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Chief minister\’s decision not to visit Reshun Gol criticized

CHITRAL: People of Reshun Gol on Friday expressed their anger over Chief Minister Mahmood Khan’s decision to inaugurate reconstruction of the Reshun powerhouse without bothering to visit their area during his daylong stay in Chitral. The Reshun powerhouse was damaged in the 2015 floods and since then remained non-functional due to apathy of the government.

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Sectarian divide

By Jan Alam Khaki In our times, there is an impression that the sectarian divide is increasing due to many factors of a political, religious, economic and ideological nature. I, for one, argue that the sectarian divide is thankfully shrinking, though not at an ideal pace. We experience it, as we look around us, among

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SBP strong room in Balim

I would like to draw the attention of State Bank of Pakistan and National Bank of Pakistan’s authorities towards the pathetic condition of the strong room in NBP’s main branch in Balim, Chitral’s north-most district. The bank’s own building was demolished in 2011 to extend the road, and the branch was temporarily shifted to a

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Ex-Langlands School teachers grilled for anti-principal posters

By Zulfiqar Ahmad ISLAMABAD: District Police Officer (DPO) Lower Chitral Wasim Riaz summoned and questioned three sacked teachers of The Langlands School and College (TLSC) for pasting posters in Chitral bazaar against Principal Carey Schofield accusing her of bringing down the quality of education in the institution after taking over seven years ago. Mr Abdullah,

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