GH Farooqui CHITRAL: Work on a bridge to connect Khuz and Dewangol villages on the right side of river Yarkhun in Upper Chitral has been stopped and residents, especially students, are compelled to travel on foot and cross the river to connect other areas, a visit to the site by Chitral Today correspondent showed. The […]
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CHITRAL: Representatives of political parties and civil society on Sunday demanded action against wheat flour mafia and millers and restoration of the old system of supply of wheat from the government sale points to the consumers. Because of the stoppage of selling wheat from the government sale points and availability of flour from mills, the
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Gul Hamaad Farooqi BREP (UPPER CHITRAL): Hundreds of people from Brep and nearby areas held a protest rally for the second time in a week demanding rehabilitation of the flood-hit village and steps to protect them from further devastation. The gathering was presided over by former councilor Shelly Sultan while chairman Ahmed Khan of Village
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DROSH: Chitral Scouts has decided to work for promotion of tourism in Chitral in collaboration with all stakeholders in order to open up new vestas of progress and development in the scenic valley. In this regard, Wing Commander Lt Col Qaiser Raza chaired a meeting here which was also attended by representatives of the tourism
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CHITRAL: Community elders in Garam Chashma told the visiting German embassador that the 500-kilowatts hydro power project completed by the local community had a positive impact on all walks of life ranging from agriculture to health and education and women empowerment. German Ambassador Alfred Grannas visited the Mogh village where the power project has been
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Akbar A. Khan BREP (UPPER CHITRAL): A large number of people gathered in Brep to convey their resentment and disappointment over the apathy of the government departments and AKDN towards protection of the flood-devastated village of Brep from total annihilation. Since 2007 glacial lake outburst floods (GOLFs) in one of the two streams have washed
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CHITRAL: An activist and provincial assembly ticket aspirant of the PTI Lower Chitral was arrested on the charge of creating hatred against state institutions and in its officers on social media. Sources in the district police told Chitral Today that an FIR had been registered against Muhammad Sharif on the complaint of Syed Gul, a
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CHITRAL: A civil society organization on Monday flayed the KP government for its callous attitude towards sanitary workers of Chitral town who have been on strike against non-payment of salaries for over four months. Office-bearers of Chitral Development Forum (CDF) at a presser said traders and lawyers will launch a protest if the government continued
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GH Farooqui CHITRAL: The people of the Koh union council in Lower Chitral have given the government three days to meet their demands. At a meeting held in Mori Lasht with Chairman Sharif Hussain in the chair, the locals put forth their three main demands. These demands were: construction of the main Chitral-Mastuj road, supply
Irshadullah Khan TORKHOW: Residents of Ujnu village in Torkhow, Upper Chitral, have complained about an acute shortage of water in their area and called for resolving the issue on a priority basis to provide relief to the people. They said: \”We are deprived of drinking water even during the holy month of Ramazan. Women and
