CHITRAL: A 17-year-old married girl committed suicide by jumping into the river in Rech village of Torkhow in upper Chitral. Station House Officer (SHO) of Torrkhow Sher Nawaz Baig said Ms Sakina, daughter of Berish Khan, had married Zar Ahmed Khan three years ago. Her husband went to Saudi Arabia for work one month after […]
CHITRAL: A key bridge at Muxgol in the Mulkhow valley of upper Chitral was washed away in the 2015 floods. The then KP minister Mahmood Khan, now the chief minister of the province, opened work on the construction of an RCC bridge over the river for Muxgol in May 2017. But due to the slow pace
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CHITRAL: The poor growers of common bean (Lobia) and walnut in Kalash valleys of Bumburate, Birir and Rumbur have sold their produce two months before the harvest to the non-local traders at half the market price in order to meet their daily expenses. Assad Ali, working as social organiser with a poverty alleviation project in
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CHITRAL: Civil society activists have called upon the higher-ups of Hashoo Foundation not to wind up its activities in Chitral in the best interest of the people of the most backward valley. Sources told ChitralToday that around 30 employees working with the Hashoo Foundation in Chitral have been informed that their services would come to
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CHITRAL: A group of people from Morder village of Mulkhow on Wednesday demanded suspension of Assistant Commissioner of Mastuj Mr Inayat Ullah and launching of an inquiry against him for allegedly preparing a report in favour of a contractor who was accused of using substandard material in the construction of a water supply scheme in
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