GHIZER, March 9: The Pakistan people’s Party’s local chapter has come out in the open against Governor Pir Karam Ali Shah and asked him to step down from the post, local media reported. In a statement issued to the press, PPP youth wing GB senior vice-president Sadat Ali, PSF Karachi University unit president Comrade Maqsad […]
CHITRAL, March 6: It seems Chitralis are taken for granted everywhere and by every Tom, Dick and Harry. And equally to blame for this humiliating and discriminatory treatment are not only the leadership of Chitral but also the people themselves. If we are denied our basic rights and humiliated we never consider it a big
TEHRAN, March 4: The director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency said on Monday that the agency is committed to engaging in constructive dialogue with Iran. However, Yukiya Amano said negotiations must proceed with “a sense of urgency and a focus on achieving concrete results” soon, Reuters reported. Addressing the IAEA’s 35-nation board of
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By Zahiruddin CHITRAL, Feb 28: Members of the Kalash community have complained that the computerised national identity cards issued by the National Database Registration Authority to them have no mention of their religion and caste. These people live in Bumburate, Birir and Rumbur, three valleys in the south of Chitral, and are known for their
ISLAMABAD, Feb 24: With the summer approaching, the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) is concerned about more than 50 potentially hazardous lakes formed in glaciers in the northern areas. Most of these lakes can bring disaster for small settlements downhill. “Glacial lake outburst floods (Glof) have become a concern. Glofs are a fairly unique phenomenon where
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