Col (r) Ikram Ullah Khan Before carrying out a detailed dissection of the border fencing undertaken by Pakistan along the 2670-kilometre-long Pak-Afghan porous border commonly called the Durand Line, I think it pertinent to mention that my deliberation on the topic comes in the backdrop of a recent distasteful incident that happened on Torkham border […]
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[Picture: DC office] CHITRAL: The approach roads to the Lowari tunnel, from Chitral and Dir sides, were closed due to snowfall suspending traffic to and from the valley. The Lower Chitral district administration and police said the approach roads to the tunnel are closed for all kinds of traffic. It asked the travellers to postpone
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Child critically injured in mobile phone burst in Lower Chitral CHITRAL: A boy sustained critical injuries to his hands and eyes when a mobile phone he was playing on burst into pieces. Rescue 1122 Lower Chitral said Hakim Ullah, son of Bismillah Jan of Ursoon, was playing on the mobile early on Saturday when it
CHITRAL: An American hunter killed a Kashmiri markhor in the Toshi conservancy of Lower Chitral on Friday. According to the DC office, Bryan Kinsel Harlan had been issued the trophy hunting permit by the KP wildlife department on the payment of Rs25 million. This was the third hunt for the year 2021-22. The markhor was
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CHITRAL: A protest rally was held against what the participants said Ghunda tax levied by the federal government as the fuel price adjustment (FPA) on electricity bills. The protest organized by Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) was held at Ataligh Bridge in which a large number of people took part. Speakers on the occasion also termed the tax
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