CHITRAL: In all, 18 candidates of different political parties and independents have submitted nominations for the only one National Assembly seat of Chitral. They also include the covering candidates. For PK-1, there are 27 candidates, including the covering candidates. The names of the candidates and their party affiliations are as under: NA-1: All Pakistan Muslim […]
CHITRAL: After much bickering and grouping, the provincial leadership of Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) on Friday threw its weight behind former MNA Maulana Abdul Akbar Chitrali and announced that he would be the candidate of the MMA from Chitral for the July 25 election. Speaking at a press conference after holding a meeting with the district chapter
CHITRAL: Former MNA and Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) leader Maulana Abdul Akbar Chitrali on Wednesday said the provincial chief of his party Mushtaq Ghani has confirmed to him on phone from Peshawar that he (Maulana Chitrali) is the MMA candidate for NA-1 Chitral. He said that on the direction of the JI provincial chief, he would be
CHITRAL: While people from a cross section of society in Chitral have expressed resentment over the merger of PATA into the KP province because it would end the special status of Malakand Division, including Chitral, traders here held a rally welcoming the development. It may be noted that under the 31st constitutional amendment, FATA will
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By A.M. Khan For a couple of weeks, promotion, preservation and protection (3Ps) of Kho culture has been the topic of a hot debate in Chitral on social media. The apologists and critics were, primarily, divided on a thin line, their approaches were different but their end-3Ps was common. The culture of Chitral has both
