Salma A. Alam “I took my child, with a broken arm, to a hospital, only to find that an accountant was available in the ER. Looking for treatment, I asked him to operate on my son.” Sounds incredulous and bizarre, doesn’t it? Now consider this: “I took my child to a school only to find […]
CHITRAL: The Chitral City police have arrested the conductor of a coaster for harassing women passengers. A statement issued by the police said action against the culprit was taken on the direction of District Police Officer (DPO) Lower Chitral Salahuddin Kundi. The City police had received complaints that the culprit harassed women passengers on the
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(File picture). CHITRAL: The workers of the Tehsil Municipal Administration Chitral have been protesting for the last two days for the release of their salaries pending for the last five months. On Tuesday, the protest entered its second day. The protesters have set up a protest camp at the office of the municipal administration. The
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CHITRAL: As many as 13 schoolchildren were injured when their school vehicle met with an accident at Denin Gahtek village of Lower Chitral on Wednesday morning. Rescue 1122 said the private Suzuki pickup carrying the students to their school [Frontier Corps Public School] met with the accident near Afaq Model School and fell off the
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ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Climate Change and Environmental Coordination Senator Sherry Rehman on Thursday said the coffee table book ‘Fading Vistas’ underscoring the beauty of northern Pakistan reminded that what was at stakes in the highly glaciated region of the country due to climate change. The minister was speaking at the launch of the coffee
PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court has sought a detailed reply from the deputy commissioner of Upper Chitral district in a petition challenging detention of six activists of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf under the Maintenance of Public Order (MPO) Ordinance. A bench consisting of Justice Ijaz Anwar and Justice Fazal Subhan fixed July 27 for the next hearing
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CHITRAL: The Chitral-Mastuj road was on Monday afternoon opened for traffic by arranging alternate passageways at its flood-damaged points, the district administration of Lower Chitral said. The main road between Chitral Lower and Upper was washed away at Nerdeth Gol near Denin, Kari and Koghuzi by flooding in nullahs. The bridge on River Yarkhun near Mastuj
BOONI: Two persons riding a motorcycle fell into Yarkhun river from the broken Mastuj bridge early on Sunday. One of the motorcyclists was recovered by Rescue 1122 Upper Chitral while the other is still missing. The missing man was identified as Shehzad Hussain, a jawan of Pakistan Army. The two bike riders were going to
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Traffic restored through alternate routes at Kari, Mroi and Koghuzi; work underway at Nerdeth where it is opened for pedestrians only. KP govt releases Rs20 million each to Lower and Upper Chitral districts; emergency imposed till Aug 15. River erosion creates breach on side of Mastuj bridge. Shehzad Hussain, an official of Pakistan Army, fell
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UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations on Saturday held its annual ceremony to honour the life and legacy of Nelson Mandela, the first black President of post-apartheid South Africa who died in 2013. The commemoration of Nelson Mandela International Day pays tribute to his fight for freedom and equality, both at home and around the world.
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