ISLAMABAD: PTDC motels in Chitral and other areas in the north have been closed by Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation (PTDC) which also terminated the services of its employees. A notification issued on Thursday said that the corporation was forced to take this decision as it had been suffering losses continuously. “Due to continuous and irreparable […]
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday launched “Protected Areas Initiative” under which 15 national parks in the country will be set up or (existing ones) fully protected. One of the 15 areas is Handarap Shandur which the official list showed as a part of Gilgit-Baltistan. The proposed protected area spreads over 815 square kilometres,
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BOONI: Volunteers in Upper Chitral under the platform of Chitral Heritage and Environment Protection Society (CHEPS) are set to launch the second phase of their awareness drive as COVID-19 cases started rising after the easing of the lockdown and carelessness of the residents. The first coronavirus cases was reported from Upper Chitral on April 21
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BOONI: One year after the already broken down roads were cut and dug to lay optic fiber lines in Mastuj, Warijun and Shagram, the department concerned has failed to make the facility functional in these areas of Upper Chitral. While the public is suffering due to the broken roads, after the COVID-19 pandemic and closure
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CHITRAL: The dialysis machine at the District Headquarters (DHQ) hospital has been out of order for the last 10 months, forcing kidney patients to travel to Peshawar for availing the facility. Coming from a distant village, Saiful Islam, a kidney patient, said after the breakdown of the machine in August 2019, he could go to
