CHITRAL. Aug 5, 2025 — Two 300-year-old chinar trees may fall within hours. Commercial contractors plan to cut them for a new building. The trees stand in the way of the project. Shahzada Sirajul Mulk, a respected elder and hotelier, is fighting to save them. “These trees have shaded millions in my lifetime,” he said. […]
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Paris, August 5, 2025 – Ali Akbar, a Pakistan-born newspaper vendor, will receive one of France’s highest civilian honours after selling newspapers on Paris streets for over 50 years. The 72-year-old came from Rawalpindi to France in 1973 and started selling papers soon after. Today, he is Paris’s last street newspaper seller, serving generations of
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Khairuddin Shadani CHITRAL: The federal government granted Chitral Garam Chashma-Dorah Pass Road national highway status on May 6, 2020. Authorities have released Right-of-Way (RoW) details based on records from the Land Revenue Settlement Office, Chitral. The National Highway Authority (NHA) has begun the land takeover. The road runs 144.2 kilometers, with an average width of
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ISLAMABAD: Foreign educational institutions will soon accept Pakistani intermediate certificates directly, announced Inter-Board Committee of Chairmen (IBCC) Executive Director Dr. Ghulam Ali Mallah. In a recent interview, Dr. Mallah said the IBCC has abolished the long-standing requirement for sealed verification envelopes from examination boards. All 29 national and technical education boards have already adopted an
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CHITRAL, August 4, 2025: The district administration of Lower Chitral has cancelled all previously issued No Objection Certificates (NOCs) for hostels operating in the district. According to an official notice, hostel owners are now required to apply for new NOCs within 15 days. As part of the new process, they must first obtain clearance certificates
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