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UNDP team assesses reconstruction needs in Chitral

PESHAWAR: A UNDP mission led by its Resident Representative Knut Ostby visited Chitral to meet the flood-affected community and identify recovery and reconstruction needs. This year, incidents of glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) compounded by torrential monsoon rainfall increased the water levels in the rivers, causing hill torrents and flash flooding, putting the communities downstream […]

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EU asks Pakistan to prevent misuse of blasphemy laws

ISLAMABAD: Members of the European Parliament’s Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI) here urged Pakistan to undertake timely reforms and legislative changes on human rights issues including the misuse of blasphemy laws. They called for determined and structured action, including the swift adoption of laws against torture and enforced disappearances, steps to substantially reduce the number

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Lumpy skin disease spreading in Chitral amid vaccine shortage

 CHITRAL: The lumpy skin disease (LSD) is increasing in different parts of Chitral due to unavailability of the required vaccine, creating apprehensions among farmers, farmers told ChitralToday. The LSD virus, caused by the Capripoxvirus, is an emerging threat to livestock worldwide. It is genetically related to the goatpox and sheeppox virus family. It is primarily

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