Chitral News

CHITRAL. Aug 5, 2025 — Two 300-year-old chinar trees may fall within hours. Commercial contractors plan to cut them for a new building. The trees stand in the way of the project. Shahzada Sirajul Mulk, a respected elder and hotelier, is fighting to save them. “These trees have shaded millions in my lifetime,” he said.

Khairuddin Shadani CHITRAL: The federal government granted Chitral Garam Chashma-Dorah Pass Road national highway status on May 6, 2020. Authorities have released Right-of-Way (RoW) details based on records from the Land Revenue Settlement Office, Chitral. The National Highway Authority (NHA) has begun the land takeover. The road runs 144.2 kilometers, with an average width of

CHITRAL, August 4, 2025: The district administration of Lower Chitral has cancelled all previously issued No Objection Certificates (NOCs) for hostels operating in the district. According to an official notice, hostel owners are now required to apply for new NOCs within 15 days. As part of the new process, they must first obtain clearance certificates

TORKHOW, August 4, 2025: Torkhow residents blocked the main road on Monday to stop the contractor from removing construction machinery. They protested the sudden halt of the asphalt project promised in the 2025–26 Annual Development Programme (ADP). Funds were allocated to blacktop the Torkhow Road, but the work never began. Instead, the contractor started moving

CHITRAL, August 3, 2025 — The district administration of Lower Chitral has launched a pilot project to control the growing stray dog population. Acting on the directives of Deputy Commissioner Rao Hashim Azim, the Tehsil Municipal Administration (TMA) and the Livestock Department are jointly implementing the initiative. The project uses the Trap–Neuter–Vaccinate–Return (TNVR) method. Field