Pakistan has 45 million population of youth bulge aged 15-29 years, of whom 28 percent are jobless, according to ILO’s Global Employment Trends Report 2013. This trend in the perspective of Chitral with reference to jobs and employability gives a hint of bolder fraction of unemployed youths in Chitral. The rural set- up of Chitral
By Dr Khalil, Canada Activities of NGOs started some 40 years back in Chitral. It is surprising, after passage of that long period majority of people in Chitral have not been able to distinguish between working strategy of NGOs and government. Most of us think that NGOs are parallel institutions to government agencies, and consider
I have seen empty stomachs starve to death in my country; I have seen people living in fear of losing their lives while walking down the streets, I have seen schools burnt and strewn into ashes and at the same time I have also seen in newspapers about government spending Rs.4 million on Prime Minister
There is an old story about a king who wanted to be really happy. He felt that he was unhappy and decided that he would go anywhere and do anything to acquire happiness. Accordingly, he consulted many people and one wise man told him that if he could get the shirt of a happy man
With the advent of the winter season, life has begun to be tough for the residents of Broghil, a valley in the north of Chitral district, which flanks Afghanistan`s Wakhan corridor. Unlike other parts of the country, the winter season lasts seven months here with the extremely cold weather forcing people to stay indoors. Around
