CHITRAL, March 21: The Mother-tongue Institute for Education and Research (MIER) Chitral launched a Khowar calendar for Bahmani year 1401 (2015-16) at the District Town Hall here on Saturday. The event was marked by enthusiastic participation of literary personalities, researchers, youth and students. Shahzada Tanvir ul Mulk, President Anjuman Taraqqi Khowar Chitral presided over the […]
LANDI KOTAL, March 17: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Sardar Mehtab Ahmad Khan on Monday performed the groundbreaking of the 28km Mattani-Takhta Beg Road and said the artery would help ease traffic on Peshawar roads. The Rs1 billion contract for the construction of dual carriage has been awarded to the Frontier Works Organisation. Work on the project
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BOONI, March 15: This man from Brep in Upper Chitral is a known wanderer and humorist entertainer for many in the valley of Chitral. Syed Ali Shah can be seen wandering in almost all parts of Chitral round the year drawing chants of Shoshpa Ugh from people of all ages, especially children. About three months
CHITRAL, March 14: The Chitral town is finally set to have a two megawatt hydel power station to be constructed by the SRSP. A press release said that Shahzada Masood ul Mulk, the chief executive officer of the SRSP, took personal interest in resolving the long-lasting power crisis of the Chital town. The SRSP conducted
New principal of Govt Degree College for Girls Booni Muhammad Dost has said he is not interested to become female college principal. Talking to ChitralToday, Mr Dost said he had received the notification about two months ago but was still reluctant to take charge despite insistence by Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) MPA Sardar Hussain. “This
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PESHAWAR, Feb 27: The Khyber Pakhtunhkwa government on Friday assured the provincial assembly that it would take up the issue of the opening of the Lowari tunnel with the federal government and the National Highway Authority (NHA). KP senior minister for local government and rural development Inayatullah Khan while responding to a point order in
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By Zulfiqar Ahmed ISLAMABAD, Feb 26: Negating its tall claim of promoting girls’ education and giving them their due rights and respect in society, the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) government in KP has imposed a male assistant professor as the principal of the Govt Girls’ Degree College in Booni. Sources said the provincial government has issued
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BOONI, Feb 17: The one-man commission formed to probe the allegations of corruption in the Booni water pipeline project has unearthed wide-scale irregularities and embezzlement in the project, a source close to the development told ChitralToday. The source said the commission had submitted its report to a local court which sent it to Swat for further
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KARACHI, Feb 16: Like every year, the Chirtal Students Welfare Association (CSWA) arranged a magnificent musical show at Karachi Auditorium, Garden West. The event was held to entertain the people of Chitral and Ghizer and generate fund for the welfare of students in different institutes in Karachi. Prominent groups who performed included Bazm-e-Hayat, Few Band
BOONI, Feb 12: The board of directors, Biyar Local Support Organization (BLSO), held an urgent meeting under the chairmanship of Zahiruddin Baber here on Thursday, says a press release. The participants of the meeting thanked the Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund (PPF) and the Italian Development Corporation for selecting the Charun union council (UC) for one
