PAKISTAN
FIR in missing office equipment case ordered
ABBotabad, Aug 28: The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly has ordered the recovery of an amount of Rs 23.7 million from different officials in head of different irregularities in Local Government and Rural Development (LG&RD) Department. The orders were issued at a meeting of the committee held in KP House, Abbottabad,
New police chief makes access easy
CHITRAL, Feb 3: District Police Officer (DPO) Abbas Majid Marwat here asked the police officials to avoid using political or any other connections to get their issues resolved. Addressing a police Darbar at the police lines after taking over the charge here, the DPO asked the Jawans of the force to directly approach him for
Students\’ delegation meets Musharraf
KARACHI, Jan 23: The members of the cabinet and management committee, Chitral Students Association Karachi, on Friday called on former president Pervez Musharraf at his residence in Karachi. The delegation included president Syed Nasir Ali Shah, general secretary Syed Karim Ali Shah, vice-president Syed Sajjad Ali Shah Katoor, finance secretary Miftahuddin Shams, Syed Zulfiqar Ali
Police access service inaugurated
PESHAWAR, Nov 12: Chief Minister Pervez Khattak has asserted that his PTI-led coalition government would achieve 100% results of the agenda of change and reforms by implementing it in letter and spirit. He said that police were the first institution of which the people were scared but we freed it from political interference to make
TAPI — pipeline or a pipedream?
ISLAMABAD, Sept 28: French firm Total is working behind the scenes to take the lead on an ambitious pipeline connecting Central and South Asia, sources close to the project say, pioneering a novel gas exchange mechanism to overcome legal hurdles. It is one of the most ambitious energy projects in the world, connecting the giant
Chitral\’s importance after Lowari tunnel
Some actions are very important to be taken before the Lowari tunnel completion to make it not only an all-weather passageway for the Chitralis but also a source of income generation for the whole country. The government only can cover the huge expenditures consumed on this mega project by extending it to the Central Asia
Snow Leopard Foundation praised for wildlife research
CHITRAL, June 9: Parliamentary secretary on forest, environment and wildlife KP Fazal Elahi was given briefing by Snow Leopard Foundation (SLF) about its activities in Chitral. Speaking on the occasion, the provincial parliamentary secretary lauded the services of SLF in wildlife research, monitoring and conservation. He said non-government organizations were playing vital role in the
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Learning a lesson or two from pigeon feeders
Karachi is one of the populated cities of Pakistan. It generates approximately 53.38% per cent of the total collections of taxes by the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR). Karachi’s GDP is around 20% of the total GDP of Pakistan. Favorable geographical location as the major port and the country’s largest metropolis opens the horizon of
Taliban planning attacks on tourists in GB, Chitral
ISLAMABAD, Jan 27: The Pakistani Taliban may be planning attacks on tourists in the country’s mountainous north, where 10 foreign climbers were massacred last year, officials warned Monday. Thousands of tourists visit Gilgit-Baltistan and Chitral each year, many drawn by the area’s impressive mountains and glaciers, including the world’s second highest peak K2. Pakistan has
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