CHITRAL: The federal government paid compensation amounting to 16.1 million rupees to 28 families affected by recent heavy snowfall in different parts of Lower Chitral. The compensation cheques were distributed among the affected people by PML-N district leadership at the office of the deputy commissioner on Saturday. Those whose houses were totally damaged in the
CHITRAL: The residents of Gobor in Garam Chashma valley of Lower Chitral are still cut off as the road to the remote area blocked by snowfall couldn’t be reopened even after two weeks. The residents are reportedly facing shortage of essential food items and there is no healthcare facility to treat patients. However, the district
Gul Hamad Farooqi CHITRAL: The road to Karimabad valley of Lower Chitral has been reopened after remaining blocked since March 2 due to heavy snowfall. Thousands of people living in the valley remained stranded for almost two weeks. Village Council Chairman Sher Faraz Khan said shopkeepers had stocks of essential commodities for a maximum of
BOONI: About 370 metric tonnes of wheat has been supplied to the sale points in different areas of Upper Chitral, said the district administration on Friday. A week earlier, Commissioner Malakand Division Saqib Raza Aslam during a visit had directed the food department to ensure speedy supply of wheat to remote areas of Upper Chitral.
ISLAMABAD: Retired ambassador Muhammad Aslam Khan from Chitral passed away at a hospital in Kuwait, according to family sources. He was 69. Ambassador Aslam Khan belonged to Shogram village of Upper Chitral and was an officer of the Foreign Service of Pakistan. In September 2014, he was appointed as Pakistan\’s ambassador to Kuwait. Ambassador Khan
