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Nero fiddles while Rome burns

Col (r) Ikram Ullah Khan  This often-quoted phrase making the title of my write-up refers to the legend of Roman Emperor Nero playing the lyre as Rome burned down. This old English phrase \”Nero fiddles while Rome burns\” perfectly fits into the apathetic and self-serving attitude of our political leadership belonging to both government and […]

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Schools closed for five days

CHITRAL: Due the incessant rains and floods, the government has announced that all public and private schools will be closed for five days from tomorrow (Friday). In a notification issued on Thursday, the district administration of Lower Chitral said the decision had been taken in line with the government instructions and keeping and in view

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Climate adaptability and resilience

A.M. Khan The continuous spell of torrential rains in large part of the country, and flash floods in different streams in Chitral, have wreaked heavy devastations to homes, livelihoods, roads, bridges and land communications, water supplies, hydel power and transmissions and institutions. As the rainfall intermittently continues in Chitral, people in flood-hit and flood-prone areas

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First ever GB career festival concludes

ISLAMABAD:  “We want our students, especially our girls, to aspire for and excel in 21st-century careers,” said Mohyuddin Ahmad Wani, Chief Secretary Gilgit-Baltistan (GB), at the concluding ceremony of the maiden GB Career Festival 2022 here. The first-of-its-kind four-day national-level career festival was organized by the government of Gilgit-Baltistan to create awareness among school, college

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