Opinion
Increased prevalence of depression in Chitral
By Mir Hassamuddin Growing up in Chitral, while in middle and high school, I had never heard of the word depression nor knew of its deadly consequences. It is really heartbreaking to hear how often many people, especially youth, are suffering from various forms of depression and consequently committing suicide. The recent tragedy in Chitral
The glacier lake outburst floods of Reshun village
By Hamid Ahmad Mir Glacier outburst floods may be broadly defined as the sudden release of water stored either within a glacier or dammed by a glacier (Fountain and Walder, 1998). Outburst floods have been reported in all glaciated regions of the world and may be triggered by: The sudden drainage of an ice-dammed lake
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Tackling socio-economic problems
Pakistan is a developing country and faces all social problems that developing countries are faced with along with political instability that aggregates the problem further. Currently, Pakistan has many challenges to face in the form of socio-economic problems. One of the big social problems for Pakistan is poverty. 70% of the population of Pakistan lives
Voice of trial in a variety of courts
By Alhaj Muhammad Khan Former President Pervez Musharraf has been going through a critical stage of his life for a couple of months on the accusation which ultimately led to the demand for his trial under Article-6 of the constitution. However, a majority of the people in Chitral want to see the whole process otherwise.