Wazir Ali Shah Transparency International (TI) recently released the Corruption Perception Index CPI) ranking the position of 180 countries from the best to worsen level of corruption. According to its report, Finland, Denmark and New Zealand scored 88/100 and clinched the rank of number 1 among these countries. South Sudan scored just 11/100 and became […]
Gul Hamaad Farooqui CHITRAL: Two vehicles of a businessman were gutted in a fire that the owner claimed to be the handiwork of anti-social elements. The fire erupted in the garage of Abdul Nasir at Rozgar Chowk in Jughoor between 2am and 3am on Tuesday. Talking to ChitralToday correspondent on Wednesday, Mr Nasir, who owns
Peshawar High Court on Friday suspended a notification issued by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to hold the second phase of the local government polls in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on March 27. The court directed the electoral watchdog to instead hold the polls after Ramazan (April) due to the rough weather forecast in various parts
Mohammad Irshadullah CHITRAL: The district administration of Lower Chitral has imposed Section 144 on construction of any building/plaza without approval of its building plan from the tehsil municipal administration (TMA) concerned. The ban has come into force and will remain effective for two months. In a notification, Deputy Commissioner Anwarul Haq said the decision to
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PESHAWAR: A total of 56 colleges – 28 for males and 28 for females – would be completed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa during the next three years having a total enrollment capacity of over 48,000 students. During the last one year, 14 colleges – eight for females and six for males – have been operationalized whereas
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PESHAWAR: The Election Commission of Pakistan has announced the schedule and a code of conduct for the second phase of local government elections in 18 districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The polling will be held on March 27. The ECP issued a notification declaring that public notices will be issued by the relevant returning officers inviting
A Pakistani doctor successfully implanted a genetically modified pig\’s heart in an American man for the first time in the history of medical science. The successful surgery, being considered a landmark in the field of medical science, was performed by a Pakistani doctor, Dr Mansoor Mohiuddin, along with a team of other surgeons from the
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Abbas Nasir Having lost the ability to step back and focus on the big picture, political analysis in the country now consists mainly of a zoomed in look at the minutiae and drawing conclusions from that, whether credible or otherwise, so here is today’s edition for you. Let’s start with a media briefing and an
CHITRAL: A local court has stayed construction work on Bejaan hotel on an application filed by residents of Gankorini in Singoor who complained that their privacy right was being violated by the builder. The court in its order dated Jan 5, 2022, directed the builder to stop work on Bejaan hotel for 14 days and
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PESHAWAR: The Provincial Tourism Strategy Board has accorded approval to declare Madaklasht as the integrated tourism zone (ITZ) along with Ghanool (Mansehra) and Mankyal (Swat). The approval was accorded in the first meeting of the board held on Tuesday with Chief Minister Mahmood Khan in the chair. The matter would now be presented before the
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