CHITRAL: Two persons were arrested while trying to flee to Afghanistan after allegedly murdering a man in Shekhan Deh of Kalash valley over a petty issue. The Lower Chitral police on Wednesday said that a report had been received at Rumbur police station about a clash over firewood between three persons. According to the police […]
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PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court (PHC) has issued notices to federal and provincial governments in a writ petition seeking formulation of laws against the illegal cutting of glaciers and its subsequent harm effects on the climate in Malakand and Hazara divisions. The court also directed the deputy commissioners of respective districts to submit replies in
CHITRAL: Schools are not going to reopen after a month-long summer vacation in hilly areas of Khyber Pakthunkhwa due to monsoon rain and flood devastation. The district administration of Upper and Lower Chitral announced that all schools in the district would remain closed till August 3. The educational institutions were scheduled to reopen on August
CHITRAL: Floods in different areas of both Lower and Upper Chitral have hit scores of sub-valleys damaging public and private properties besides cutting off the areas. A youth reportedly drowned in the river in Mirkhani in Lower Chitral while two children were saved after they fell into floodwater in Khruzg village of Yarkhun. The children
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KOHAT: As many as 11 members of a family lost their lives after rainwater entered their house in Kohat, Khyber Pakthunkhwa. The family members were sleeping in the basement of the house when the floodwater submerged it after heavy rain, according to media reports. According to Rescue 1122, the victims included six children, three women
