Chitral News

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Leaseholders demand end to ban on mining along Afghan border

CHITRAL: The office-bearers of Chitral Mines snd Mineral Association has demanded that the condition of NOC for mining in areas along the Afghan border should be abolished. Speaking at a press conference, association\’s patron-in-chief Liaquat Ali and office-bearers Bashir Ahmed Khan, Ashfaq Ali Khan, Naeem Uddin, Muhammad Rafi and legal adviser Burhan Shah advocate appealed […]

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Flash floods block Mastuj road

BOONI: Flash floods in dry nullahs on Wednesday blocked the Chitral-Mastuj road at Zait and Karak for many hours, stranding travellers on the busy and only artery between Chitral lower and upper. Flash floods, According to the deputy commissioner Upper Chitral, after getting reports about the road blockade, heavy machinery was sent to the site

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Mushaira that hit many raw nerves

CHITRAL: A Mushaira attended by both male and female students and faculty members at the University of Chitral on Independence Day hit many a raw nerve among religious circles, especially on social media, who declared it against religious and cultural norms. However, a statement issued on Monday said that religious leaders, civil society representatives held

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Power crisis in Booni aggravates

M. Irshadullah Khan Residents of Booni in Upper Chitral held a meeting on Monday and condemned the government for the persistent power crisis that has plagued the area for years. The meeting convened by Tehreek Huqooq-e-Awam unanimously passed a resolution demanding immediate relief from the crippling power outages. Tehreek President Mukhtar Ahmed, General Sectary  Pervez

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