CHITRAL, March 5: The district and sessions judge Chitral on Tuesday also rejected the post-arrest bail petition of Jamaat-i-Islami leader and former district nazim Haji Maghfirat Shah in the explosives theft case. When the accused was produced before Judge Syed Zamurad Shah, defence lawyer Zafar Hayat said his client deserved bail as two other accused […]
TEHRAN, March 4: The director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency said on Monday that the agency is committed to engaging in constructive dialogue with Iran. However, Yukiya Amano said negotiations must proceed with “a sense of urgency and a focus on achieving concrete results” soon, Reuters reported. Addressing the IAEA’s 35-nation board of
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By Zahiruddin CHITRAL, Feb 28: Members of the Kalash community have complained that the computerised national identity cards issued by the National Database Registration Authority to them have no mention of their religion and caste. These people live in Bumburate, Birir and Rumbur, three valleys in the south of Chitral, and are known for their
Zulfiqar Ahmad CHITRAL, Feb 25: Former district nazim (mayor) of Chitral Maghfirat Shah was arrested in the explosives theft case in Chitral on Monday. Sources told chitraltoday.net that a local court gave the former nazim belonging to the Jamaat-i-Islami party to the Koghuzi police on a three-day physical remand. He was arrested from the premises
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ISLAMABAD, Feb 24: With the summer approaching, the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) is concerned about more than 50 potentially hazardous lakes formed in glaciers in the northern areas. Most of these lakes can bring disaster for small settlements downhill. “Glacial lake outburst floods (Glof) have become a concern. Glofs are a fairly unique phenomenon where
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ISLAMABAD: Chitral\’s environmental issues were here taken up with a Senate committee civil society activists. A group briefed the Senate Committee on Climate Change, which is headed by Senator Dr. Saeeda Iqbal, about the environmental issues faced by Chitral with special focus on deforestation of local forest and recent illegal shooting of Markhor in conservancy
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ISLAMABAD, Feb 20: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Wildlife Department has swung into action over illegal hunting of markhor at Chitral Gol National Park [Birmoglasht] and ordered a thorough probe into the incident. The authorities have taken serious notice of media reports that poaching of markhor in connivance with local wildlife officials is rampantly going on in Chitral, posing serious
Gilgit-Baltistan Ministers for planning and Works Raja Azam and KPK Minister for population welfare Salim Khan represented their respective governments. Representatives from donor agencies including the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the Global Environment Facility (GEF), Ministry of Climate Change, Government of Pakistan, Academia, AKDN sister agencies and various public sector institutions and development agencies
CHITRAL, Jan 21: The residents of Drosh are against cable TV network because it is disturbing the peaceful environment of the area and spreading obscenity there. This was stated by Qari Inamullah and other representatives of religious leaders and notables of Drosh at a press conference here.They rejected the allegations of the cable operators that
MOSCOW, Jan 15 (AFP): Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday met the prime minister of Bangladesh for talks that included the signature of a $1 billion arms contract, the Asian nation’s biggest since its 1971 independence. Bangladesh has recently been expanding its defence capabilities, building a new air base close to neighbouring Myanmar and adding
