BOONI: Traders of Booni bazaar on Saturday protested against the district administration and police for what they called harassment of shopkeepers under the garb of COVID-19 precautions and forcing them to undergo test and remain on quarantine. The traders gathered at Booni Chowk where their representatives said the administration and police were unnecessarily forcing the
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PESHAWAR: Child protection units numbering 12 in the KP province would be made functional, the provincial government told the provincial assembly. The units, including one in Chitral, were closed in Jan 2019 due to financial constraints and unavailability of staff. Responding to an identical point of order moved by women lawmakers from the opposition benches,
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Zofeen T. Ibrahim On July 2, the government announced an ambitious ‘Protected Area Initiative’, notifying 15 national parks which will not only have proper management plans but also provide 5,000 jobs to the local community. This initiative to tackle post-Covid-19 unemployment fits perfectly well with the ruling PTI’s vision of protecting nature and fighting climate
CHITRAL: The brother of the man who reportedly killed himself by jumping off from a hilltop yesterday said he did not commit suicide but embraced martyrdom by accidentally falling into a ravine. He said the person who had told local media about the incident had enmity with his family and that\’s why he claimed that
CHITRAL: A jobless man committed suicide in Mroi Payeen on Wednesday. A resident of the village, Maqsood Ali, told ChitralToday correspondent that Rehmat Jahan was father of four children and the only bread earner for his family. Due to joblessness he was in tension for long. He said Rehmat Jahan could not fulfil the demand
