PESHAWAR: An emergency has been declared in the districts of Lower and Upper Chitral to carry out relief operation by the government. The emergency has been declared in the flood devastated areas with effect from July 13 to August 30 in Lower Chitral and from June 18 to Aug 30 in Upper Chitral. According to […]
BANG: While the whole Chitral is still reeling under the devastation of floods, volunteers in Yarkhun have started reopening the blocked road to the remote valley. The flooding in nullahs and the river Yarkhun has devastated a number of villages and washed away the road, ChitralToday correspondent reported. In order to ensure access to the
Irshad ullah khan PESHAWAR: MNA Abdul Akbar Chitrali on Monday demanded that the federal and provincial governments should immediately announce a relief package for the flood-devastated districts of Lower and Upper Chitral. Speaking at a press conference along with MPA Hidayatur Rahman at Peshawar Press Club, he said the federal government should also allocate Rs5
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PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government declared two Chitral and DI Khan as calamity-hit areas after flash floods unleashed by heavy rainfall devastated public and private properties there. The government also promised to announce special rehabilitation package for the affected areas soon. Chief Minister Mahmood Khan directed concerned authorities to expedite relief and rescue operation in
It is unfortunate that the incidence and causes of suicide remain under-researched in Pakistan. That is why a study conducted by researchers at the University of Peshawar on high suicide rates in the Chitral is a useful contribution. As media reports, human rights activists and isolated surveys have indicated, suicide rates have remained above average
