Nazakat Hussain Natural disasters are large-scale events that are often unexpected and can cause death, destruction of property and leave the survivors in a severe state of trauma. Disasters affect millions of people around the globe every year. Many studies have shown increased short-term and long-term mental health consequences such as depression, post-traumatic stress disorder
ISLAMABAD (APP): The Aga Khan Agency for Habitat (AKAH)\’s early warning system and a team of trained Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) volunteers helped safely evacuate more than 8,000 people in the recent floods that played havoc in the country. The Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) in Pakistan, immediately mobilised its agencies including AKAH, Aga
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KARACHI: The Aga Khan University (AKU) Karachi has released the entrance test results for its MBBS program starting from Jan 2023 . Four students from Chitral have passed the test and will be called for an interview. They are: Aliza Alam from Dizg, Yarkhun, Shafia Baig, Kargin, Mehrosh Zafar from Jinalikoch, Upper Chitral, and another
BANG: About a week after over 10 families were rendered homeless by the flooding Yarkhun river in Pavur village, the PTI chapter of Upper Chitral arranged funds to divert the flow of the river, local people told ChitralToday on Tuesday. Political and social activist Zahir Uddin said due to flooding in a nullah in Dewser
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CHITRAL: A public protest was held in Brun village of Bumburate today (Wednesday) against the alleged murder of a girl from the area in Peshawar. The protest call was given by Bumburate village council chairmen Khalilur Rehman. The locals said the girl from Bumburate had married a man belonging to Peshawar in 2016 and was
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