PESHAWAR: Under the Sehat Card Scheme of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government, over 1.2 million patients have been treated free of cost so far at a cumulative cost of Rs29.5 billion. Under the Sehat Card Scheme, free treatment facilities are available to the patients in 1,115 empaneled hospitals both of public AND private sectors across the […]
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GH Farooqui CHITRAL: The National Highway Authority (NHA) has resumed construction work on Kalash valleys road, after a delay of many many years. People of Kalash are famous all over the world as their area has become a famous tourist attraction because of its unique culture and traditions. Hence due to the poor condition of
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PESHAWAR: A local court on Saturday ordered the registration of a criminal case against an additional assistant commissioner (AAC) and three police officials for ‘manhandling’ a lawyer. Also, the provincial bar council and the representatives of bureaucrats gave separate calls for strike against each other for Monday (tomorrow). The controversy, which was caused by the
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ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has restored the provincial assembly (PA) seat of Chitral which it had abolished before the 2018 general elections. According to the new delimitation results posted on the website of the ECP, Upper Chitral with a population of 169,297 and Lower Chitral with a population of 278,328 would have one
CHITRAL: Two bike riders drowned into the river after a datsun and their motorcycle collided on Chitral-Mastuj road at Kalak near Kuragh in Upper Chitral on Sunday. Local people identified the victim bike riders as Syed Zulfiqar alias Zulfi Hussain, 18, son of Syed Shah Hussain; and his cousin Syed Naqash Hussain, 16, son of
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PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court has directed the energy ministry to respond to a petition against the shelving of the supply of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) to Lower Chitral district. A bench consisting of Chief Justice Qaiser Rashid Khan and Justice Shakeel Ahmad fixed June 21 for the next hearing into the petition filed by
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CHITRAL: A wooden bridge connecting Parwak and Meragram No 1 villages in Upper Chitral urgently needs repair/reconstruction. Local people told ChitralToday that the bridge was used by people living on both sides of the river, especially schoolchildren. Due to lack of maintenance and repair work, the bridge has been in a dilapidated condition for long.
CHITRAL: The Malaysian bikers felt excited when they reached the scenic Booni valley and saw the natural beauty in Upper Chitral district on Wednesday. The Malaysian tourists comprising 22 bikers arrived in Booni after enjoying the Chilimjusht or Chlim Joshi festival in Kalash valley and their first stay in Fizzagat in Swat valley in the
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CHITRAL: A German couple on cycle tour of the world has arrived in Chitral and intend to cross over to Gilgit-Baltistan through the Shandur pass. Talking to ChitralToday correspondent here, Mr Patte and Ms Diana, both aged 39 years, said that they set out on the tour 20 months ago from Germany and after cycling
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CHITRAL: All the eight community-based schools (CBS) in the village council of Broghil in Upper Chitral remained closed since March this year after their teachers launched a protest following non-payment of their salaries. \”We had seven community-based primary schools and one high school that were first established in 2000 with the support of the Aga
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