BOONI: The district food controller of Upper Chitral has been directed to ensure supply and availability of quality wheat in remote areas such as Yarkhun, Laspur, Rech, Terich, Khot and Oveer. According to a statement, additional deputy commissioner Irfan Uddin visited the district food office on the direction of deputy commissioner Muhammad Ali and got […]
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The first Aga Khan School was established in Pakistan by Sir Sultan Muhammad Shah in Gwadar Balochistan in 1905. However, Aga Khan schools were initiated in Chitral in the 1980s. It was not new for the Ismaili Imams to open schools and promote education because they have a long tradition of leadership in education as
ISLAMABAD: Sacked government employees restored on Friday by a larger bench of the Supreme Court. The apex court had earlier this year terminated the over 16,000 employees by striking down a 2010 law. However, all review petitions in the case were dismissed by the apex court bench in a 4:1 majority decision. Justice Syed Mansoor Ali
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PESHAWAR: Land acquisition for the 153 km Chitral-Booni-Mastuj-Shandur road is in progress and the project will be completed at a cost of Rs21 billion. The project will be executed in four packages while work is underway on the first three packages. Similarly, tender for the 46-km-long Chitral-Ayun-Bamburate road will be floated within one month while the
CHITRAL: Work has been started on five points on state land on the construction of the 153-km-long Chitral-Shandur road, a meeting here was informed on Wednesday. NHA\’s project director (PD) of the road, Tariq Memon said 15 bridges would be constructed on the road. At the moment, work on Shandur road is underway to widen
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CHITRAL: Cheques were distributed among prayer leaders of mosques, qazis of Kalash and Christian community’s religious leaders at Town Hall here on Tuesday. However, the Ismaili community was ignored in the distribution of honorarium. Though the population of Kalash and the Christian communities is too negligible in Chitral, the second largest Ismaili community has been
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Prof. Rahmat Karim Baig The rulers of Chitral always remained vigilant against invasions of their neighbours and so throughout summer they sent contingents of tribal forces to man the outposts on all the passes to guard the borders. The famous routes were known to all and well guarded but some high passes were also not
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M. Irshad Ullah PESHAWAR: A three-day chrysanthemum exhibition was inaugurated at Islamia College University Peshawar on Monday. Vice Chancellor Islamia College University Professor Gul Majid Khan and former vice chancellor Professor Dr Qibla Ayaz opened the exhibition. In accordance with the traditions of Islamia College, the 37th annual chrysanthemum exhibition was opened on the main
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PESHAWAR: Two formidable footballing sides — DFA Chitral and Muslim Club Chaman — clashed for glory at a jam-packed Tehmas Khan Football Stadium Peshawar in the Super Final of Ufone 4G Football Cup 2021 here on Sunday. Chitral wins super final of football tourney by defeating Muslim Club to clinch the title. Chitral and Muslim
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CHITRAL: A paraglider was injured after falling moments before landing in a village of Upper Chitral on Sunday. Rescue 1122 said Shahidullah, a resident of Warijun in Mulkhow, fell from the parachute after it got stuck in a tree before landing in the village. The injured was provided first aide and shifted to Aga Khan
