CHITRAL: Heavy snowfall in town and nearby areas on Sunday crippled routine life with reports of road blockades in most parts of the valley. Police said Chitral\’s link with other parts of the country was blocked and there were reports of a large number of passengers stranded on both sides of the Lowari tunnel. […]
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CHITRAL: In a weather alert, people of Chitral and Gilgit-Baltistan have been asked to avoid unnecessary travels till the end of the current month (January). Meanwhile, Chitral town and nearby areas received another spell of rain and snowfall on Saturday afternoon. In an advisory, the Aga Khan Agency for Habitat (formerly FOCUS) said according to
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MASTUJ: Even after about half a year, the hard times for hundreds of nigahbans hired by the forest and wildlife departments a few years ago seem not ending. Moreover, most of them even lose their job altogether. The government departments appointed hundreds of people across Chitral to take care of the new saplings planted under
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CHITRAL: Due to the recent spell of snow throughout the district, roads to a number of sub-valleys were blocked creating hardship for the travelers as well as the residents. Most of the roads have also become sleepy and icy hindering smooth flow of traffic. In a number of localities, people remained stranded amid heavy snow.
ISLAMABAD: The Lowari tunnel will remain closed to all kind of vehicular traffic during the nighttime for the safety of motorists and to avoid any untoward incident, National Highway Authority said in an advisory issued here on Friday. It said the prevailing extreme weather conditions and heavy snowfall in the area and slippery roads necessitated
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