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In numbing cold, Chitral's homeless sleep amidst rubble

Chitral\’s historial fort destroyed in the Oct 26 quake.[/caption] Shangla (50) Chitral (32) Swat (35) Lower Dir (26) Upper Dir (20) Houses, schools destroyed in quake According to the Pakistan Disaster Management Authority (PDMA), the high-intensity jolts also destroyed infrastructure, including houses and schools, in Malakand. The disaster management body\’s initial report said that 26,697

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Hundreds stranded after landsliding

On November 4, landsliding incident near Mroi disrupted land connection to Chitral headquarters. Travelers are stranded on the road since last night. However, the local administration has not taken any step to resolve the matter. Earlier on October 30, a notification was issued by National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) according to which rain and snowfall

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Fresh assessment of quake damages begins

The decision was taken by the government on reports that the lists prepared by local government elected representatives, including chairmen of village councils and tehsil council members, contained fake names ignoring the genuinely affected people. There were reports that the elected representatives had included in the lists the names of their relatives, friends and political

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Allegations of nepotism: Survey of affected people by army demanded

The relief items included blankets, tents, mats and food items. He said the relief goods were being distributed among the affected people in accordance with the lists provided to the local administration by the village council nazims and tehsil council members. However, some people here complained that a number of elected representatives and government officials

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Focus teams deployed in quake-hit areas

Focus humanitarian service has deployed its trained volunteers in disaster-hit areas of Chitral and Gilgit-Baltistan. Nusrat Nasab, the executive officer, FOCUS Pakistan, after assessing the affected areas first-hand describes the situation as dire. “People are suffering and are very anxious in anticipation of the extreme weather conditions. Cold weather and accessibility are the foremost challenges.

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