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Historic routes of old Chitral-2

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 […]

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Winter sports potential

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

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Kalash bashalenis provided facilities

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

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وادی پرسان کی سڑک یا موت کا کنواں؟

سڑک کے کنارے حفاظتی دیوار نہ ہونے کی وجہ سے ابھی تک اس سڑک پر پندرہ قیمتی جانیں ضائع ہوچکی ہیں  چترال (گل حماد فاروقی) ویسے تو چترال کے دونوں ضلعوں میں سڑکوں کی حالت کچھ زیادہ بہتر نہیں مگر لوئیر چترال ٹاون سے 45 کلومیٹر کے فاصلے پرا یک ایسی  بستی بھی واقع ہے

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