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80pc work on Booni bridge complete: DC
During a visit to the town in the early week of February this year, the DC had set the deadline of April 15th to complete the project. It may be noted that work on the construction of the bridge started in April 2012 but due to corruption and non-release of funds on time, the project
Stop 'civilized terrorism' in name of duck hunting!
He said though the hunters took a licence from the local wildlife department to \”enjoy\” killing migratory birds, they crossed all limits of decency by massacring the birds using sophisticated and prohibited weapons. He said the government issued hunting licences only for 12-bore guns but failed to check the use of sophisticated guns, including repeaters,
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FOCUS issues alert about landslides, snow slips
ISLAMABAD: In a press release here, FOCUS said its Search and Rescue Team (SART) in collaboration with volunteers was involved in the search operations. The massive avalanche struck the area after 48 hours of continuous snowfall and rain trapping nine people, including eight students, who were returning to their homes. Over the past few days,
Quake-hit people protest non-payment of compensation
The protesters held a rally and later gathered outside the office of the assistant commissioner Drosh. They said few months back when they protested against the local administration for not paying them compensation for their damaged houses, Deputy Commissioner Osama Ahmad Waraich had promised to fulfill their genuine demands. However, after the passage of months
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NDMA team joins search operation in Susum
The NDMA team joined the local people, Chitral Scouts and police personnel in searching for the victims. Out of the nine people, including eight students, two bodies were retrieved from the avalanche on Sunday. However, so far no further progress has been made in locating the victims.]]>
No headway in locating avalanche victims
CHITRAL: Chitral Scouts Commandant Col Nizam Uddin Shah said 50 personnel of the Scouts as many of the police besides Chitral Levies and local volunteers were working at the site of the avalanche but due to the difficult terrain and uncertainty about the exact location they were unable to recover more bodies. It may be
Seven schoolchildren among nine buried under avalanche
CHITRAL: Nine people, including seven schoolchildren, were buried under an avalanche in the Karimabad valley of Chitral. The bodies retrieved so far from the avalanche were identified as that of student Mubashir Ali, son of Nowroz, and Rehmat Bai, a passerby from Paran village. The other victims were: Imran Uddin, son of Azmat Ali, Imran,
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