ISLAMABAD, Sept 29, 2025: The Pakistan Nursing and Midwifery Council (PNMC) has officially published a list of 38 fake nursing colleges on its website, highlighting a growing concern in the healthcare education sector. The list available with ChitralToday includes five colleges in Islamabad, 25 in Punjab, five in Sindh, and two in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Despite […]
Peshawar, Sept 29, 2025: The government reaffirmed its resolve to strengthen ownership of UNHCR-supported schools in refugee-hosting districts. Minister for Elementary and Secondary Education (E&SE), Mr. Faisal Khan Tarakai, chaired a high-level meeting with the UNHCR team led by Mr. Chandu Bhandari, Program Officer UNHCR. The Education Advisor ESRU, Mian Saad Uddin, also participated in
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Booni, Sept 29, 2025: The Additional Sessions Court of Upper Chitral in Booni has sentenced Akram Nawaz to life imprisonment along with a fine of Rs2 million for the murder of engineering student Rafiq Ali from Reshun last year. Rafiq Ali, a final-year engineering student, was killed in April last year in an incident that
CHITRAL, Sept 29, 2025: Deputy Commissioner and District Magistrate Upper Chitral Haseebur Rehman Khan Khalil has imposed Section 144, prohibiting the construction of ponds along riverbanks. Meanwhile, the district administration of Lower Chitral also imposed a similar ban. According to the district administration, the practice of creating ponds, mainly for hunting migratory ducks, disturbs the
Khairuddin Shadani GARAM CHASHMA, Sept 29, 2025: Hundreds of stray and rabid dogs have taken over Garam Chashma bazaar, creating a severe civic crisis as they roam unchecked through streets, alleys, and the marketplace. These dogs attack residents and prey on livestock. Locals recently filmed a goat being mauled near the ground, which clearly demonstrates
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CHITRAL, Sept 29, 2025: The primary healthcare system in Lower Chitral district is in a state of serious crisis due to an acute shortage of doctors, with only 20 medical officers posted against 100 sanctioned positions over the past four years, officials have revealed. Confirming the situation, District Health Officer Dr. Muhammad Shamim said that
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NEW YORK, Sept 28, 2025: Dr. Maryam Shoukat, a 27-year-old physician from Pakistan who recently moved to the United States to pursue her medical residency, tragically passed away on Sunday after suffering acute liver failure. She lost her life just half an hour before surgeons at Rutgers University Hospital in New Jersey were scheduled to
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Drosh, Dept 28, 2025: Chitral celebrated its biggest and most renowned sports event on Saturday as the “Maraka-e-Haq Chitral Football League Season 5” concluded with a colorful and spectacular closing ceremony. Ideal Club Drosh organized the tournament in collaboration with Chitral Scouts, while the District Administration and the District Sports Office provided strong support. Inspector
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ISLAMABAD, Sept 27, 2025: The federal government has officially denotified 16 Afghan refugee camps across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Balochistan and Punjab as part of a broader campaign to repatriate over 1.3 million Afghan refugees holding expired Proof of Registration (PoR) cards. The move comes after the federal government announced that all PoR cardholders, whose documentation
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ISLAMABAD, Sept 27, 2025: The hearing of the murder case of TikToker Sana Yousuf could not proceed today due to the presiding judge’s prior commitments. The hearing was conducted in the District and Sessions Court of Islamabad, presided over by Additional Sessions Judge Muhammad Afzal Majoka. During the proceedings, government counsel Raja Naveed Hussain appeared
