CHITRAL, June 1: Residents of Kalash valleys of Bumburate, Birir and Rumbur have demanded of the government to lift ban on transportation of timber of fallen and dead trees to market. Speaking at a press conference here on Friday, the Kalash represented by Ubaidur Rahman, Unnat Baig, Bahram Shah and others said that different parts […]
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CHITRAL, May 14; On the occasion of the famous Kalash festival Chilim Jusht, the Kalash people of Rumbur got a new Jastakhan (dancing hall) with modern facilities suited to their needs. The speakers at the function held in connection with the inauguration of a Jastakhan constructed by Chitral Integrated Area Development Project (CIADP) funded by
BOONI: Two students lost their lives when a landslide buried them here today. Two students killed. According to the Booni police, the students were playing cricket near a nulla when the landslide fell upon them. Those who lost their lives in the incident were identified as Sadam Hussain, son of Kiramat, a student of 8th
BOONI: Over 70 teams participating in Qaqlasht Festival this year, organizers told ChitralToday. The second day football matches of Kushum versus Booni was won by the former; Booni versus Booni Green and Degree College Booni V/S Mulkhow Green; Mulkhow later teams won the match, Mastuj V/S Terich; former Team got victorious and Reshun V/S Charun;
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ZAIT (Upper Chitral), April 21: The inhabitants of Upper Chitral have said their agricultural lands and houses are at the risk of being swept away by the Yarkhun river but the government is doing nothing to help them. They expressed their anger over the situation in a meeting at Reshun. They said two residents of
BOONI: Chitral Environment and Heritage Protection Society chief Rehmat Ali Jaffar said students can be an agent of change after their teachers. He said Chitral and its environment was very much conducive in terms of its balanced forests. The data dating back to 1930, he added, showed that Chitral had a 35% forest cover which
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CHITRAL: Skill development centres will be set up in different areas of the Kalash valleys, a senior government officer said. He said work on the projects would be launched very soon. In addition, he said, a Polytechnic Institute was being constructed in Chitral an estimated cost of Rs10 million to equip students with modern education.
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ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has released the asset details of lawmakers submitted to it under the law showing MPAs Saleem Khan and Ghulam Mohammad of Chitral as the richest among other lot in the hilly districts. According to the record, the total value of assets showed by MPA Saleem Khan, provincial minister
CHITRAL: Jashn-i-Nauruz’ was celebrated at Pamir Riverside Inn with Mehtar of Chitral Fatehul Mulk Nasir as the chief guest. The event was marked by participation of people belonging to various walks of life. The celebration was aimed at wiping out the misconception that Nauruz belonged to a particular area or community of people. Rahmat Ali
Zulfiqar Ahmad Aga Khan Education Service (EKES) Chitral’s chief was removed from his post on the charge of mismanagement and poor performance, sources in the organization told ChitralToday. They said a high-level team from the AKES Pakistan’s main office carried out a secret survey of the AKES schools in Chitral and found their performance and standards deteriorating. Later, the
