DIZG (UPPER CHITRAL): The forest department has handed over saplings planted under the KP government’s billion tree tsunami afforestation programme in different parts of the Yarkhun valley to the local communities, residents told ChitralToday. The largest enclosure of the new plants was in the Khotan Lasht desert where plantation started in 2016. The forest department has planted […]
Some dwellers of Chewodok, originally owned by the state of Chitral, have complained that a committee formed by the current Mehtar is conducting a survey of the houses and accommodating more people in the area creating discomfort for the dwellers. They said former Mehtar Nasirul Mulk and his cousin Assadur Rahman as well as the
Mehtar’s ‘generosity’ brings unease to many in Chewodok Read More »
Rakhshinda Shakir The despair which stems from the unwanted touch, almost the majority men passing by riding motorcycles cause, or down the valley standing at the corners of local shops an immense ugly gang stare seize our comfort. These unwanted and unconsented ridiculous behaviors of men mark our bodies with forever grief that prints in
In a remote village in Pakistan’s Chitral Valley, about 1500 meters above sea level, wi-fi is intermittent. It is among these mountains bordering Afghanistan that Karishma Ali is changing lives — and trying to tell her story despite technological difficulties. For Karishma Ali, it is a world away, from the capital Islamabad, where she would
CHITRAL: A woman is said to have committed suicide by jumping into the river in Lower Chitral, Rescue 1122 said on Saturday. It is the third incident in five days in which a woman has ended her life in Chitral, said the rescue service. The latest incident occurred in Bakhtoli village, where a married woman
MINGORA: The third accused in the Lot Oveer honour killing case was also granted bail by Peshawar High Court’s Mingora bench (Darul Qaza) in Swat on Friday. Two other accused persons arrested in the killing of a teenage girl and a young man for honour in Nichagh village were earlier granted bail in Chitral. The
Third accused in honour killing case also granted bail Read More »
PESHAWAR: Due to the financial crisis faced by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government, completion of a number of important power generation projects in Chitral has been delayed for the last several years, which has increased its cost in billions.Power projects still far from completion. According to the department of power and energy, various projects were launched
CHITRAL: A political activist from Yarkhun has demanded an audit of foreign funds spent on the establishment of a new playground in which the annual Broghil festival is held every year. Talking to ChitralToday correspondent GH Farooqui, ruling PTI activist Zar Bahar Akhonzada said in the past the locals celebrated an annual festival in a lush green
Audit of foreign fund spent on setting up of playground demanded Read More »
Ejaz Ahmed “Generally, my brothers tend to washing their clothes, especially when I’m not home but I feel ashamed of myself whenever I see them doing that, and sometimes I think that may be I’m not discharging my duties truthfully,” said Nusrat Fatima when asked by ChitralToday to react to last year’s famous placard slogan,
What do Chitrali women say about Aurat Azadi March? Read More »
By Zulfiqar Ahmad ISLAMABAD: The governing body of The Langlands School and College (TLSC), which runs on donations from government and private individuals, showed an “extreme generosity” towards its British Principal Carey Schofield by releasing her over Rs10 million in one go as an overdue salary and accommodation expenses without explaining the period of
Langlands School doled out Rs10m to its principal in one go Read More »
