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Climate adaptability and resilience

A.M. Khan The continuous spell of torrential rains in large part of the country, and flash floods in different streams in Chitral, have wreaked heavy devastations to homes, livelihoods, roads, bridges and land communications, water supplies, hydel power and transmissions and institutions. As the rainfall intermittently continues in Chitral, people in flood-hit and flood-prone areas

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شمس الرحمن تاجک  تمام خود ساختہ ”رہنما“ اور ان کے حامی ذاتی چورن بیچنے میں مصروف ہیں۔ ملک معاش کے ساتھ ہر ضروری پلیٹ فارم پر پٹ رہا ہے۔ ایک دوسرے کو ایجنٹ ثابت کرتے کرتے منظر پر موجود تمام رہنما وہی کام سرانجام دینے لگے ہیں جو صرف کسی دشمن کا ایجنٹ ہی کرسکتا

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Hidden microbes in vulnerable glacier

Glaciers of the Hindu Kush region are highly susceptible to climate change. Recently, a severe glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF) hit the supra-glacial region at the frontier of Dook Pal Glacier. An article written by Dr Nikhat Ilahi from Chitral has been published in an international journal, Environmental Sciences Europe (Springer Nature). This work was

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Suicides in Chitral

It is unfortunate that the incidence and causes of suicide remain under-researched in Pakistan. That is why a study conducted by researchers at the University of Peshawar on high suicide rates in the Chitral is a useful contribution. As media reports, human rights activists and isolated surveys have indicated, suicide rates have remained above average

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