PESHAWAR: The KP government, in a bid to promote tourism activities, has finalized Summer Plan 2021 for holding various activities including sports events and cultural festivals during the upcoming summer season. The activities reflected in the summer plan include Dera Jaar Festival, Tour de Khyber Cycling Race, Mountain Bike Rally, Qaqlasht Festival, Chelum Josht Festival, […]
CHITRAL: Torrential rains/snowfall continued across Chitral causing blockades of roads and triggering landsliding. Rescue 112 said a boy, identified as Masoodur Rehman, was seriously injured after a landslide caused by continuous rain hit the house of Muhamamd Khan in Orghoch village of Lower Chitral. The injured was later shifted to Peshawar in a Rescue 1122
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GH Farooqui CHITRAL: Work on the construction of approach roads to Lowari tunnel in Chitral side, that was continuing at a snail\’s pace, has now been stopped altogether due to unavailability of funds. Even 16 years after start of work on the construction of the tunnel, 20pc work is still incomplete on the mega project.
Gul Hamaad Farooqi CHITRAL: All crushing plants in both Lower and Upper Chitral have been sealed by the Department of Industries and Production. The department took the action against the crushing plants for violating rules under the Power Crusher Act 2020 which has come into force. But the crush plant owners and workers, led by Crush
CHITRAL: The National Highway Authority (NHA) has been urged to change the alignment of the Chitral-Shandur road at least at four points to save the road from frequent closure and avoid accidents. The demand came after the NHA recently invited bids for the construction of the road which would be completed in four stages. Former
