By Muhammad Amin Baloch The devastating flash floods and slides in Chitral played havoc with the overall livelihood systems of the people. Apart from the huge losses, many precious lives were also lost due to the natural disaster. This year\’s disaster was one of the greatest in the known history of Chitral. After the destruction,
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Report SN Peerzada BOONI, Aug 24: One month after the flash floods devastated and wiped off a number of villages in different parts of Chitral on July 25, the government has taken no steps to rehabilitate the affected people except handing them food packets. Even the departments concerned took almost a month to reopen the
PESHAWAR, Aug 24: Notwithstanding the miseries and suffering of the people of Chitral in the wake of the devastating floods, the under-constriction Lowari tunnel will remain open for only two days in this coming winter also. The tunnel will remain open for traffic 12 hours on every Tuesday and Friday, a press release issued by
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Report Humaira Islam (Dokandeh Booni) CHITRAL, Aug 23: The recent devastating floods have brought forward many lessons for Chitralis. If these lessons are not learnt and necessary corrections made, next time these floods would bring more woes for the people. One such lesson is to get Booni connected with Chitral via an alternative bridge. The
Report Muhammad Amin Baloch GARAM CHASHMA, Aug 22: It has been reported by the community in Garam Chashma that diarrhea has spread in many areas after the catastrophic flash floods and landslides. Village Wakht in Garam Chashma was hit by the flash floods and slides damaging hundreds chokoram of standing crops and infrastructures. A community
