CHITRAL, May 31: Though Chitral has the potential to generate electricity for whole country, most parts of the valley are still deprived of this basic facility of life in the 21st century. Former prime minister Benazir Bhutto in 1995 wanted to provide electricity to the people of Chitral and as a short-term measure gifted diesel […]
DROSH, May 27: The historical and famous educational institute established in 1938 has been elevated to the high school status. MPA Bibi Fozia inaugurated the Government High School in the presence of a large number of political and social elite of Drosh. The inaugural ceremony was chaired by Haji Nisar Ahmed, District Education Officer Chitral,
CHITRAL, May 13: Though the KP government provided over 20 million rupees to the District Headquarters (DHQ) Hospital Chitral during the current fiscal year, there is no medicine available for the poor patients. Local resident Akbar Hussain said his wife was admitted in the hospital with the complaint of a cardiac ailment. He said his
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CHITRAL, May 7: The flood-affected people of Green Lasht village in upper Chitral have sought government’s help for the rehabilitation and protection of their houses and land. The small Green Lasht village was badly hit by floods last year. As a result, about six houses were washed away while 10 others were damaged partially. Hundreds
DROSH, May 4: Two persons – a man and his son – were killed and another was injured over a land dispute in the Osiak village at about 4:40 am on Sunday. According to the police, Iqbalul Mulk and Muazazul Mulk groups had a dispute over land in Osiak village which led to an armed
CHITRAL, May 3: The hunger strike organized by the residents of Ayun village was called off on Saturday after successful negotiations with a jirga on behalf of the government. The hunger strikers marched to the Chitral Press Club from the hunger strike camp established at Secretariat Road on Saturday evening along with the members of
CHITRAL, April 23: The members and activists of a civil society organization in Ayun observed a token hunger strike against cutting of forests in Chitral. The Tahafuzi Haqooq-e-Jangalat Ayun urged the district administration as well as the provincial government to impose a ban on the cutting of forest. Talking to this scribe, they said Chitral
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CHITRAL, April 19: The first ever solar powered irrigation scheme launched by Sarhad Rural Support Program (SRSP) in the province has met success in Khairabad village near Drosh town as the river water gushed to the arid wasteland when the button of solar penal was switched on. The scheme financed by the Program of Economic
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CHITRAL, April 3: Chitral’s poorly managed and guarded land record has become a soft target for fraudsters to tamper with. And shockingly, many people have already been deprived of their land on the record without even their knowledge. Though the Patwari system has not yet been put in force, since the state era Chitral’s land
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CHITRAL, March 28: A young markhor slipped out of the Chitral Gol National Park and reached Chitral town near the Governor Cottage on Friday morning. A large number of people gathered around the animal and said stray dogs had tried to attack it. Later, officials from the wildlife department reached the spot to take custody
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