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Sensitization of children about safety and security stressed

May 21, 2019

ISLAMABAD: To protect schoolchildren from natural disasters and other insecurities, the Aga Khan Agency for Habitat (AKAH) arranged events involving government education departments, academia, district disaster management authorities and the media in Gilgit-Baltistan and Chitral, says a press release. Hafiz Noorullah, an education development officer from Chitral, told a radio talk show: “There is a […]

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Doctors\’ strike at DHQ hospital enters second day

May 20, 2019

CHITRAL: A strike by young doctors continued for the second day at the District Headquarters (DHQ) Hospital on Monday, creating problems for patients,e specially those coming from far-off areas. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Doctors Council (KPDC) gave the province-wide strike call last week after police failed to register a case against the provincial health minister Dr Hisham

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No teachers: IT lab at girls school left unutilized for 12 years

May 20, 2019

BOONI: Due to unavailability of IT teachers, computers and other items at the laboratory of Govt High School for Girls Booni are gathering dust. The well-furnished IT lab with 17 computers and furniture was set up at the school 12 years ago. But even after so many years, the government failed to appoint even a

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Natural hazards and its impacts on people of Chitral

May 19, 2019

By Akhtar Ali (Istach) Industrialization has led to numerous environmental challenges. Global warming is one of these challenges which can be seen and felt in almost all parts of the world. In developing countries, its impact is much more serious. Chitral, a mountainous and one of the most backward regions of Pakistan, has repeatedly been

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50 refusal cases reported during anti-polio drive in Chitral

May 18, 2019

CHITRAL: As many as 50 refusal cases were reported across Chitral during the recently-held anti-polio vaccination campaign, a meeting was informed here on Friday. This is for the first time that such a large number of people have refused vaccination of their children against the crippling disease. In Dec 2018, a man in Jinjiret village

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