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Plan devised to manage Chitral as tourist destination

ISLAMABAD: The authorities have chalked out plans to manage three tourist destinations of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa – Kalam, Kumrat and Chitral. According to a press release, Destination Investment and Management Plans (DIMPs) and Visitor Management Plans (VMPs) for the three tourist destinations were launched here on Thursday. The DIMPs and VMPs promote responsible tourism by suggesting […]

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HUNTED FOR DOLLARS

CHITRAL: An American man hunted a nine-year-old markhor in the Shasha conservancy near Chitral town on Tuesday. The horn size of the Kashmiri matkhor was 45 inches. Officials told ChitralToday that Klimper Todd Kevin had paid 105,000 dollars to the wildlife department of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa under the trophy hunting scheme and obtained the permit.  This

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Three Chitralis among mountains award winners

ISLAMABAD: As many as 16 professionals in different fields, including three from Chitral, were given the Pakistan Mountains Pride Awards in Islamabad. Country head of Italian Cooperation Development Emanuela Benini, Rural Support Programmes Network (RSPN) Chairman Shoaib Sultan Khan, renowned mountaineer Nazir Sabir, EvK2CNR senior scientific adviser Ashiq Ahmed Khan, PPAF group head institutional development,

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\’Climate change also a serious threat to mountains\’

CHITRAL: Climate change poses a serious threat to the mountains and affects freshwater supplies downstream for millions of people, says Minhasuddin, the additional secretary provincial environment department. He made the remarks while addressing as the chief guest a seminar held here on Sunday in connection with the International Mountain Day. “Mountains are ecological hotspots and

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