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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