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ISLAMABAD: The government has formed a committee to discuss laying transmission line from Tajikistan to Chitral to import electricity from the Central Asian country. The two countries are already working on the Central Asia-South Asia (Casa) power supply project, under which Pakistan will receive 1,000 megawatts of electricity to meet domestic needs. Tajikistan is keen […]

CHITRAL: The 70th Independence Day of Pakistan was celebrated across Chitral with traditional zeal and fervor. A national flag hoisting ceremony was held at the university lawn where Brigadier (retired)  Khushi Muhammad, Dr. Inayatullah Faizi and Professor Dr. Badshah Munir Bukhari, Project Director of the university, were also present. Students presented the national anthem. A

KOSHT: Stranded Kosht residents decried govt\’s indifference to their hardships at a meeting here. The participants of the meeting narrated the difficulties of the residents and regretted that no government department had so far taken notice of the issue. They said students especially girls going to the degree colleges at Jinalikoch were forced to travel

PESHAWAR: MNA Shahzada Iftikharuddin has asked PESCO to resolve power crisis being faced by people of Chitral. Through a statement, he said the Singur powerhouse, which was set up in early 70s, had outlived its utility and produced barely 400 kv of electricity. In the 90s, he said, the government had connected Chitral to the