CHITRAL: The people of Chitral have decried the closure of Lowari tunnel for 12 hours daily owing to maintenance work, troubling the commuters, including tourists in a large number, even after being inaugurated in July last year by the then prime minister Nawaz Sharif. The passengers said the tunnel was opened for the public transport
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CHITRAL: Renowned cardiologist retired Maj Gen Dr Azhar Mahmood Kayani, the executive director of Rawalpindi Institute of Cardiology (RIC), delivered a special lecture on “Cardiovascular diseases and preventing measures” in Town Hall here on Tuesday. The lecture was termed as first of its kind in Chitral in which residents of the city participated in large
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CHITRAL: Speakers at a consultative meeting here said major causes of suicide among youth were unemployment, poverty, failure in marriage as per desire, excessive use of drugs, misuse of social media and deviation from Islamic teachings and social norms. The meeting, “Rising incidents of suicides among youth in Chitral’ was organized by the district police
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DROSH: Class IV employees held a rally in Drosh before leaving for Peshawar to take part in a protest sit-in outside the KP assembly for acceptance of their demands. The rally was led by Class IV Employees Association president Muhammad Qasim.—GH Farooqui
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CHITRAL: A walk led by District Health Officer Dr Israr Ullah and EPI Coordinator Dr Fayyaz Roomi was held here on Tuesday. The walk was organized to raise awareness about the importance of immunization. The walk started from the district health office and ended at Town Hall where the immunization week was opened.–Nazir Hussain Shah
