CHITRAL, Jan 6: Two hunters from Peshawar hunted one Himalayan ibex each at Agram Gol conservancy of Arkari valley as a part of trophy hunting on Monday. Irshad Ahmed, an official of the wildlife department, said Fahad Wazir hunted a 45-inch ibex while Mohammad Usman hunted a 40-inch ibex. Both the animals were aged between […]
DROSH, Dec 20: Panic gripped the people of Drosh and nearby villages when a mysterious plane violated Pakistan’s airspace and intruded into Chitral side from the western side over Orsun on Friday afternoon. The plane, seeming to be a jet, appeared over the mountain of Orsun at 3:50pm, remained in the air on Chitral side
CHITRAL, Dec 16: In order to preserve the ancient religion of the Kalasha, it was decided in a meeting of community elders that the teachings and traditions of the religion will be compiled in a book form. “The meeting, held at a hotel, was chaired by the Chitral Integrated Area Development Programme (CIADP) Managing Director
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Report Gul Hamaad Farooqi CHITRAL, Dec 14: Students of different colleges of Chitral blocked the main Chitral-Peshawar road for hours as a protest against the National Highway Authority (NHA) for not opening of the Lowari tunnel. The Angry students held a public meeting at main Ataleeq Square and agitated against the NHA and Korean staff
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Zahiruddin CHITRAL, Dec 9, 2013: Fish farmers have complained of the successive governments’ failure to promote trout production in Chitral. According to them, British officers had stashed sperms of trout and troutlings into the transparent and cool waters of Garam Chashma, Kalash and Golen valleys in 1930s but no effort was made since then to
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CHITRAL, Dec 2: The district administration of Chitral has announced that the National Highway Authority (NHA) will open the under-construction Lowari Tunnel for two days after every two weeks when the Lowari top road closes in the winter. According to an announcement issued from the office of Deputy Commissioner Muhammad Shoaib Jadoon, the passengers should
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WINAMAC, INDINA (USA), Nov 13: Muhsanat Ayub, a resident Singoor in Chitral, has been selected as a youth ambassador from Pakistan. Ms Ayub has reached the USA and is living with a host family at Winamac, Indiana. “As a youth ambassador, I am representing Pakistan giving different presentations and discussions about my country, religion, culture
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MASTUJ (CHITRAL), Nov 9: Commander 11 Corps Peshawar Lieutenant General Khalid Rabbani inaugurated the Boroghil Road here on Sunday. The corps commander was received at Mastuj by General Officer Commanding (GOC) Major General Syed Bukhari. Elites of the area gathered in a local hotel and the Qazi of Mastuj welcomed him and demanded extending developmental
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CHITRAL, Nov 5: Fazal Akbar, resident of Barumkagh Kosht Chitral has been selected as the cultural ambassador of Pakistan to the United States through the Global Undergraduate Exchange programme (Fulbright Scholarship). Mr Akbar is currently doing B.S. (Hons) at the Forman Christian College (a chartered university) in Lahore. In a statement to ChitralToday, he said
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CHITRAL, Oct 22: Austrian Ambassador to Pakistan Axel Wech during his week-long visit to Chitral expressed dismay over the high rate of suicides, especially among young women in the valley. He recommended a study to be undertaken to evaluate the causes and find a solution to the problem. The possibility of Austrian engagement was also
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