Onshot is a small village, the first settlement of Laspur, comprising 26 houses. It is situated about five to six kilometers from Mastuj. The village is connected to Mastuj via the single road which serves as the lifeline for the residents of Yarkhoon and Laspur. In the recent heavy snowfall, this vital road has blocked […]
BOONI: The Al-Karim Welfare Society commemorated the International Women’s Day by holding an event to honor the remarkable contributions of women in Chitral. Established in 1988 by Ehsanul Haq Jan, the society is dedicated to youth development and global engagement, striving to empower the young generation to lead meaningful lives and contribute to sustainable
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CHITRAL: Deputy Commissioner Lower Chitral Mohammad Imran Khan has surrendered the services of additional deputy commissioner (relief) Ubaidullah and the executive engineer of the communication and works department to the provincial government and suspended 31 Patwaris, including tehsildar settlement, over their inefficiency during the heavy snowfall that caused widespread disruption to life. In a letter
ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa administered the oath to Asif Ali Zardai at a ceremony held at the President House in Islamabad on Sunday. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Speaker National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, former Prime Minister and PML-N Supremo Nawaz Sharif, parliamentarians, political leaders, Services Chiefs and other high officials attended
President Vladimir Putin heaped praise on Russian women on International Women\’s Day, singling them out for providing the gifts of motherhood, charm and beauty, part of a long-running campaign to boost the country\’s birth rate. The 8th March holiday was one of the most popular in Russia since Soviet times, marked by gifts of flowers
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PESHAWAR: Two persons were killed and one was injured in a blast in Nasir Bagh area of Peshawar on Sunday morning. According to police, explosives planted on a motorcycle went off at Board Bazar. Law enforcement agencies have cordoned off the area and shifted the dead bodies to hospital. “As per preliminary and unconfirmed reports,
ISLAMABAD: The US embassy launched the fourth Pakistan cohort of its “Academy for Women Entrepreneurs ” (AWE) program. Minister Counselor for Public Affairs Bettina Malone launched the year’s cohort which is set to empower 150 participants from Lahore, Rawalpindi/Islamabad, Peshawar, Quetta and Karachi, said a statement. The AWE program is an entrepreneurship program that includes peer-to-peer
ISLAMABAD: Asif Ali Zardari was on Saturday elected as the president of Pakistan for the second time. In the presidential election, the candidate of the PPP and allied parties bagged 255 votes from parliament against Achakzai who got 119 votes. Overall, Zardari bagged 411 votes from National Assembly, Senate and four provincial assemblies while Achakzai
BOONI: Many roads in Chitral were blocked due to the heavy snowfall that started in March 1 and continued for about three days. After the weather changed, the road blockades continued with rock fall and landsliding. Today, the road to Torkhow valley of Upper Chitral was blocked after huge boulders fell on it at Deghri
Prof. Rahmat Karim Baig The first and very short part of this series of articles as an introduction was published with a panoramic view of upper Roshgol valley peaks and the upper Rosh Gol Glacier three weeks ago. In this 2nd part we shall give a brief description of Udren valley that is rarely visited
