ISLAMABAD: Folk musicians from Gilgit-Baltistan mesmerised the audience at the annual Lok Mela, held at the Lok Virsa in Shakarparian Saturday night. Artists who performed at the event included Salman Paras, Manzoor Baltistani, Saddique Mughal, Rashid Iqbal, Iqbal Hussain, Doulat Wali Baig and the dance group Barmi Harees. A statement issued by Lok Virsa quoting […]
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PESHAWAR: The Himalayan grey wolf has been treated for its injuries at a pet clinic and is now kept in Peshawar zoo. The injured about six-year-old wild animal was found along Chitral-Mastuj road at Kalak near Kuragh on Oct 30 after apparently been brought down from the mountain by falling rocks. After providing first aid
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MASTUJ: After purchasing thousands of saplings from local farmers to plant them under the KP government\’s billion tree tsunami afforestation project, the forest department has failed to pay the cost of the plants to the local people. Local people told ChitralToday that initially the department had brought saplings, mostly kikar, from Swat and Dir and
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MASTUJ: The district administration of Upper Chitral last month launched a campaign against supply of unhygienic and substandard food items such as chips to local traders and impounded or sent back a number of trucks after they arrived in Booni from down districts. But it seems that the action was a one-time exercise as no
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CHITRAL: A bid to smuggle timber out of Chitral was foiled by officials of the forest department late on Monday night. An official said the timber mafia tried to smuggle the timber late at night but the truck carrying deodar logs was stopped at Ashiret. He said two persons, including the truck driver, had been
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