Prof Rahmat Karim Baig When we speak of Chitral we mean both Kho and Kalash communities that have lived here for above a thousand years and very cordially. The past of the culture of Chitral was prominent for many good values that were appreciated by visitors but with the influx of modern facilities and amenities […]
CHITRAL: Deputy Commissioner Lower Chitral Hassan Abid on Thursday appreciated the services of Ismaili Civic for the protection of environment. He was talking to a delegation from the Ismaili community which met him at his office to discuss preparations for the Global Ismaili Civic Day scheduled to be held on September 26. Leading the delegation,
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BOONI: A young man was taken out safely from a crevasse in a mountain after he fell into it while grazing his goats in Laspur valley. Rescue 1122 Upper Chitral said after being informed about the incident, its staff traveled in its vehicle for three hours from Booni to Laspur and then on foot to
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ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) ruled on Thursday that a woman\’s inheritance could only be claimed in her lifetime and her children could not lay a claim after her death. The apex court issued the ruling in a case wherein the children of two deceased women, who were residents of Peshawar, claimed a share in
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Sher Afgan BOONI: A speeding flying coach hit and killed a motorcyclist on Chitral-Mastuj road at Junalicoch early on Thursday. Eyewitness told ChitralToday that the coach hit the bike rider near the government college. He died on the spot. The deceased was identified as Qurban Ali, a resident of Awi Lasht. The passenger van, with
CHITRAL: For the first time in the history of Chitral, a policewoman has been posted as the station house officer (SHO) of Shoghore village. After assuming her duties as SHO, Dilshad Pari inspected the situation of pending police cases, lock-ups and security check points of her police station. Dilshad was previously in-charge of the women\’s
ISLAMABAD: The government has released Rs120.9 million for the under-construction Booni to Buzund (Torkhow) road. The amount is transferred from federal to the provincial government as the development grant for the first and second quarters for the period from July to December 2021, according to a notification available with ChitralToday. The reconstruction and widening of
Zar Alam Khan ISLAMABAD: While billions of rupees have been spent on the tsunami afforestation programme, the government’s own policy of cutting trees for commercial use is helping the timber mafia in denuding Chitral of its green forest cover, according to official documents. Under the policy, the trees that are damaged due to strong winds
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Three Georgian mountaineers – Archil Badriashvili, Giorgi Tepnadze and Baqar Gelashvili – for the first time scaled the unclimbed peak Saraghrar North West (7,300m) of the Hindu Kush mountain range located in Terich valley, Upper Chitral, and are now back at the base camp. Although the Georgian climbers have not enjoyed a lot of press,
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CHITRAL: A mock exercise for removing injured from disaster-hit places and giving them first aid was conducted as a measure of disaster risk management for disaster-prone Reshun village in Upper Chitral. The exercise was conducted under UNDP-funded Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF)-II project on the premises of Government High School Reshun. The event attracted a
