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Snowfall in Lowari, Chitral

Light snowfall in Lowari

CHITRAL: Light snowfall has started in Lowari area with the Chitral-Peshawar road open for traffic. The weather was cloudy since Wednesday morning and light snowfall started at about 11am, according to the office of the deputy commissioner Lower Chitral. All roads across Chitral are also open, it said. On the direction of Deputy Commissioner Muhammad […]

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Excavator driver dies on work at Chitral road

Excavator driver dies on road

CHITRAL: A young boy who was working as driver of an excavator passed away after an accident while going to clear the road  to Arkari in Lower Chitral. Amir Shah, son of Ghulam Shah, from Siah Arkari, was the only son of his parents and worked as the excavator driver to support his family. He

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Fear defied

Aqib Ullah (Jangbazar Chitral)    The month was May of 2023 when I decided to appear in the CSS exam, and here the story begins. The preparation for CSS starts from scratch. Completing the syllabus of 12 papers seemed impossible at the time because it was too lengthy. Once the decision is made, there is

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Snowfall in Kalash valleys Bumburate

Kalash valleys paralyzed by snow

Gul Hamad Farooqi CHITRAL: The recent heavy snowfall broke all previous known records of inclement weather in Chitral. In Kalash valleys, Bumburate,  Sheikhandeh and other villages are still buried under up to five feet of snow. Roads were closed for all types of traffic, supply of electricity from a private power house remained suspended and

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Barrister Asadul Mulk

Courts and historical wrongs

Barrister Asad-ul-Mulk This March the Supreme Court held in a reference filed by the President of Pakistan that proceedings of the trial by the Lahore High Court, and of the appeal by the Supreme Court, which led to the conviction of former Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, and ultimately his hanging did not meet the

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Probe ordered against contractor of Kosht bridge

Probe ordered against contractor of Kosht bridge

BOONI: The district administration of Upper Chitral on Monday ordered an inquiry against the contractor of the Kosht RCC bridge for poor quality construction. The inquiry was ordered against the contractor and other stakeholders by Deputy Commissioner Muhammad Irfan during a visit to the bridge after receiving public complaints about its substandard construction. Tehsil Chairman

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Chitral Mastuj road blocked at Karbiteli

Truck blocks Chitral-Mastuj road

CHITRAL: The road between Lower and Upper Chitral was blocked after a truck broke down in the middle of the narrow road at Karbiteli on Monday. As a result, commuters remained stuck on both sides for hours. Most of the travellers, including women, were seen walking towards their destinations in nearby areas after no help

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