DROSH: People affected by the earthquake of this year have continued their protest sit-in here. The protesters are making speeches, assailing the local administration and the provincial government for depriving them of the monetary assistance provided by the federal government. The participants of the sit-in were also chanting slogans against the authorities concerned of the
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The team was led by UN resident coordinator Neil Buhne and consisted of George Khoury, Mar-Andre Franche and Dr Alexandra De Sausa. CEO Aga Khan Foundation Chitral Akhtar Iqbal and Nusrat Nasab of Focus Humanitarian Organization also accompanied them. The team met the elected representatives and notables of the valley. Village council nazim Muhammad Rafi
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ISLAMABAD: Climate change experts, representative of ministry of climate change, researchers, scholars, media and community representatives shared their papers and experiences on impacts of climate change adaptation at a seminar here. The experts agreed to have practical implementation of climate change policy where emphasis on ensuring actions to minimize the occurrence of climate-led disasters, training
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In upper Chitral, about 90% wheat crop is harvested and threshed from 15th July to the end of August every year. If these two months remain dry, the poor farmers can get the fruit of their tough labour. This year, spring remained abnormally cold while the summer rainy to record an exceptionally unfavorable season for
Accidents due to poor road conditions are common across Chitral.]]>
