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CHITRAL: The residents of Panandeh in Reshun have started building a siphon irrigation system on self-help basis after getting disappointed with the authorities concerned to rehabilitate an irrigation channel washed away by flash floods in August last year. The villagers said after having been disappointed by the government’s apathetic attitude, they decided to contribute to […]

CHITRAL: Government contractors have demanded transparency in the utilisation of the annual maintenance and repair (AM&R) funds for roads in Chitral  by the communication and works department and for irrigation channels by the irrigation department. A contractor told Dawn on condition of anonymity that a huge amount of money was spent every year on the

PESHAWAR: A lady doctor working at the Tehsil Headquarters (THQ) Hospital Drosh has been posted out of Chitral. According to a notification issued by the health department dated Feb 19, 2021, Dr Farah Javed (BPS-17) has been transferred from the THQ hospital Drosh to Haripur district. In her place, Dr Laraib, who was working at

CHITRAL: A local organisation has requested the Chitral police to conduct an inquiry into marriage of an underage girl of grade 9 with an MNA from Balochistan. In an application, Anjuman Dawat-o-Azeemat has contended that the news of the underage girl’s marriage with an elderly person had gone viral on social media, angering people. The

Gul Hamaad Farooqi CHITRAL: Under the Plant for Pakistan project, a campaign has been launched in Drosh. In this regard, a ceremony was held on bank of Chitral River near the Shishi Bridge. Additional Assistant Commissioner Drosh Abdul Haq was the chief guest while Subdivisional Forest Officer Aziz Wali presided over the ceremony.  SDFO Aziz