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Rally seeks promotion of education in Kalash valleys

April 22, 2013

KALASH, April 22: To increase enrollment ratio in the government primary schools of Kalash valleys, a rally was organized by the education department and Alif Ailaan (Transforming Education Pakistan). Students from government high school Mumuret (Bumborate) and primary schools participated in the rally. They were carrying banners and placards inscribed with the messages asking parents […]

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Annual festivities conclude at Qaqlasht

April 21, 2013

BOONI, April 21: Thousands of people gathered at Qaqlasht in upper Chitral and enjoyed for three days different games and sports and Chitrali music during the annual festival which concluded on Sunday. This year, the Qaqlasht Festival was sponsored by AKRSP, SRSP, EELY: a project of AKRSP, BLSO, and Shandur travel and tourism. Chairman CHEPS

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Markhor killers go scot-free; case disposed of

April 11, 2013

PESHAWAR, April 10: The Peshawar High Court on Wednesday disposed of the suo motu case regarding killing of a markhor in Chitral Gol national park on February 17 with a direction to the provincial finance department to allocate regular budget to the wildlife department within two months for increasing its staff, including watchmen, and other

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Polio team attacked

April 10, 2013

MARDAN, April 10: Gunmen opened fire on a polio team in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province’s Mardan district, killing one policeman and injuring another on Wednesday. The police had resumed guarding the teams after an incident in February in which a policeman was shot dead while protecting a polio vaccination team on the outskirts of Mardan. As

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British Pakistani helped Musharraf to contest for Chitral seat

April 9, 2013

LONDON, April 9: A British Pakistani politician was instrumental in paving the way for former President General (R) Pervez Musharraf to stand in the upcoming Pakistani elections from the northern district of Chitral. Chaudhry Sarfraz Anjum Kahlon, who is the former lord mayor of Cambridge and a loyal friend of All Pakistan Muslim League (APML)

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