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Battling on the roof of the world

By Arif Mahmood  (courtesy: Dawn.com) Relatively few people seem to be aware that every year in Pakistan, an epic polo festival is held at an altitude of over 12,000 feet, at a location befittingly known as the \’roof of the world\’. Visitors — local and international — flock to the Shandur Top in thousands to experience the

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Chitralis hail court ruling on Musharraf's plea

KARACHI, June 11: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Thursday in a short order said that the name of former military ruler Pervez Musharraf be removed from the exit control list (ECL) after 15 days. [caption id=\"attachment_19168\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"601\"] Chitralis celebrate removal of Musharraf\’s name from ECL.–GH farooqui[/caption] In the meantime, people in Chitral welcomed

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PM to discuss power import from Tajikistan through Chitral

ISLAMABAD, June 11: Pakistan and Tajikistan are set to explore new avenues for the supply of 1,000 megawatts of electricity with the help of transmission lines to Chitral in an effort to utilise surplus energy and help Islamabad ease its power shortages, officials told Express Tribune newspaper in Islamabad. This energy trade, which is separate from the

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