Letters

PTCL purchases Telenor Pakistan

Telenor\’s transition and PTCL\’s responsibility in Chitral

In December 2023, Telenor Pakistan underwent a significant shift in its operations with the complete sale of its business in Pakistan to Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL). While such transitions often bring about changes, it\’s imperative for the new management to uphold the standards of service provision set by its predecessor. However, recent events in

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بونی ہسپتال کا ایک دل خراش واقعہ

کھلا خط بنام ڈپٹی کمشنر لوئر چترال

جناب ڈپٹی کمشنر صاحب السلام علیکم و رحمة الله و بركاته اميد ہے کہ آپ بخير و عافیت ہوں گے۔ اللہ آپ کو خوش و خرم رکھے! میں اس تحریر کی وساطت سے آنجناب کی توجہ ایک عوامی مسئلے کی طرف مبذول کرانا چاہتا ہوں کہ چترال کو ملک کے دیگر حصوں سے ملانے والی

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Col Ikram Ullah Chitral

Staging a fightback

Col (r) Ikram Ullah Khan After having hit the lowest ebb of popularity while in government, Imran Khan is gaining popularity again after his dethronement. His ouster has come as a blessing in disguise for him.  The popular perception about Imran Khan is that he is an invincible fighter and as repeatedly said by him

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Inclusion of Chitral in new PSC zone opposed

KPSC needs complete restructuring

Provincial  government of KP has ordered an inquiry into the affairs of KPSC. It is requested that instead of a single inquiry  KPSC should be restructured with serving officers replacing the retired members. Without this step, KPSC will never be able to deliver. Another suggestion is that the number of members should be doubled and

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AKES' discrimination?

AKES\’ discrimination?

The first Aga Khan School was established in Pakistan by Sir Sultan Muhammad Shah in Gwadar Balochistan in 1905. However, Aga Khan schools were initiated in Chitral in the 1980s. It was not new for the Ismaili Imams to open schools and promote education because they have a long tradition of leadership in education as

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chitral today

بارشوں کی کمی سے چترال خشک سالی کی لپیٹ میں

چترال (محکم الدین) گذشتہ اپریل سے بارشوں کی شدید کمی کے باعث چترال انتہائی طور پر خشک سالی کی لپیٹ میں ہے جس کی وجہ سے فصل ربیع و فصل خریف دونوں کو ناقابل تلافی نقصان پہنچا ہے۔ بارشوں کی کمی سے مکئی اور دھان کی فصل سمیت سبزیات مختلف بیماریوں کا شکار ہوئے اور

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Col Ikram Ullah Chitral

Withering human society

Col (r) Ikram Ullah Khan It was extremely distressing to read a post by The Wall Street Journal showing an alarming percentage of young unmarried women in the West giving birth to illegitimate babies that went viral on social media taking it by storm. The post is so invasive that it spurred me on to

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Abandoned streetlights of Booni

Abandoned streetlights of Booni

Some years ago, solar streetlights had been installed in Booni bazaar costing a considerable amount of funds. However, the project was abandoned halfway due to unknown reasons.  It is unfortunate that the public welfare project could not be completed even after protests held by people of Booni.–Shams Ali Shah  

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