PESHAWAR: Caretaker Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Muhammad Azam Khan assumed charge on Saturday. In a statement issued from the Chief Minister’s Secretariat, Mr Khan stated that holding free and fair elections in the province was the top most priority of his government for which all administrative support will be extended to the Election Commission of […]
Irshadullah Khan PESHAWAR: A protest demonstration was held in front of Peshawar Press Club on Saturday against the dilapidated condition of roads in Chitral, prolonged and unannounced loadshedding, illegal mining and other problems faced by the people of the valley. A similar demonstration was also arranged by civil society in Chitral town. The protest demonstration
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PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cabinet on Tuesday approved upgradation of the posts of Secondary School Teachers (SST) and Primary School Teachers (PST) from BPS-16 to BPS-17 and from BPS-12 to BPS-14, respectively, with effect from the next financial year. The upgradation of these posts, which was a longstanding demand of the teachers community, will benefit
Irshadullah Khan PESHAWAR: A two-day cultural festival concluded in Peshawar on Sunday featuring different games such as football, tug of war and quiz competitions, naat competition and Chitrali musical show. Stalls of Chitrali cuisine and handcraft were also arranged. The festival was sponsored by Qashqar Development Authority, KP Youth Affairs and Terichmir Backpackers Club. Deputy
ISLAMABAD: A large number of people from Chitral held a protest outside the National Press Club against the National Highway Authority (NHA) for unexpectedly halting work on the construction of Chitral-Shandur road. The 153 km road project, work on which began in September 2021, was scheduled to be completed by October 2023. However, the NHA
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PESHAWAR: The case filed by former MNA Shahzada Iftikharuddin against cancellation of gas plants in Chitral is being pursued at Peshawar High Court (PHC) by Advocate Ali Gohar Durrani. The ex-MNA through his lawyer had made various stakeholders a party to the case. In last proceedings, the court had summoned Forest Department Officials besides officials
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CHITRAL: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Cultural and Tourism Authority (KPCTA) and the Winter Sports Federation of Pakistan (WSFP) jointly arranged ice sport training camp for girls and boys of different age groups in the picturesque Parwak Valley in Chitral. Over 50 athletes participated in the camp from Broghil, Yarkhun Lasht, Laspur, Kalash and Gabor areas of
CHITRAL: Rain and snowfall across Chitral since Saturday evening has restricted mobility, especially on Chitral-Dir and Chitral-Mastuj road. There are reports of heavy snowfall in upper areas due to which the severity of the cold weather has increased. The office of the deputy commissioner of Lower Chitral said five inch of snow had fallen on
CHITRAL: The government should take action against the flour mafia which is involved in creating shortage of wheat in connivance with the district administration that may result a serious food crisis in Chitral. Speaking at a press conference, Jamat-e-Islami (JI) Lower Chitral chief Molana Jamshed Ahmed said due to the negligence of the government the
CHITRAL: Two persons were arrested after recovery of arms and ammunition from their possession, a spokesman for the Lower Chitral police said on Thursday. “Under the prevailing security situation in the country, DPO Nasir Mehmood has alerted the police across the district to keep a vigil on suspicious persons at all the entry and exit
