PESHAWAR: The National Commission for Human Rights (NCHR) has taken notice of the murder of a teenage girl and a young man in the name of honour in Lot Oveer area of Upper Chitral. NCHR seeks report on the case. In a letter addressed to the district police officer (DPO) of Chitral, the regional office […]
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CHITRAL: There will be a joint ownership of the proposed national park to be set up in Handarap Shandur by the federal government. The area located in the jurisdiction of Chitral will remain under the possession of Chitral (KP government) even after the establishment of a national park spreading from Handarap village in Gilgit-Baltistan to
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BOONI: Shandur is part of Chitral but the federal government\’s recent document showing Shandur as a part of Gilgit-Baltistan has created anger among the people of Upper Chitral. Early this month, Prime Minister Imran Khan launched “Protected Areas Initiative” under which 15 national parks would be set up or (existing ones) fully protected across the
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CHITRAL: All dialysis machines at DHQ hospital Chitral are out of order for over two years, forcing kidney patients to go to Peshawar and other cities for treatment. Political and social activists held protest outside hospital demanding govt repair the machines without further delay. The speakers at the protest included former minister and PPP leader
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CHITRAL: In honour killing case of Lot Oveer, six people have been taken into custody but police still grope in the dark about three weeks after the two persons were killed. The 23-year-old man and the girl, aged 19, were killed on June 19 and their bodies were found dumped in a wooded area of
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