CHILAS: A Spanish climber lost his life during an attempt to scale the world’s ninth-highest peak, Nanga Parbat, local police said. A group of climbers was attempting to scale the Nanga Parbat, which at 8,125 metres (26,660 feet), the world’s ninth-highest peak. The police said the Spanish mountaineer died at Nanga Parbat Base Camp number […]
DROSH: As the government remained unmoved to resolve the wheat crisis after jacking up its price from Rs6,000 per 100 kg to Rs11,500, political parties and civil society have mobilized the public across Chitral. Protest gatherings and sit-ins have been held in Ashiret, Drosh, Chitral town, Booni and other areas and more such rallies are
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Under experimental status, the first flying car has officially been cleared for takeoff in the USA. This week, Alef Aeronautics revealed its flying car “Model A” was granted legal permission from the Federal Aviation Administration to test run the vehicle on the road and in the sky − a move needed before it can be
ISLAMABAD: A large number of travellers were left stranded on Friday morning after the main Karakoram Highway and connected roads in parts of Gilgit-Baltistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa were cut off after a spell of heavy rainfall. Heavy monsoon rains, coupled with strong winds, lashed across areas such as Bisham, Shangla, Kohistan, Battagram, and Torghar. The
CHITRAL: The district administration of Lower Chitral has notified the names of players of all five teams that would participate in the annual Shandur polo festival from July 7 to 9. The A, B, C, D and the Subdivision Mastuj teams were picked by the District Selection Committee on June 27 at the office of
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