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22 Chitral-bound PIA passengers refuse to travel without luggage

July 14, 2019

RAWALPINDI: Twenty-two passengers aboard a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight to Chitral refused to travel after they were not allowed to take their luggage along owing to space restraints. The flight, PK-660, was set to take off from the Islamabad airport, however, passengers were informed that their luggage could not be taken along. The national flag carrier’s […]

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Markets closed as traders join countrywide protest

July 13, 2019

CHITRAL/BOONI: Traders in Booni and Chitral on Saturday joined the countrywide protest against government decision to get commercial activity documented and increase general sales tax in the budget 2019-20 by observing a shutter-down. The bazaars in Chitral town and Booni are completely closed on the call given by the traders\’ association of KP. In Booni,

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Over 3,000 still stranded in flood-hit Golen valley

July 12, 2019

Zahiruddin CHITRAL: More than 3,000 people remained stranded in Golen valley for the fifth day on Thursday due to delay in the restoration of a pedestrian path. Surrounded by high mountains, the valley was hit by a glacial lake outburst flood (Glof) on Saturday last when one of its nine glaciers exploded. The flood inundated

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Volunteers from Laspur clean up Shandur after festival

July 11, 2019

LASPUR: Volunteers from different parts of Laspur carried out a cleanliness drive at Shandur after the conclusion of the three-day festival there. The cleanliness activity was conducted by members and volunteers of Indigenous Council for Development – a consortium of organizations of Laspur valley. The consortium comprises registered organizations of Laspur such as Shandur Area Development

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Billions of rupees allocated for projects in Chitral: Wazirzada

July 11, 2019

CHITRAL: Minority MPA and DDAC Chairman Wazirzada on Thursday claimed that the PTI government was spending billions of rupees on the development of Chitral. He was speaking after inaugurating the newly-installed transformer at Jutilasht grid station for Upper Chitral. The MPA said seven RCC bridges were under constriction across Chitral while the PTI government spent

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