PESHAWAR: The achieves and libraries directorate is working for the establishment of public libraries in 12 districts, including Upper Chitral, with the allocation of Rs100 million in the current budget for it. Under the plan, the province would have one library each in Upper Chitral and other districts in future. Lower Chitral has already one […]
CHITRAL: Rain after a prolonged dry spell caused flash floods in nullahs and streams in different parts of Chitral on the second consecutive day on Sunday. As a result, roads to different sub-valleys of Lower and Upper Chitral were blocked, Rescue 1122 and Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA). The PDMA said it had cleared debris
Adnan Zainul Abideen The news about the provision of funds by the KP government from the Asian Development Bank for the construction of the much-awaited Atahk Water Channel in Mulkhow is not less than a boon for the residents of Mulkhow and Torkhow tehsil. It has once again infused in them a glimmer of hope
GILGIT: Renowned Pakistani mountaineer Samina Baig, the first and only Pakistani woman to have summited Mount Everest, successfully scaled K2 on Friday morning. Another woman from Iran appeared to be the first from their countries to scale K2 on Friday, the world’s second-highest mountain and one of the most dangerous summits, a mountaineering official said. A
PESHAWAR: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) welcomed and hosted five million domestic and foreign tourists in 11 months, with Lower Chitral emerging as the most popular destination for foreigners, despite the Covid-19 fears and restrictions imposed on travelling, according to KP Culture and Tourism Authority (CTA) officials. Experts believe foreign tourism could be encouraged further if peace is
BANG (YARKHUN): In a tragic incident, the dead body of a young man was recovered from the river in front of Urkhan village near here on Friday, local people told ChitralToday. The deceased has been identified as Sami Ullah, son of Rehmat Wali Khan, aged about 25 years. Earlier, the dead bodies of two young
MASTUJ: The river Yarkhun continued flooding and damaging public and private properties and blocking roads in different parts of Chitral. In the latest deluge, it swept away a kucha area between the main Mastuj bridge and its smaller part on Mastuj side, cutting off areas from Mastuj to Shandur and Broghil in Yarkhun valley. The
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ISLAMABAD: Tourists avoided visiting Chitral on Eidul Azha 2002 mainly due to forecast of rainy weather and road closures. This is in complete contrast to the influx of tourists to Chitral especially Kalash valleys during Eidul Fitr holidays in the first week of May when hotels in Chitral had witnessed about 100pc occupancy. Thousands of
YARKHUN: Another young woman, mother of a minor girl, committed suicide by jumping into the river in Yarkhun valley of Upper Chitral, local people told ChitralToday on Monday. They said the dead body of the victim was recovered from the river Yarkhun in front of Bang village near the high school on Monday. The deceased
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CHITRAL: MPA Molana Hidayatur Rehman of Chitral has got allocated Rs8 million from public funds for his religious seminary located in Kari village, sources told ChitralToday. They said after allocation of the funds, work order was recently issued by the Tehsil Municipal Administration (TMA) to a contractor after inviting tenders to start renovation and repair
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