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Child protection unit closed in Chitral

CHITRAL: Rights activists have expressed their reservations about the closure of child protection unit (CPU) which had been playing its role in curbing violence against children in this remote district since its inception in 2014 under the KP Child Protection and Welfare Act 2010. As an organ of the department of social welfare, women empowerment […]

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Mountain conservation is vital for economic development

ISLAMABAD: Youth shall be sensitised to take care of Pakistan\’s Mountains that are second to none. Mountaineering and tourism can bring much awaited prosperity and economic development to the northern parts of the country. The hardworking natives of mountains are custodians of indigenous knowledge, folklore and culture. This was stated by Minister of State for

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Govt hands in glove with timber mafia in destroying Chitral’s forests

While the PTI government has been making claims and working on a so-called billion tree tsunami afforestation project in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, it seems hands in gloves with the timber mafia in denuding Chitral of the forest cover. On the one hand, local people are not allowed even to purchase and transport wood for construction of

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