CHITRAL: The newly-elected district cabinet of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) Lower Chitral has demanded immediate government action on a range of pressing local issues, including poor telecom services, flood damage relief and alleged corruption in river management projects. According to a press statement issued by the Information and Digital Media Wing of the JUI-F Lower Chitral, […]
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YARKHUN: Broghil Road, which connects some of Upper Chitral’s most important and remote areas, has suffered severe river erosion at Skirmot village of Yarkhun. Large sections of the road have been washed away at multiple points by flooding Yarkhun river, while the remaining parts are in extremely dangerous condition. Despite this, the Communication & Works
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Khairuddin Shadani CHITRAL: The final design survey for the strategic highway from Chitral to Shah Salim border is in its concluding phase with encouraging news for the region’s connectivity. According to NESPAK’s latest survey team report, the previously estimated length of the road was approximately 72 km. However, the fresh survey indicates the revised alignment will
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CHITRAL: Following the Supreme Court’s decision on reserved seats, Chitral is set to have three additional MPAs and one MNA nominated by different political parties. Chitral has one NA and two PA seats, currently all occupied by the PTI. MNA Abdul Latif is in hiding after being convicted by an ATC in Islamabad in a
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BOONI: As the Yarkhun River has started flooding, district administration officials visited Mastuj, Chuinj, Chapali and other areas to inspect river erosion and threat to residential areas. The district administration officers instructed people living along the river in Chapali to move to safer locations so that no untoward incident may occur, according to a statement
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