In good old days, a large number of foreign tourists could be seen visiting far-off villages of Chitral every summer. But with the passage of time as Pakistan witnessed terror activities following the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan and arrival of refugees in Pakistan in early 1980s, the country started losing its status of being an […]
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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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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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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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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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