CHITRAL: The valley of Golen remained inaccessible by road for the 18th consecutive day on Sunday after it was hit by a glacial lake outburst flood (Glof) that washed away its only road besides affecting about 500 households. Secretary to the government for relief and rehabilitation Amir Latif had to return to the city on […]
AYUN: Leaving Chitral\’s main roads to ruin and add to the suffering of the locals as well as tourists, the KP government\’s announcement of launching a cable car project between Kumrat valley of Upper Dir and Madak Lasht of Lower Chitral is a cruel joke. This was stated by Jandula Khan, a social and political
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BOONI: Traders of Booni bazaar on Saturday protested against the district administration and police for what they called harassment of shopkeepers under the garb of COVID-19 precautions and forcing them to undergo test and remain on quarantine. The traders gathered at Booni Chowk where their representatives said the administration and police were unnecessarily forcing the
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PESHAWAR: Child protection units numbering 12 in the KP province would be made functional, the provincial government told the provincial assembly. The units, including one in Chitral, were closed in Jan 2019 due to financial constraints and unavailability of staff. Responding to an identical point of order moved by women lawmakers from the opposition benches,
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Zofeen T. Ibrahim On July 2, the government announced an ambitious ‘Protected Area Initiative’, notifying 15 national parks which will not only have proper management plans but also provide 5,000 jobs to the local community. This initiative to tackle post-Covid-19 unemployment fits perfectly well with the ruling PTI’s vision of protecting nature and fighting climate
