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Ex-students of Chitral Centennial Model School

Ex-students of Centennial Model School refresh old memories

October 8, 2023

Gul Hammad Farooqi CHITRAL: Former students of Govt Centennial Model High School Chitral, including some aged above 80 years, gathered at their alma mater and renewed old memories. The gathering was arranged by the school\’s ex-student Al-Haj Eidul Hussain under the aegis of the Old Boys Association. The veterans included retired government officers, doctors, teachers […]

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Missing man from Chitral traced in Karachi after 45 years. Baba Sultan

Missing Chitrali man traced after 45 years

October 4, 2023

KARACHI: A 73-year-old resident of Upper Chitral, who had been missing from home for 45 years, has been handed over to his family with the support of Jamia Rabbania, Qasba Colony, Karachi. According to a news report, Baba Sultan came to Karachi for a job in 1978 after a year and a half of his

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BS student jumps into Chitral river

October 3, 2023

CHITRAL: A youth committed suicide by jumping into the river here on Tuesday. The youth, identified as Waqas, a student of BS programme, jumped into the river in the afternoon due to unknown reasons. Eyewitness said that the youth tried to swim but the gushing water swept him away in a jiffy. The rescue personnel

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Shahzad shines bright as Pakistan\’s leading polo star

October 1, 2023

Irshadullah Khan PESHAWAR: Naib Subedar Shahzad Ahmed of Chitral Scouts, hailing from Chitral, has emerged as a shining star in the world of Pakistani polo. Notably, he achieved the distinction of becoming the first player from the Frontier Corps North polo team to earn the coveted Pakistan colours. His remarkable journey has been marked by

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Water supply pipes being shifted from under-construction road

September 28, 2023

Gul Hamad Farooqui CHITRAL: The Public Health Engineering Department has started shifting the pipe supplying drinking water from Golen Gol to Chitral town from the middle of the under-construction Chitral-Mastuj road to the side. The pipeline was laid to bring water form natural fountain of Golen in 2010. At that time the narrow Chitral-Mastuj road

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Man sentenced to life in prison for murdering old woman relative

September 23, 2023

BOONI: District and sessions judge Upper Chitral Amjad Hussain convicted a man for killing his 60-year-old woman relative and attempting to murder two others, including his wife, in Bang village of Yarkhoon valley two years ago. In a short order, the judge awarded life term with rigorous imprisonment to Junaid Akbar, son of Sardar Khan,

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Owner of Charsi Tikka arrested for harassing customers

September 21, 2023

PESHAWAR: The owner of a popular eatery located in Namak Mandi Peshawar has been arrested on the charge of harassing foreign customers and making obscene videos with them. Nisar Khan, the owner of Nisar Charsi Tikka, was put behind bars after a case was registered against him at the Shah Qabool police station under section

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New BHU building at Sonoghur inaugurated

September 20, 2023

SONOGHUR: The new building of the Basic Health Unit (BHU) at Sonoghur was inaugurated by Deputy Commissioner Upper Chitral Muhammad Khalid Zaman on Sept 19, 2023 (Tuesday). The building remained incomplete due to unavailability of funds since 2016. Speaking at the inaugural function, village council member and social activist Sadiqur Rehman thanked the district administration

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Security situation in Chitral declared totally normal

September 17, 2023

CHITRAL: Heads of district administration, police and Chitral Scouts on Sunday assured public representatives that there was total peace and no threat to security of Chitral. The assurance came at a security conference held at Chitral Scouts Officers\’ Mess at Jang Bazar which was attended by public representatives and the heads of local administration and

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House theft in Jang Bazar Chitral. Afghan national arrested

Afghan national arrested, stolen cash, jewellery recovered

September 13, 2023

CHITRAL: An Afghan national was arrested by the City police Chitral on the charge of stealing cash and valuables worth millions of rupees from the house of a compatriot in the town. In a statement, the police on Wednesday said that Atiq Ullah, a native of Afghanistan currently residing in Jang Bazar, had reported about

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