bridge in Raman village of Laspur valley in Upper Chitral on Saturday and was swept away by the gushing water. Rescue 1122 said the student was returning home along with her father after submitting forms for a domicile certificate at Harchin when the incident occurred. Rescue 1122
