CHITRAL: After the Supreme Court suspended the Peshawar High Court order of delaying the local government elections in 18 districts of KP from March 27 to after Ramazan (in April), the Election Commission of Pakistan on Wednesday rescheduled the polls to March 31. In a notification, the ECP said nomination papers from candidates would be […]
Gul Hamaad Farooqui CHITRAL: Two vehicles of a businessman were gutted in a fire that the owner claimed to be the handiwork of anti-social elements. The fire erupted in the garage of Abdul Nasir at Rozgar Chowk in Jughoor between 2am and 3am on Tuesday. Talking to ChitralToday correspondent on Wednesday, Mr Nasir, who owns
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Wednesday suspended the Peshawar High Court\’s (PHC) order to postpone the second phase of local government (LG) elections in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. A two-member bench of the IHC headed by Justice Ijaz-ul-Ahsan announced the verdict while hearing a petition filed by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) challenging the PHC order.
DIR: At least 250 people, including women and children, have been stranded in their vehicles in Dir since midnight on Monday due to intense snowfall in the region. The passengers were traveling from Rawalpindi to Chitral, according to an Express Tribune report. The district administration started the rescue operation at noon to clear off the roads.
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CHITRAL: Forest department guards arrested seven persons after foiling their attempt to smuggle timber worth millions of rupees out of Chitral in three trucks at Baradam checkpost, a senior official told ChitralToday. He said a case has been registered against the seven persons who all belonged to Upper Dir district. One of their facilitators belonging
