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Heavy rain triggers flooding; roads blocked, tourists stranded

CHITRAL: Heavy  rain that started on Friday triggered flooding and landsliding in different parts of Chitral, blocking the main Chitral-Peshawar and Chitral-Mastuj roads.  The rain caused heavy flooding in streams and nullahs and landsliding in different areas, cutting of the Kalash and Garam Chashma valleys as well.  The Chitral-Peshawar road was blocked at Kaldam in […]

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Chitral police women desk upgraded

CHITRAL: The upgraded women desk of Chitral police at Zargarandeh was inaugurated by district police officer Iftikhar Shah on April 9, 2024. Speaking on the occasion, the DPO said that the women desk has been equipped with facilities to facilitate complainants and resolve their issues on priority. The women desk was set up by the

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Transporters overcharging on Eid

CHITRAL: Transporters are overcharging passengers before Eidul Fitr besides keeping vehicles off the road to create shortage of vehicles. Passengers complained to the district administration about the issue on which officials visited the bus terminals and imposed fines on the drivers. A number of people going to Chitral from Islamabad said the drivers of a

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Snow leopard habitat endangered

ISLAMABAD: Road construction activity is fast degrading the snow leopard habitat in Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) and Chitral, a report says. It said two major roads, namely Karakoram Highway (KKH) and Gilgit-Shandur Road bisect snow leopard habitat. In the backdrop of the surging infrastructure growth in the region, WWF-Pakistan launched the sustainable infrastructure initiative in 2019 aimed

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