CHITRAL: A large number of women staged a protest at PIA Chowk on Monday, blocking the road against delays in receiving financial aid under the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP). Braving intense heat, the women demanded immediate action to ensure disbursement of their rightful assistance. Under BISP, eligible low-income women are entitled to receive a
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CHITRAL: Three persons sustained injuries when a vehicle veered off the road and fell into a gorge in the Ashiret area reportedly due to a brake failure. Rescue 1122 Lower Chitral said its staff responded to the emergency call and reached the accident site promptly. The injured were given immediate first aid on-site and then
CHITRAL: Rescue 1122 Lower Chitral recovered the dead body of a Suzuki pickup driver from Chitral River at Osiak near Drosh five days after he met with an accident and fell into the river in front of Ayun. According to Rescue 1122’s media coordinator, Itibar Khan, son of Haji Khan, was transporting a cow in
Bashir Hussain Azad CHITRAL: Members of civil society and young polo players in Lower Chitral have condemned the selection process for the teams representing Chitral in the upcoming Shandur Polo Festival, terming it a blatant violation of merit, full of irregularities and nepotism. They have announced a protest both in Chitral and at the Shandur,
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CHITRAL: A dispute between the local polo association and the district administration over the selection of players for the five teams representing Chitral region in the three-day Shandur Festival has been resolved amicably. The tournament is scheduled to commence from June 20. Polo association president Shahzada Sikandarul Mulk confirmed that a notification issued to this
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