CHITRAL: MPA Maulana Hidayatur Rahman has demanded the government take notice of the repeated failure of Rescue 1122 in extinguishing fires in Chitral as its firefighting staff is not properly trained. He said the staffers of Rescue 1122 even did not know how to open the nozzle and connect the hose with the water tanker. […]
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By Zahiruddin CHITRAL: The use of corrugated iron roofing sheets has significantly increased in Chitral region since a strong earthquake damaged houses in 2015 making their reconstruction necessary. A survey conducted by a local NGO shows that more than 90 per cent muddy houses had been reconstructed in Chitral and in almost all cases, corrugated
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CHITRAL: Due to the faulty transmission system and inefficiency of the power utility officials, people of Chitral are still facing prolonged power outages even though there is surplus electricity after the opening of the Golen Gol power station. Consumers complained that they were enduring outages extending to six and eight hours daily. They said the
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CHITRAL: District nazim Maghfirat Shah has demanded National Highway Authority (NHA) carry out a survey for realignment of Chitral-Shandur Road to make it an all-weather road. In a statement, he said the NHA team ignored the complications and sensitivities associated with the topography of the area through which the 147-km road passed. He said the
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CHITRAL: Supply of essential commodities to utility stores across Chitral remains suspended since Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) came to power in August last year. There are 52 utility stores in the district providing essential items to the residents on subsidized rates. An official in one of the outlets told ChitralToday that they used to receive
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