CHITRAL, Dec 13: The Mother Tongue Institute for Educational and Research (MIER) has published and brought into the market a Khowar calendar for the year 2013-14. MIER is an organization that has been working on language and culture documentation and the preservation and promotion of Khowar language, culture. It is also developing consensual writing and orthographical […]
CHITRAL, Dec 3: Interior Minister Rehman Malik during his visit to Chitral on Monday announced a number of projects, including opening of passport and NADRA offices in Mastuj. The minister also said that over 60 people of Ayun arrested a few months back would be released within a few days. Addressing a gathering here of
ISLAMABAD, Nov 1: The federal government has approved the widening of the road inside the Lowari Tunnel by 7.3 metres. The work on tunnel expansion was initiated from October 9 this year, officials of the National Highway Authority (NHA) told Federal Minister for Communications Dr Arbab Alamgir Khan Khalil on Wednesday. The briefing, which was
CHITRAL, Oct 19: Muhammad Fatehul Mulk Ali Nasir, Mehtar of Chitral, has banned duck hunting in Balach riverbank and asked all hunters not to use the river bank for hunting migratory birds, says a press release. In a message, he said that migratory birds (ducks etc) are being indiscriminately hunted all over the country especially
ZAIT, (CHITRAL), Sept 20: A few years back, Chief Minister Khyber Pokhtunkhawa Ameer Haider Khan Hoti visited Booni in upper Chitral and announced a number of buses for the Government College for Women and also for some private educational institutions. However, despite the passage of years, only one bus could be arranged for the women
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CHITRAL, Sept 9: The students of Government Polytechnic Institute Chitral have demanded of the government to save their future and precious time by arranging classes of second-year of diploma of associate engineer as their college has been closed down. Addressing a press conference here, the representatives of the students Abu Zar Ghaffari, Mohammad Younus, Ziauddin
Report Luke Rehmat BUMBURATE, Aug 18: Afghan militants have killed the Kalasha shepherd, Abaduddin, near Bragamatal (Majam) in Nooristan. He had been kidnapped along over 800 goats by the militants on Aug 16 and taken to Afghanistan’s so-called Nooristan province. He was shot in the mouth and his body bore marks of wounds, reports said. On 16 August, 19
CHITRAL: Afghan intruders snatched away hundreds of goats from Kalash valley. According to local sources, one Gujor man was injured and another was kidnapped. Local sources told this scribe that some 60 unknown people equipped with guns from across the border entered the high pasture. They were properly from Nooristanprovinceof Afghanistan. When this reporter approached
CHITRAL, July 18: Taliban from Afghanistan side attacked a security forces checkpost at Langorbut near in Arandu on Tuesday. But the security forces retaliated and killed six of them, said the ISPR. However, there was no casualty from the security forces side. A spokesman for the ISPR at Swat told this scribe that some terrorists
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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