Irshadullah Khan CHITRAL: Transporters observed a complete strike in Oweer valley of Upper Chitral demanding reasonable increase in fares on local routes in the wake of rising fuel prices. The strike, launched from last five days , continued till filing of this report, affecting the routine life. It was the first time such an impressive […]
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CHITRAL: The sanitary workers of the Tehsil Municipal Administration (TMA) Chitral have been on strike for many days against non-payment of salaries for the last four months. The district administration has not been able to give them salaries and these poor people who used to keep the city clean are out of their work now.
ISLAMABAD: In a recent judgment, the Supreme Court of Pakistan dismissed an inheritance case involving the petitioners\’ claim on a property against respondents. The court upheld the concurrent findings of the appellate court and the high court on the question of limitation, thereby dismissing the petitioners\’ case. The legal battle began when the petitioners filed
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ISLAMABAD: As the rehabilitation process after floods 2022 is still underway, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) stresses the need to invest in multisectoral inclusive rehabilitation programs that take into account the long-term needs of the flood-affected communities. The IRC foresees that critical gaps in recovery across nutrition and food security, health, shelter, education, and WASH
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PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has started geographical mapping of potential unexplored mines and mineral deposits in different districts, including exploration study of lithium metal in Chitral. \”We have started mapping of the potential mines and mineral sites with assistance of Geological Survey of Pakistan (GSP). The mapping of 5,000 square kilometers areas in KP,
BOONI: The deputy commissioner of Upper Chitral on Friday held a first of its kind open kutchery for women to help them get their issues resolved at their doorsteps. According to a statement issued by the DC office, the open forum was arranged at the Govt Middle School for Girls, Charun. DC Muhammad Khalid Zaman
BOONI (UPPER CHITRAL): The road between Chitral and Gilgit-Baltistan, which remains blocked in the winter, is now open but only for 4×4 vehicles. The office of the deputy commissioner of Upper Chitral stated on Wednesday that two jeeps arrived in Mastuj from Gilgit-Baltistan. However, it added that there was still heavy snow on the road
Gul Hamaad Farooqi CHITRAL: The Soil and Water Conservation Department is converting 102 acres barren land at Dolomuch into a cultivable space. The project covers one water plant, four check dams, land leveling, terracing and plantation of 4,000 olive trees, 3,000 wild plants and 2,000 fruit trees. Director General of the department Muhammad Yasin Wazir inaugurated the plantation campaign
ISLAMABAD: The United States government on Tuesday announced 500 new scholarships for Pakistani university students from flood-affected districts to “assist them in completing their degrees”. The calamitous Pakistan floods of 2022 were the tenth most expensive climate disaster to have buffeted a nation over the last decade. The floods inflicted an estimated loss of $3 billion
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PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court has disposed of two petitions seeking the supply of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) to Lower Chitral areas after learning that the federal government had agreed to set up three LPG plants in the northern district. A high court bench consisting Chief Justice Qaiser Rashid and Justice Ijaz Afzal was told
