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Favoritism alleged in selection of polo players for Shandur festival

Bashir Hussain Azad  CHITRAL: Members of civil society and young polo players in Lower Chitral have condemned the selection process for the teams representing Chitral in the upcoming Shandur Polo Festival, terming it a blatant violation of merit, full of irregularities and nepotism. They have announced a protest both in Chitral and at the Shandur, […]

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Dispute resolved, polo players finalized for Shandur

CHITRAL: A dispute between the local polo association and the district administration over the selection of players for the five teams representing Chitral region in the three-day Shandur Festival has been resolved amicably. The tournament is scheduled to commence from June 20. Polo association president Shahzada Sikandarul Mulk confirmed that a notification issued to this

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Polo association condemns tampering of jury-selected team

CHITRAL: The Chitral Polo Association has strongly condemned the reported alteration of the jury-selected team for the upcoming Shandur Polo Tournament. The association expressed serious concern over allegations made by members of the official jury committee, who claimed in a recent social media video that 60 to 70 percent of the players they had recommended

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CDWP approves Rs1.91 billion revised PC-1 for Booni–Buzund road

ISLAMABAD: The Central Development Working Party (CDWP) has approved the revised PC-1 for the Booni–Buzund–Torkhow Road at a cost of Rs1.91 billion, bringing renewed hope for the long-awaited infrastructure development in Upper Chitral. The approval came during a CDWP meeting held on Friday, chaired by Federal Minister for Planning Chaudhry Ahsan Iqbal, who had earlier

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