CHITRAL, Dec 10: A Russian national hunts ibex and a Kashmir markhor in Golen valley and Gahirat conservancy under the trophy hunting scheme. Divisional forest officer of wildlife division Imtiaz Hussain said Vladislau Reznik hunted down the 38-inch-long markhor in the Gahirat conservancy for which he had paid 92,000 dollars. He said the Russian also hunted […]
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Zahiruddin CHITRAL, Dec 9, 2013: Fish farmers have complained of the successive governments’ failure to promote trout production in Chitral. According to them, British officers had stashed sperms of trout and troutlings into the transparent and cool waters of Garam Chashma, Kalash and Golen valleys in 1930s but no effort was made since then to
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CHITRAL, Dec 2: The district administration of Chitral has announced that the National Highway Authority (NHA) will open the under-construction Lowari Tunnel for two days after every two weeks when the Lowari top road closes in the winter. According to an announcement issued from the office of Deputy Commissioner Muhammad Shoaib Jadoon, the passengers should
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CHITRAL, Nov 22: Divisional forest officer wildlife division Chitral Imtiaz Hussain has said two permits of trophy hunting of Kashmir markhor in the Toshi Shaha conservancy were being auctioned at $100,000 each. Addressing a function held in his office here on Friday in connection with oath-taking ceremony of the executive members of village conservation committee
RAWALPINDI, Nov 19: The bus service from Rawalpindi to Gilgit-Balitistan has been suspended due to security reasons. As a result, hundreds of commuters belonging to Gilgit-Baltistan are facing difficulties in leaving the city. Sources said that bus service to GB had been suspended under security concerns for an indefinite time, while buses coming from GB
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