DROSH: The Tehsil Headquarters (THQ) Hospital Drosh, which is a category ‘D’ notified health facility, is without lady doctors for the last many months. A few months ago, there were three lady doctors but due to unknown reasons two of them were transferred while the third went on leaves for training, sources told ChitralToday. This
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CHITRAL: Despite heavy snowfall in the mountains this year, no snow leopard could be spotted in the lower altitude areas, including Chitral Gol National Park. Shafiqullah Khan, the project manager of Pakistan Snow Leopard and Ecosystem Protection Programme (PSLEP), said the wild animal had last been spotted five years ago in Chitral forests. Its long
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ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Monday hinted at directing the government to take control of private educational institutes, Express News reported. A three-member bench comprising Justice Gulzar Ahmed, Justice Faisal Arbab and Justice Ijazul Ahsan heard a case regarding the use of contemptuous language in a letter addressed to the top judge by the administrations
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By Jamil Negri GILGIT: The continuing Shisper Glacier surge and subsequent creation of a dammed lake has created the fear of another Attabad lake-like disaster in Hunza. An assessment report prepared by the Gilgit-Baltistan Disaster Management Authority (GBDMA) has warned that the dammed lake might burst any time and cause immense damage to the local
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CHITRAL: The first-ever snow sports festival will begin on Feb15 and continue for three days in Madak Lasht valley. The district administration and Hindukush Winter Sports Club will jointly hold the festival by arranging snow-related games such as skating, traditional snow sledging, trekking, etc. Non-local teams from the neighboring districts have also been invited to
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