CHITRAL, Sept 28: Chitral has been selected as the model district for development by the Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund (PPAF) for which one billion rupees have been allocated in the initial stage to be spent on different development sectors in the selected union councils. In a meeting between deputy commissioner Mohammad Shoaib Jadoon and the […]
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DROSH, Sept 16: It is disgusting that there has been an alarming increase in crimes in Chitral that were unheard of in the peaceful valley in the past. Acid attack on women, murder, kidnapping, abduction and impersonation cases in Chitral? It is also troubling that almost all the accused in these cases were those who
CHITRAL, Aug 27: The communication and works department Chitral is yet to start work on the repair of the main road to the Kalash valleys of Bumburate and Rumbur which was damaged during the devastating rains and floods in Ramazan. The blockade of the road has compelled the residents of the valley to travel on
ISLAMABAD, Aug 26: In a gruesome murder-suicide case of its kind in the history of Chitral, Farhana Mehmood, a psychologist at the Aga Khan Health Service Chitral, was killed by a mentally disturbed, frustrated patient on Monday, police said. In October last year, a youth also committed suicide in Brep village of Yarkhun valley after
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CHITRAL, Aug 19: A sum of Rs1,256 million will be required for the rehabilitation of physical infrastructure and compensation for losses to life and property destroyed during the recent flash floods in Chitral. Unveiling the first damage assessment report compiled by the district disaster management unit here on Monday, Deputy Commissioner Chitral Mohammad Shoaib Jadoon
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The powerhouse of Reshun with its rare loadshedding (except for few hours in winter) is a blessing indeed for the occupants of the area when only the other part (lower Chitral) witnesses the discomfort of its people resulting from the frequent outages. Though it too has not yet occasioned to any angry protest. But, unfortunately,
CHITRAL, July 16: An Afghan national of Chitrali origin has been appointed as the Governor of the Kunar province of Afghanistan. Shujaul Mulk Jalala also known as Ghulam Rasul is the great grandson of Amanul Mulk II, one of the most powerful Mehtars of Chitral in the late 19th century. When due to some dispute,
DROSH, July 13: On the call of JUI-F Drosh chapter, different religious and political groupings in Drosh have given the district administration one week to remove TV cables in the town. The meeting held with Maulana Musharraf Khan in the chair discussed the ‘destructive impact’ of the un-Islamic practice of TV cable network which it
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CHITRAL, July 4: The forest department of Chitral has claimed to have unearthed illegal cutting of green trees in the Kalash valleys by some local people after establishing a fake forest management committee. Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) Chitral Shaukat Fayyaz told chitraltoday.net that the joint forest management committee (JFMC) had been organized under the chairmanship
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Report Alhaj Muhammad Khan CHARUN, July 2: With the increase in temperature, the Yarkhun river has reached its high mark of last year when it destroyed the properties of people living along the river in Junali-Koch and Awi Lasht and other parts of upper Chitral. “Once the season of spring and summer was going to
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