CHITRAL: The district administration has increased the fee for entry of tourists to Kalash valleys from Rs250 to Rs500 from May 5. A large number of tourists are expected to visit the three valleys on the occasion of the annual Chilim Josh festival from May 13 to May 17. An official collecting the entry fee […]
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Col (r) Ikram Ullah Khan With the two key pillars of the state, i.e. the Supreme Court and the Parliament dug their heels in deep and standing eyeball to eyeball with each other claiming supremacy, the country has entered a new phase of politico-judicial crisis as if the ongoing crippling economic crisis was not sufficient.
Dr Sami Ur Rahman The Higher Education Commission (HEC) boasts of the unprecedented development it has brought in the country’s higher education sector. Statistics such as the increase in the number of PhDs and massive production of research papers, among other similar indicators, are quoted as examples of its achievements. However, critics argue that the
CHITRAL: Residents of Ayun deferred their protest planned for May 7 (Sunday) after district administration of Lower Chitral assured them that compensation cheques against their land to be used for construction of Kalash valleys road would be issued from May 9th at the office of AC Lower Chitral. The assurance cane at a meeting attended
[File photo] MASTUJ: The NATCO bus service between Mastuj Upper Chitral and Gilgit has resumed after many years and the locals have welcomed the move. The NATCO bus service between Gilgit and Mastuj remained closed after the Covid-19 lockdown, creating lots of problems for the people of Gilgit-Baltistan and Chitral. A large number of people
