CHITRAL, June 27: After about a decade, a team of four mountaineers from Switzerland have arrived in Chitral to scale Terich Mir, the highest peak of the Hindkush range in upper Chitral. Talking to this correspondent here on Friday, Tourism Corporation of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (TCKP) managing director of Mohammad Ali said the mountaineers would spend […]
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GILGIT, June 19: Opposing the Gilgit-Baltistan government’ s decision, the Ghizer polo team has decided to participate in the three-day Shandur festival from Friday. The opening polo match would be played between the teams of the district Ghizar and of Laspur valley. This was announced by Gul Wali, the captain of the Ghizer polo team,
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ISLAMABAD, June 12: On June 7, Fazal Elahi, the PTI member of the KP assembly and parliamentary secretary for forests and environment, visited Chitral and announced the provincial government’s decision to abolish all the joint forest management committees (JFMC) in the district. Environment activists and the citizens at large welcomed the move and termed it
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CHITRAL, June 10: Over a month after three persons were killed over a land dispute in the Osiak village near Drosh, the families of the deceased demanded a judicial inquiry into the incident alleging the police were trying to twist the case in order to benefit the murderers. According to the police, Aminul Mulk alias
DROSH, June 7: In a major move to check deforestation and take action against the timber mafia, Fazal Elahi, PTI member of the provincial assembly and parliamentary secretary for forests and environment, here on Saturday announced the provincial government’s decision to disband all joint forest management committees (JFMC) in Chitral. Addressing a gathering of local
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DROSH, June 7: Assistant Commissioner Basharat Ahmed said the non-repair of the Shishi powerhouse was the biggest issue for the residents of the garrison town and the local administration made all-out efforts to make it working and restore power supply to the area. Talking to this correspondent here, the AC said soon after taking over
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CHITRAL, June 3: The Anti-Corruption Department Chitral has at last launched a crackdown against corrupt officials and contractors of the Communication & Works (C&W) Department Chitral. According to section in-charge (police station anti-corruption) Inspector Zafar Khan, on the information of Ameer Muhammad and other residents of Booni an FIR No 1 dated 23rd May 2014
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PESHAWAR, June 2 (APP): Chairperson Prime Minister’s Youth Programme Maryam Nawaz Monday said the government intends to provide laptops to 0.1 million students of the country in June. Addressing “Fee Reimbursement Scheme for Less Developed Areas” here at Governor House, she said education is top priority of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif who has initiated “Fee
CHITRAL, June 2: At a time when interfaith and inter-communal conflict is constantly escalating and the adherents to different sects are at loggerheads with one another in this land of the pure the residents of a far-flung and backward valley Shishy Koh have sent a loud message of tolerance and religious harmony to the people
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RESHUN, May 31: The Chitral Environment Protection Society (CHEPS) in collaboration with the Government High School Reshun, Islamia Model School and College Reshun, Samarqand School and College Reshun, Community Based School Reshun and Government Primary School Reshun arranged an awareness programme in at GHS Reshun. “The programme aimed at minimizing natural hazards where men act
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