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Lok Virsa praised for conserving folk heritage of Chitral

January 29, 2018

ISLAMABAD: National Institute of Folk and Traditional Heritage (Lok Virsa) organized a launching ceremony for its two newly-published books – Aangai and Chitral Ke Lok Geet – with the great musical performance by renowned folk singer Mansoor Ali Shabab from Chitral. Senator Usman Khan Kakar, Chairman Senate Functional Committee on Problems of Less Developed Areas, was the chief guest. […]

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Protesters demand re-arrest of youth\’s suspected killers

January 28, 2018

BREP: A large number of people held a protest here on Sunday demanding the government re-arrest the alleged killer of a youth and his accomplice (wife of the deceased) to provide justice to the parents of the victim. This was the second such protest by the people of this far-off village in Upper Chitral after

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Upper Chitral denied power as PEDO, PESCO wrangle over tariffs

January 28, 2018

Over 15,000 houses located in Koh union council of Lower Chitral and most parts of Upper Chitral have been without electricity for the last three years when flashfloods washed away the PEDO-operated 4.5 megawatts Reshun powerhouse supplying them electricity. However, parts of the district connected with the Pesco transmission system are getting electricity after 36

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District admin trying to occupy private land, say protesters

January 27, 2018

The protesters chanted slogans against the district administration and the mine department for calling tenders to auction private land located along rivers. They said due to erosion by floods and rivers, large chunks of private land along rivers had become desert but the administration was now trying to declare these land as state property under

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Brep residents plan another protest against youth\’s murder

January 26, 2018

BREP: The people of Brep have decided to hold another protest on Jan 28 (Sunday) against delays and uncertainty in providing justice to the parents of a youth who was killed mysteriously in his home in April last year. Aslam Baig, 24, son of Purdoom of Brep, was found dead on the night of April

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