CHITRAL: Member National Assembly (MNA) Maulana Abdul Akbar Chitrali said power consumers in Upper Chitral were suffering to a dispute between Peshawar Electric Supply Company (Pesco) and Pakhtunkhwa Energy Development Organisation (Pedo) for many years. Speaking at a press conference here, he said the people of Upper Chitral were facing prolonged power suspension even after […]
CHITRAL: A villager was buried alive under a huge avalanche that occurred in the Phasti village in Lotkoh valley on Monday. Local people told ChitralToday that Muhammad Hussain had taken his goats to the hilly area near his village when the avalanche killed him. The avalanche also damaged public property including kutcha houses in the
Ashfaq Yusufzai PESHAWAR: Researchers have found that Kho people of Chitral are developing resistance to cancer due to their DNA and genome amid high prevalence of risk factors for the disease in the region. They have called for wide-ranging studies to ascertain if they have got immunity to fight the disease. Many genes involved in
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Muhammad irshad ullah CHAKDARA: Thousands of candidates, including women, had to travel all the way from Chitral to Malakand University in Chakdara on Sunday to appear in a test for various vacant posts in the departments of education and prisons. There were only three posts reserved for Upper Chitral and only for Lower Chitral. Despite
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PESHAWAR: The Wildlife Department Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has achieved its target of increasing the protected areas from 10 percent to 15 percent of the total area of the province with the aim to conserve, protect and increase wildlife and other biodiversity. The government has now nine national parks, 87 community game reserves, 38 public game reserves,
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PESHAWAR: The federal government has transferred 19 motels of the Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation (PTDC) to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Culture and Tourism Tourism Authority (KPCTA), which would help facilitate tourists and boost tourism in the province. “We are taking tangible steps to facilitate tourists and promote tourism in the upcoming season. The transfer of PTDC
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CHITRAL: The two-room house of a vegetable vendor was gutted along with all the household items in a fire that suddenly erupted in Muldeh area of Chitral town on Thursday morning, rendering the poor man homeless. Adina Muhammad told ChitralToday that he works as a khadim in Atalegh mosque and also sells vegetables to eke
Muhkam Uddin Ayuni AYUN: Work on construction of the much-delayed Kalash valleys road from Ayun was on Friday inaugurated by the deputy commissioner (DC) of Lower Chitral. Speaking on the occasion, DC Anwarul Haq said the construction of the road was an old project for which tenders had been floated earlier but work could not
SHOOSHT: (UPPER YARKHUN): Chief minister\’s special assistant on minorities\’affairs Wazirzada concluded his two-day visit of Yarkhun in connection with the campaign of the PTI candidates in the local government elections on Thursday, a correspondent for ChitralToday reported. Addressing public gatherings at Brep, Bang and Shoosht etc, he linked allocation of funds for different projects demanded
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Muhammad Irshadullah PESHAWAR: Peshawar University Teachers’ Association (PUTA) president Jamil Ahmed Chitrali on Thursday said the University Act and provincial laws were being violated by the management of the university. The administrative and teaching work is being carried out through ad hoc appointments at University of Peshawar. As a result, anxiety among students is increasing
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