CHITRAL: Punjab Rescue staffers have reached Chitral to help in coping with the aftermath of the devastating earthquake. The Rescue 1122 teams would be working in the quake-hit areas of Kuragh, Mastuj, Garam Chashma, Chitral town and nearby areas. Speaking at a press conference after reaching Chitral, Rescue 1122 Punjab Director General Brig retired Arshad […]
ضلع ناظم نے کہاکہ اس سال ضلع چترال میں پے درپے قدرتی آفات نے سرکاری اور غیر سرکاری انفراسٹرکچر کو تباہ کردیا جس کے لئے ہم صوبائی اورمرکزی حکومتوں کی بھر پور مدد سے اپنی صلاحیتوں اور توانائیوں کو بروئے کار لاتے ہوئے متاثریں کی بحالی کے ساتھ انفراسٹرکچر کی تعمیرنو کرکے چترال کو ترقی
Rugged terrain, severed communication lines and an unstable security situation have impeded relief efforts since Monday’s 7.5 magnitude quake killed more than 390 people in Pakistan and Afghanistan and levelled thousands of homes. With winter fast approaching in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, which was hit worst by the quake, survivors said they and their children were running
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[caption id=\"attachment_30359\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"760\"] Pictures of Chakast Zom near Booni (above) after the Oct 26 quake and (below) a year ago.–SN Peerzada[/caption] But fortunately there were not that much losses to human lives. One such mountain was the mighty Chakasto Zom near Booni in upper Chitral that now stands literally ripped apart creating a huge
CHITRAL: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said he will never play with sentiments of the people of Chitral. He said some people in the past tried only to play with the sentiments of Chitralis but we have come to help them and put the area on the track of development. He said he wanted to serve
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It is a small village which consists of about 170 households and agriculture is the main source of income of the residents. Currently, due to the earthquake, nearly 90 percent of the houses are fully and partially damaged. Not only the buildings have been damaged but all the assets that were inside the houses are
A special C-130 cargo plane of Pakistan Air Force reached Chitral today carrying seven tons of ration, 2,500 ready meals, additional medical teams, 1,000 tents and blankets for distribution in remote areas, said ISPR. Some of injured were evacuated from Chitral to Combined Military Hospital Rawalpindi on Tuesday.The Jawans of Chitral Police have sent their
A young woman injured in earthquake in Chitral being evacuated to CMH Rawalpindi.–Abbas Hussain[/caption] [caption id=\"attachment_30246\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"940\"] A man in front of his damaged house in Warijun[/caption] [caption id=\"attachment_30238\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"940\"] devastated bazaar in Warijun after the quake[/caption] [caption id=\"attachment_30247\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"940\"] THQ hospital building in Booni[/caption] [caption id=\"attachment_30248\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"940\"] Road in front
Bazaar in Warijun after the quake.–SN Peerzada[/caption] According to official sources in Islamabad, the Prime Minister House issued the direction to the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) after the deputy commissioner of Chitral appealed that there was an urgent need of tents and generators in Chitral, especially in the Mastuj subdivision. There were reports that
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CHITRAL: The death toll from the devastating earthquake rose to 27 in Chitral as reports of casualties continued pouring in. Besides, thousands of houses have collapsed or rendered dangerous for living after developing cracks. The main Chitral-Mastuj road was closed at different places but the Chitral-Peshawar road was open after removal of debrise from a
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