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 […]
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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
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