PESHAWAR: A cleric was jailed for 10 years and fined Rs10 million by a child protection court here, for sexually assaulting a minor boy early this year. The judge pronounced that the evidence on record connected Qari Habibur Rehman with commission of the offence. Peshawar’s Inqilab police station had registered an FIR on March 16,
CHITRAL: A community-managed business centre was inaugurated at Arandu that connects Kunar and Nuristan provinces of Afghanistan with Pakistan. The business centre in Arandu comprising 30 shops, a community hall, a mosque and eight public washrooms will play a pivotal role in building cross-border relationships between the peoples of this region. Chitral has traditionally served
Prof. Rahmat Karim Baig As discussed briefly in the previous article, the tracks were not chosen only along the main river but sometimes they were over the hills or passes that connected the side valleys. The main route to Chital from upper Chitral had one great obstacle at Karbiteli – below Kari – which was
For a country blessed with three of the world’s most famous mountain ranges, Pakistan has produced precious few Winter Olympians. Only three, namely Mohammad Abbas, Mohammad Karim and Syed Human, have represented Pakistan at the pinnacle of winter sports. For next year’s Winter Olympics in Beijing, Pakistan has an allocation of two spots in alpine
CHITRAL: A local support organisation working in Kalash valleys has expressed its satisfaction over the improvement of bashalenis (maternity homes), saying it is leading to reduction in mortality rate among women and newborns. Ayun and Valleys Development Programme (AVDP) held a meeting here the other day to discuss the health and hygiene in the Kalash
