Letters

Arming teachers to fight terrorists

KP trains teachers to defend themselves. Teachers are being given techniques to operate weapons so as to resist terrorist attack. The process has begun since the tragic incident in Peshawar on 16 December, 2014. Steps for self defense are good. A hope of safety amongst teachers and students can exist. But the steps towards new […]

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Security issues and QAU

This refers to Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU), Islamabad. The university was already facing some serious security threat before the Peshawar incident. The question is: how will the administration of the university and security agencies provide foolproof security to the ​students. As the university`s open boundary and its location make it a soft target, it was threatened

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Total failure!

Sir, through your famous online newspaper, I would like to draw the attention of the district government towards a severe administration issue in Chitral. I ask one question from the district administration Chitral. There is one Deputy Commissioner, one Additional Deputy Commissioner, one Assistant Commissioner and two Additional Assistant Commissioners who are calling the shot

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A thank-you letter from Yarkhun

We believe that Shahzada Iftikhar is doing his level best to spread a web of development activities in all parts of Chitral especially in the most remote areas such as Yarkhun. The most troubling issue of the people of Yarkhun is lack of communication facilities. There is not a single health care facility like a

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A rolling stone…

I the 2008 elections, Gulam Muhammad had the honor to represent the people of upper Chitral in the provincial assembly on the ticket of PML-Q and enjoyed the five luxurious years of his tenure. Then at the end of the government, he suddenly decided to contest elections 2013 from the most popular platform of Musharraf’s

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Why no NTS centre in Chitral?

Chitral is a very least developed district but with a high literacy rate in the KP province. The inhabitants of Chitral are very hard workers but are financially weak. Any person from the district chitral who wants to appear in any NTS test has to spend almost four to five thousand rupees, which is impractical

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A New Year wish from Canada

My hope for the New Year would be more unity/peace around the world and hopefully the beginning of this year will provide everyone with new strength, courage, faith and balance. Count your blessings and do the best you can for fellow human beings, inshallah you will achieve any aspirations you have during 2015. Happy New

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How to stop suicide attacks?

We need to teach the students not only religious education but also secular education. I think if we should follow this then Inshallah we will stop at least. God knows I didn’t sleep after the tragedy in peshawer. I would like to request everyone should wake up and stand up to condemn this kind of

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Know your history!

Many Chitralis today do not know that H.H. Muzaffar-ul-Mulk was the first ruler in the entire Indian Empire to show his willingness to join Pakistan.  He made it clear to Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah that he was going to join Pakistan after meeting him personally, as you can see in this historic photo. It was

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