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Careless road blasting by NHA damages houses; one injured

Fakhr-e-Alam BOONI: At least one person was injured and multiple houses were damaged when large pieces of rocks showered on houses in Booni Lasht village from blasting of a mountain by National Highway Authority across the river during the construction of Chitral-Mastuj road. Panic gripped the residents of Booni Lasht after the blasting was carried […]

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Joint search operation conducted in Drosh subdivision

CHITRAL: Under the prevailing security situation in the country, a joint search and strike operation was conducted in the Drosh subdivision of Lower Chitral, police said on Saturday.  According to a spokesman, the police, Chitral Scouts, Special Branch, Counter-Terrorism Department and the Elite Force took part in the search operation carried out in the Ursoon,

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Villagers protest against non-local mineral leaseholder

Gul Hamad Farooqi CHITRAL: People of Besti lower held a protest gathering and blocked a road against an outsider leaseholder for depriving them of their right in collusion with a local. The public meeting was chaired by Mirza Khan, former councilor, who had been elected from the area three times. Addressing the participants, he and other residents said the mountains of Besti

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Iran’s oil output, exports rise as US talks with Tehran

LONDON: Iran’s oil output and exports jumped in August despite U.S. sanctions, according to consultants and companies that track tanker shipments, as Tehran sells to buyers including China. Analysts said the higher exports appear to be the result of Iran’s success in evading U.S. sanctions and Washington’s discretion in enforcing them as the two countries

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