CHITRAL, May 7: The flood-affected people of Green Lasht village in upper Chitral have sought government’s help for the rehabilitation and protection of their houses and land. The small Green Lasht village was badly hit by floods last year. As a result, about six houses were washed away while 10 others were damaged partially. Hundreds […]
DROSH, May 4: Two persons – a man and his son – were killed and another was injured over a land dispute in the Osiak village at about 4:40 am on Sunday. According to the police, Iqbalul Mulk and Muazazul Mulk groups had a dispute over land in Osiak village which led to an armed
SWAT: Violence against those resisting the militancy in Malakand Division is not intimidating the area’s residents. Unidentified militants in April killed two well-known anti-Taliban activists. “In spite of these losses, the morale of Swat residents and of the family of Muzaffer Khan is high and we will continue to fight the extremists,” said Ataullah Khan,
CHITRAL, April 24: A diploma civil engineering final-year student committed suicide in the Parwak village of upper Chitral. Reports said that Essa Zeshan, 22, son of Essa Ali, shot himself dead over some domestic issues. It has been learnt that the victim had also tried to kill himself in the recent past by jumping into
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CHITRAL, April 3: Officials of the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE) Chitral campus are working day and night to make sure that the stationery and other materials reached students in all parts of Chitral for the practical exams of the matric classes. Assistant controller examinations Chitral, Nuhamamd Ismail Khan said despite shortage of
ISLAMABAD, March 12: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government informed the Supreme Court that any Taliban incursion into Chitral from the Afghan province of Nooristan to force the Kalash to convert to Islam was almost impossible because the Pakistan Army was regularly patrolling the border. In reply to a suo motu notice taken by the apex court
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CHITRAL, Feb 21: To allay the sense of insecurity among the Kalash tribe in the wake of the Taliban threats, the Chitral Scouts and the district administration arranged a meeting of the local people in Bumburate valley on Friday. The gathering was presided over by Col Naeem Iqbal, the commandant of Chitral Scouts. Among others,
CHITRAL, Feb 21: Most of the people of Chitral continue admiring former president Pervez Musharraf not only for launching mega projects such as the Lowari Tunnel but also for cherishing their values and patriotism. In admiring and supporting the former president at a time when most of the country is after him, women of Chitral
ISLAMABAD, Feb 20: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Thursday sprung into action to protect the peaceful Ismaili Muslims of Chitral and the Kalash tribe against threat issued to them by the outlawed Taliban. Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Tasaduq Hussain Jilani took suo motu notice of a video released by Taliban in which they threatened
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ISLAMABAD, Feb 12 (AFP): The Pakistani Taliban have announced an “armed struggle” against the indigenous tribe of Kalash and the Ismaili Muslims in the picturesque Chitral Valley, calling on Sunnis to support their cause in a video. The valley was once dominated by moderate Ismailis and is also home to the Kalash, a polytheistic people
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