Chitral News

Bashir Hussain Azad | Chitral Today CHITRAL, Oct 25, 2025: The Snow Leopard Foundation (SLF) Chitral, in collaboration with the Wildlife Division Chitral and Chitral Gol National Park, celebrated International Snow Leopard Day 2025 by organizing a series of awareness sessions and educational programs in Lower and Upper Chitral. The foundation aimed to inspire students […]

UPPER CHITRAL, Oct 25, 2025: Safety measures should be ensured while constructing Chitral-Shandur road at Lower Jinalkoch in front of Charun. This direction was issued by Deputy Commissioner Upper Chitral Muhammad Imran Khan during a visit to the landslide-prone section of the Chitral–Mastuj Road at Lower Jinalkoch, opposite Charun, to review the site and assess

Zulfiqar Ahmad ISLAMABAD, Oct 24, 2025: In a retaliatory move following the Afghan regime’s decision to construct dams on the Kunar River, blocking water flow to Pakistan, Islamabad is contemplating diverting the flow of the Chitral River through a tunnel within its own territory. This decision comes in direct response to Afghanistan’s controversial move to

CHITRAL, October 24, 2025:The government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has invited proposals from qualified consultancy firms for two infrastructure projects in Upper Chitral, aimed at improving road connectivity in the region’s remote mountainous areas. According to an official Request for Proposal (RFP) issued by the Communication and Works (C&W) Department, the projects include the Feasibility Study

CHITRAL, Oct 3, 2025:Deputy Commissioner Muhammad Imran Khan has claimed that Upper Chitral has no record of child labour or forced labour, making it a model district for the rest of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. He chaired a meeting of the District Vigilance Committee (DVC) at the DC Office attended by the District Police Officer, Assistant Commissioner

ISLAMABAD/CHITRAL, Oct 22, 2025: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s much-anticipated visit to Chitral, scheduled for today, has been cancelled citing security reasons, sources confirmed to ChitralToday. The trip, which was expected to include meetings with Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) workers, the inauguration of a Daanish school in Saeedabad, and a personal visit to Gahiret village to

Zulfiqar Ahmad PESHAWAR, Oct 21, 2035: The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Tuesday issued notices to the federal and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa governments over the alleged abandonment of the Mastuj-Broghil Road and Broghil Pass project, once a key trade artery linking Pakistan with Central Asia.A two-judge bench, comprising Justice Muhammad Naeem Anwar and Justice Farah Jamshed,

PESHAWAR, Oct 20, 2025: The KP government has approved the PC-II for the Feasibility Study (F/S) and Designing of the Mastuj–Broghil Road, a 153-kilometre project that will improve road connectivity in Upper Chitral. The project appears in the Annual Development Programme (ADP) 2025–26 under ADP No. 1307/250331, with a total estimated cost of Rs. 150

CHITRAL, Oct 20, 2025: Acting on the special directives of District Police Officer (DPO) Lower Chitral Iftikhar Shah, the police have stepped up their crackdown on drug peddlers across the district, showing a strong commitment to eliminating narcotics. A police team arrested Arsalan Ahmad, a resident of Rehankot, during a search. The team noticed the

Khairuddin Shadani | Chitral Today Chitral, Oct 20, 2025: Just a few yards from the historic Royal Fort in Klup Risht, piles of garbage, open drains, and a foul stench expose the gap between the government’s promises and the reality behind the slogan of a “Clean and Green Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.” The area sits close to