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Tourists throng Kalash valleys to witness spring festival

May 13, 2019

PESHAWAR: Tourists from Germany, France, Japan and elsewhere in the world continued to throng Kalash valleys to enjoy the three-day Chilimjusht or Joshi festival celebrations starting from June 14. On the directives of Tourism Corporation Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (TCKP) Managing Director Junaid Khan, in-charge of the Tourist Information Centre in Chitral, Zarin Khan, is briefing the […]

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Rs20 million released for reconstruction of roads in Booni

May 13, 2019

CHITRAL: The provincial government has released an amount of 20 million for the reconstruction of roads in Booni. The roads in the headquarters of the newly-created Upper Chitral district have been in poor condition for years. During the last three years, executive engineer communication and works (C&W) department Maqbool Azam had submitted over 20 applications

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Girder of under-construction RCC bridge collapses, no casualties

May 12, 2019

CHITRAL: One of the girders of an RCC bridge being built over Chitral river in front of Green Lasht village in Upper Chitral fell into the river. However, no one was injured when the girder plunged into the river. The bridge is being built to connect Oveer valley with other parts of Chitral. Oveer is

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Non-repair of Chitral-Drosh road by NHA criticized

May 11, 2019

CHITRAL: People travelling on Chitral-Drosh road have expressed their anger and dismay over the apathy of the National Highway Authority (NHA) towards the maintenance and reconstruction of the busy road. They said this section of the road connecting Chitral with other parts of the country was under the NHA but the authority had not taken

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Utility store workers in Chitral protest arrest of union leader

May 10, 2019

CHITRAL: Workers of the Utility Stores Corporation of Pakistan in Chitral on Friday held a protest against the arrest of their central union president in Islamabad a day earlier. There are 52 utility stores across Chitral where over 100 people are working but 98 per cent of them are daily wagers. Since Aug 2018 when

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