CHITRAL: With heavy rain and then snowfall continuing for four days in the middle of April, the whole of Chitral is in an unprecedented situation with MPA Lower Chitral Fatehul Mulk Ali Nasir appealing to the federal and provincial governments as well as the international community for assistance to cope with the challenges. Chitral is […]
CHITRAL: In the wake of the heavy rain and road blockades, school holidays in Chitral have been extended for three days – up to April 17. This decision was taken by the district administration on the request of the district education officer, says a statement. The educational institutions were closed for Eidul Fitr and were
CHITRAL: Roads connecting different areas in Lower and Upper Chitral are still blocked with reports of damages to more houses and other structures as rain continued on Sunday afternoon. The Chitral-Peshawar road was also blocked at different points due to flooding in nullahs and landsliding. Huge rockfalls at Nerdit has also blocked the Chitral-Mastuj road.
Jamshed Ahmad BOONI: The annual Qaqlasht festival will start on April 18 as earlier scheduled, the organizing committee announced after a meeting here. The committee held a meeting to review the arrangements for the mega festival at the residence of committee general secretary Muhammad Habib Lal in Warijun with Younas Khan in the chair. The
BOONI: An Afghan national who was working as shepherd for people of Istaru village was found dead on the bank of the river near the village on Saturday. The district administration of Upper Chitral said the dead body had been shifted to the headquarters hospital in Booni for a postmortem to ascertain the actual cause
