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KPK assembly passes unanimous resolution for daily opening of tunnel

January 20, 2014

PESHAWAR, Jan 20: The KPK assembly on Monday unanimously passed a resolution for the daily eight-hour opening of the under-construction Lowari tunnel to facilitate the people of the landlocked valley in the winter season. The resolution was moved by MPA Saleem Khan from lower Chitral (PK-90) and seconded by members from different political parties, including […]

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Let the elite grumble – and the chicken die: says NHA official

January 18, 2014

ISLAMABAD, Jan 18: The National Highway Authority (NHA) has flatly refused to allow the Chitral-bound trucks stranded at Dir side to cross the Lowari tunnel, terming the demand a conspiracy of the timber, mineral, grain and oil mafias. “There is absolutely no problem for the poor people of Chitral and the problem is of the

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MNA slams federal govt\’s callous attitude towards Chitral

January 16, 2014

ISLAMABAD: MNA Shahzada Iftikharuddin here lambasted the government for its callous attitude towards resolution of communication issues being faced by the people of Chitral. The MBA of All Pakistan Muslim League (APML) was speaking at a crowded press conference along with notables of Chitral at National Press Club Islamabad on Thursday. MNA Iftikhar accused the

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Trophy hunters shoot down two ibexes

January 6, 2014

CHITRAL, Jan 6: Two hunters from Peshawar hunted one Himalayan ibex each at Agram Gol conservancy of Arkari valley as a part of trophy hunting on Monday. Irshad Ahmed, an official of the wildlife department, said Fahad Wazir hunted a 45-inch ibex while Mohammad Usman hunted a 40-inch ibex. Both the animals were aged between

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MNA from disconnected Chitral warns to break away from Pakistan

January 5, 2014

ISLAMABAD, Jan 5: Highly frustrated over the government’s apathy towards the suffering of the people of Chitral, MNA Iftikharuddin has threatened that if the government continued ignoring the area the Chitralis would have no other option but to break away from Pakistan and join the neighbouring Afghanistan with which the valley is connected through all-weather

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