PESHAWAR: A meeting held in Peshawar with Chief Secretary Nadeem Aslam Chaudhry here on Tuesday discussed different issues faced by the people of Chitral. The meeting was held as people of Chitral have been protesting against an unprecedented increase in the price of wheat. As the annual Shandur polo festival is being held from July […]
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CHITRAL: A protest sit-in was staged at Bakrabad against the unprecedented increase in the price of wheat and calling upon the government to restore the old price without further delay. The Chitral road was blocked by the protesters for hours. In the late evening, the DC Chitral and commandant Chitral Scouts met the protesters. After
Aqib Ullah, Jangbazar A minimum of 95 percent of the people in Chitral live a hand-to-mouth life. They do jobs to get monthly salaries and spend that income to fulfill their basic needs. This includes paying their children\’s fees and buying essential food supplies for a month. However, our priorities have always been to millionaires
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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