ARANDU, Jan 23: At an open Katchery held in Arandu on Wednesday, the residents piled up complaints against almost all government departments as well as some NGOs for neglecting their area and keeping the inhabitants deprived of all basic facilities of life. The open Katchery was organized by Deputy Commissioner Chitral Muhammad Shuaib Jadoon in […]
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BREP, Jan 21: Though people of Upper Chitral have for long started a movement against rampant corruption in government departments, the food department of Chitral has broken all record of irregularities and robbery on the citizens’ rights in the valley of Yarkhun. If even half of the allegations levelled against the food department Chitral by
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ISLAMABAD: The outlawed Khana-e-Hikmat, the publication and research organization of Nasiruddin Hunzai, is among 700 individuals and groups whose accounts have been frozen, according to the ministry of interior. The federal government has released the list of these organisations and extremists. Most of them belong to Punjab. According to reports, the government of Pakistan banned
Faith conversion has taken place in the region but is not a recent phenomenon, as is often said; it dates back centuries ago. The places of worship are representation of the wooden architectural heritage in the region of Kalash. There are several mosques located in the area that are quite old. One such mosque, that
ISLAMABAD, Jan 18: The National Highway Authority (NHA) has flatly refused to allow the Chitral-bound trucks stranded at Dir side to cross the Lowari tunnel, terming the demand a conspiracy of the timber, mineral, grain and oil mafias. “There is absolutely no problem for the poor people of Chitral and the problem is of the
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ISLAMABAD: MNA Shahzada Iftikharuddin here lambasted the government for its callous attitude towards resolution of communication issues being faced by the people of Chitral. The MBA of All Pakistan Muslim League (APML) was speaking at a crowded press conference along with notables of Chitral at National Press Club Islamabad on Thursday. MNA Iftikhar accused the
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PESHAWAR, Jan 15: The over 200 trucks carrying essential commodities for Chitral which have been stopped at the Lowari tunnel in Dir side by the National Highway Authority (NHA) for the last over four days will move into Chitral on Thursday. “The NHA authorities have assured me that they will allow the trucks to cross the
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Report Wazir Ali Shah, photos by Syed Zulfiqar Ali Shah KARACHI, Jan 12: Chitral Student Welfare Associations (CSWA) organized Chitral cultural and musical night in Karachi to enliven the culture and warm up the cold Siberian wind affected people of Karachi on Saturday night. The bands of musicians from Chitral come to Karachi every year
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ISLAMABAD, Jan 5: Highly frustrated over the government’s apathy towards the suffering of the people of Chitral, MNA Iftikharuddin has threatened that if the government continued ignoring the area the Chitralis would have no other option but to break away from Pakistan and join the neighbouring Afghanistan with which the valley is connected through all-weather
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CHITRAL, Dec 26: If provided with opportunities and proper guidance, our youth can do wonder in different fields, especially sports and other extra-curricular activities. The need of the hour is that, the private sector and philanthropists should come forward and provide the needy children with the opportunities so that the youth can exploit their potentials
