Opinion

The land of mountains!

By Nisar Ahmad Shah GARAM CHASHMA, Dec 26: Celebrating Mountain Day! Isn\’t it a novel idea? Indeed it is. The role of media, civil society and educated youths in highlighting important issues like preservation of biodiversity, wildlife, culture, deforestation, global warming, basic legal human rights, extremism, disaster management, and welcoming migratory birds deserve to be applauded. Different […]

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Good governance is possible

For those of us who are not prepared to believe that good governance is possible without changing the system,  this would come as a surprise that a change of guard has made good governance a reality in the DHQ  hospital. Last year I had bemoaned the poor state of health delivery system and had quoted

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The importance of our mountains

Mountains are the country’s most valuable resources. They are a great source of pride & joy for every Chitrali. Mountains dominate the skyline wherever it appears raising our eyes above the everyday level of civilization. They represent the nature in different ways and various colours. They are the symbolic representation of achievement and isolation of

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Mounting sins in the Hindu Kush

The ongoing construction of an eight-kilometre-long tunnel in the Hindu Kush Mountains, and a little earlier than that the launching of the internet service in the valley has finally brought Chitral to the fore on the national scene. Before that few in Pakistan, except some greedy hoteliers from the down country in the Kalash valleys,

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