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UNDP team assesses reconstruction needs in Chitral

September 24, 2022

PESHAWAR: A UNDP mission led by its Resident Representative Knut Ostby visited Chitral to meet the flood-affected community and identify recovery and reconstruction needs. This year, incidents of glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) compounded by torrential monsoon rainfall increased the water levels in the rivers, causing hill torrents and flash flooding, putting the communities downstream […]

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EU asks Pakistan to prevent misuse of blasphemy laws

September 24, 2022

ISLAMABAD: Members of the European Parliament’s Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI) here urged Pakistan to undertake timely reforms and legislative changes on human rights issues including the misuse of blasphemy laws. They called for determined and structured action, including the swift adoption of laws against torture and enforced disappearances, steps to substantially reduce the number

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Landowners allow work on Birir road before compensation

September 24, 2022

AYON: Owners of land located along the proposed road to the Birir valley have agreed to allow the start of construction work on the road before payment of compensation to them to avoid further delay in completion of the project. The landowners agreed to the request from members of a special committee formed to ensure

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Economic prospects of Gilgit-Baltistan

September 23, 2022

Ishrat Husain This article is part of a series to raise general awareness about the economic conditions and potential of the provinces and territories that do not have the same advantages as the other advanced parts of the country. The first article on Balochistan’s development was published a few months ago. This one is focused

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Three boys fall from bridge into river

September 23, 2022

CHITRAL: Three boys fell from a bridge in Zanglasht area of Torkhow, Upper Chitral, and drowned in a river on Friday evening. The boys were returning home at Khashoon Zanglasht after playing football in a ground in Bozon Washich when the incident occurred while crossing a pedestrian bridge over Torkhow river. The deceased were identified

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