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Local admin nowhere to be seen, affected people look to army for assistance

July 21, 2015

CHITRAL: As the already haggard road infrastructure has been destroyed by floods, local administration is nowhere to help, forcing people to look towards the army. But so far the communication and works (C&W) department has not initiated work on the restoration and rehabilitation of the damaged roads. According to reports, 240 small and major bridges […]

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climate change and its impacts on Chitral

Alternative road to upper Chitral also washed away

July 20, 2015

CHITRAL: Torrential downpour on Monday washed away link roads to various areas of Mulkhow including Kosht. Flooding in Bindu Gol also cut off the road which was being used as an alternative to the main road to Upper Chitral. As a result, the areas in Upper Chittal having over 200,000 population have been cut off

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Droshp village washed away

July 18, 2015

Report Muhammad Amin Baloch GARAM CHASHMA, July 18: The village of Droshp in Garam Chashma valley is completely washed away by flood in the Murdan Gol. As many as 13 homes in Droshp and two in Murdan have entirety disappeared along with their whole household items and other possessions. The homeless people are sitting under the

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Govt asked to declare Chitral a calamity-hit district

July 18, 2015

CHITRAL, July 18: Prominent lawyer and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chitral leader Abdul Wali Khan Advocate on Saturday called upon the provincial government to declare Chitral as a calamity-hit district after widespread destructions were caused by the recent rains and floods across the valley. Talking to ChitralToday, he said Chief Minister KP Pervez Khattak should immediately

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Devastation in Kalash valleys

July 17, 2015

AYUN: Devastation in Kalash valleys. At midnight Thursday, July 16, a thunderstorm and lighting followed by heavy rains and flash floods struck in Kalash valleys. The flood washed away many houses in the Kalasha valleys and adjoining areas. Roads and other infrastructures have also been damaged and the inhabitants of the area are in urgent

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Rain, floods damage roads, other infrastructures

July 17, 2015

CHITRAL, July 16: After the torrential rains and flooding in streams and rivers, especially in lower Chitral, roads have been blocked in different points while houses, powerhouses and other infrastructures damaged. People coming to their hometowns to celebrate Eidul Fitr were reportedly facing trouble to reach homes. A massive flood in Charun Gol obstructed the

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Youth arrested after love marriage

July 15, 2015

By Zulfiqar Ahmad ISLAMABAD, July 15: A 25-year-old youth from the Dizg village of Yarkhun valley was on Wednesday put behind bars on the charge of kidnapping a 22-year-old girl from the Khot village of Torkhow. Relatives of the young man told ChitralToday on phone that Mr Amin, son of Roshti Khan, had gone to

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Traders union chief contests MNA\’s claim

July 15, 2015

CHITRAL, July 15: President traders union Chitral Habib Hussain Mughal here on Wednesday criticized MNA Iftikhar Uddin for contesting his claim on the winding up of the streetlight project as a sign of lack of information. “I have spent 40 years of my life on politics while Iftikhar Uddin just two years ago joined politics,”

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Minister convinced to issue visa to Carey?

July 9, 2015

By Zulfiqar Ahmad ISLAMABAD, July 9: Rumours to bar Carey Schofield, the British Principal of Langlands School and College, Chitral, from making a comeback have died down. The people of Chitral won. And the manipulators who left no stone unturned to make the issue controversial had to kiss the dust at last. The federal

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Senate chairman seeks report on visa denial to Carey Schofield

July 7, 2015

By Zulfiqar Ahmad ISLAMABAD, July 7: The issue of visa denial to Carey Schofield, the British principal of Langlands School and College Chitral, on Tuesday echoed in Senate, prompting the chairman Mian Raza Rabbani to issue directives to the interior ministry to submit him a report. Speaking on a point of order in Senate on Tuesday, Senator Samina Abid

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