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Shehbaz forms austerity committee

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has constituted a seven-member committee to suggest austerity measures in the government departments. The seven-member committee headed by deputy chairman Planning Division has been directed to submit its report in a week. The committee will suggest reforms in government departments such as cutting pension and PSDP expenditures.

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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 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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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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