Chitral News Archives - Page 130 of 143

Deforestation poses threats to wildlife in Chitral, warn experts

October 18, 2016

Chitral, Oct 18, 2026: Speakers at a workshop here said that rampant deforestation was not only creating flooding threat in Chitral but also displacing wildlife. The workshop was arranged under the strengthening of conservation and development of wildlife resources. Divisional Forest Officer Wildlife Chitral Imtiaz Hussain Lal was chief guest while the workshop was presided […]

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VC nazim objects to NGO’s involvement in road project

August 27, 2016

CHITRAL: Involvement of an NGO in a road project should not be allowed. Talkingng to ChitralToday on phone, Amirmad, the nazim of Village Council Beghusht, said the MNA and APML Chitral leader Shahzada Pervez Khalid along with NHA officials without informing the people of the area reached the office of GADO where some selected people

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Literary bodies vow to jointly work for Khowar

August 4, 2016

CHITRAL: At a meeting held to discuss ways and means to promote the Khowar language, representatives of different literary organizations vowed to join hands and work together to achieve the desired result. The meeting attended by representatives of Khowar Ahle Qalam and the Mother-tongue Institute for Education and Research (MIER) was held at a local

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Protesters call for compensation in accordance with PM\’s orders

April 21, 2016

DROSH: Local people held a protest demanding payment of compensation to flood-affected people in accordance with the direction of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. Speaking at the protest gathering here, the local protesters said the local government officials prepared faulty assessment reports and did not pay proper compensation to those whose houses had been fully damaged.

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Military land leaseholders break locks on their shops

April 3, 2016

DROSH: Leaseholders of shops built on military land in Drosh broke them open after giving a deadline to the authorities ended. Local people have built about 80 shops and over 30 houses on the military land after taking it on lease decades ago. However, of late, a dispute has cropped up between the leaseholders and

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Over 30 shops built on military land locked in Drosh

April 2, 2016

DROSH: About 30 shops built on military land in Drosh and leased out to local people have been sealed by the authorities. The military owns the land in the old bazaar of the town on which the local people have built shops and houses after taking the land on lease. However, of late, a dispute

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No headway in locating avalanche victims

March 21, 2016

CHITRAL: Chitral Scouts Commandant Col Nizam Uddin Shah said 50 personnel of the Scouts as many of the police besides Chitral Levies and local volunteers were working at the site of the avalanche but due to the difficult terrain and uncertainty about the exact location they were unable to recover more bodies. It may be

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Seller of expired, illegal drugs lands in jail

January 2, 2016

CHITRAL: A medical store owner was arrested by police on the charge of selling expired illegal medicine in the Chitral bazar. They said once in a blue moon the drug inspector visited the town but he never inspected the stores. They said the local drug sellers arranged the stay of the inspector in a hotel

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Mobile phone service reaches Yarkhun valley

November 4, 2015

DIZG (YARKHUN): A private mobile phone service providing company has launched its service in lower Yarkhun valley of Upper Chitral by installing a tower in Khuz. With this, villages up to Baang have been connected with other parts of the world for the first time. The company switched on its tower in the Khuz village

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Accident at Karak leaves two dead, three injured

Punjab Rescue 1122 reaches Chitral

October 30, 2015

CHITRAL: Punjab Rescue staffers have reached Chitral to help in coping with the aftermath of the devastating earthquake. The Rescue 1122 teams would be working in the quake-hit areas of Kuragh, Mastuj, Garam Chashma, Chitral town and nearby areas. Speaking at a press conference after reaching Chitral, Rescue 1122 Punjab Director General Brig retired Arshad

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