Bashir Hussain Azad Chitral, August 16, 2025: Residents of Bumburet, Rumbur, and Birir have rejected the government’s plan to hand over pine nut forests to contractors. They say the move will strip them of their main source of income. At a press conference at Chitral Press Club on Saturday, community leaders Sarawat Shah, Noor Shali, […]
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ISLAMABAD, Aug 16, 2025: Pakistan has successfully placed a new remote sensing satellite into orbit. The Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO) confirmed that the satellite is fully operational. The satellite launched on July 31, 2025, from China’s Xichang Satellite Launch Center (XSLC). It quickly established stable links with ground stations and began
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CHITRAL: City police in Lower Chitral arrested a man during patrol and seized over one kilogram of hashish, a pistol and cash. The action came on the orders of DPO Lower Chitral Iftikhar Shah, who directed strict measures against drug dealers. Police identified the suspect as Zahoor Ahmed, son of Sheli Khan, a resident of
ISLAMABAD: Severe storms, flash floods, cloudbursts, and landslides have devastated Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Gilgit-Baltistan, and Azad Kashmir with the forecast on more rains in the region. The disasters have killed over 325 people. Buner suffered the most, with 213 fatalities. Many others remain missing. In Mansehra, floods and landslides killed 20 people. Seventeen were locals,
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif ordered immediate dispatch of relief supplies by truck to flood-hit areas in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). He gave the order during an emergency meeting to assess the situation. The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) chairman briefed the Prime Minister on rescue and relief efforts. He warned that monsoon rains have triggered
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