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Global Peace Games organized in Booni

The event featured a friendly sporting event with Badminton matches being played among twelve high school girls’ teams. The event, like all such events being held worldwide, was dedicated to the objectives of the United Nations for peace, nonviolence and human development. The Games are linked by common themes and encourage children and youth to

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The colonel who missed his farewell

By Dr Raheal Ahmad Siddiqui Listening to the fascinating tale of the longest serving commandant of Chitral Scouts, known for his association with the Afghan jihad, who has become a mythical figure in the area The Colonel left the Commandant’s House at the small town of Darosh in Chitral District in the evening, presumably for the

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District nazim contracted out 17 projects bypassing rules

By Zulfiqar Ahmad   ISLAMABAD: Without obtaining administrative approval from the deputy commissioner and completely ignoring the required tendering process, District Nazim Chitral Maghfirat Shah has allegedly awarded contracts worth millions of rupees to personal favourites.   According to minutes of the district development committee (DDC) meeting held on September 26, 2016, with the district

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