CHITRAL: Like other parts of the country, the International Women Day was observed in Chitral with holding of gatherings in which speakers highlighted the role of Chitrali women and issues faced by them. One such event was held in Chitral town and another in Booni in Upper Chitral. Speaking at the event in Chitral town, […]
\’Unlike other areas, women in Chitral face no major issues\’ Read More »
CHITRAL: Experts have called for the promotion of agroforestry to protect oak and deodar forests in Chitral. According to them, the margins of fields and barren lands across the valley should be used to grow trees with the help of the solar powered lift irrigation system. The International Union for Conservation of Nature says only
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Ejaz Ahmed “Generally, my brothers tend to washing their clothes, especially when I’m not home but I feel ashamed of myself whenever I see them doing that, and sometimes I think that may be I’m not discharging my duties truthfully,” said Nusrat Fatima when asked by ChitralToday to react to last year’s famous placard slogan,
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CHITRAL: A teenage \”jinn doctor\” in the Jinjiret village of lower Chitral has shot to prominence by treating people for different ailments and even conducting surgeries through what he claims Jinns. According to Samaa TV, Muhammad Manzoor, 14, has so far conducted over 200 surgeries and the patients have recovered and none of them has
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CHITRAL: The beneficiaries of Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) are finding it hard to receive the financial assistance in Chitral, Drosh and Booni towns due to mismanagement in disbursement of the stipends. The people complained that they had to stand in long queues outside the franchised mobile phone shops to receive the money. They said
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