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Ex-ZTBL officials from Chitral stage sit-in in Islamabad

October 4, 2023

ISLAMABAD: Retired officials of Zari Tarqiati Bank (ZTBL) from Chitral have staged a sit-in outside the bank\’s headquarters in Zero Point Islamabad, demanding increase in their pension and allowances. The participants of the sit-in included former managers and vice presidents of ZTBL Chitral Syed Nizar Shah, Syed Jamal Shah, Zafar Ali Khan, Muhammad Sharif, Ghayasuddin […]

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Ice, shisha recovered during police raid at house

October 3, 2023

BOONI (UPPER CHITRAL): Police here on Tuesday said they have recovered 20 grams of ice along with liqour from a house in Awi village. Crystal methamphetamine (\’ice\’, ice drug) is a stimulant drug, which means it speeds up the messages travelling between the brain and the body. The police in a statement said that a raid

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Eradicating unrealistic expectations from Chitrali society

October 3, 2023

Aftab Ali Khan Musa In the picturesque landscape of Chitral, where nature\’s beauty knows no bounds, a silent and wishfully unheeded crisis is gaining impetus – one that resides in the hearts and minds of its youth. It\’s the burden of expectations, an ever-present shadow cast by parents and society, and it\’s pushing many towards

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BS student jumps into Chitral river

October 3, 2023

CHITRAL: A youth committed suicide by jumping into the river here on Tuesday. The youth, identified as Waqas, a student of BS programme, jumped into the river in the afternoon due to unknown reasons. Eyewitness said that the youth tried to swim but the gushing water swept him away in a jiffy. The rescue personnel

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Feeling the heat of de-dollarization

October 3, 2023

Col (r) Ikram Ullah Khan In a remarkable development, Russia, a top oil-producing member of BRICS, has taken a bold step to ditch the US dollar and switch to accepting local currency for cross-border transactions, thus making the US and its Western allies feel the heat of it. Russia has led the de-dollarization campaign from

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