Zar Alam Khan CHITRAL: Kalash girl converts to Islam. A 16-year-old Kalash girl converted to Islam after she was brought to the Chitral town from her home village in Rumbur by a young man from her neighborhood without consent of her father. Local sources told ChitralToday on phone that Nasreema Bibi, a class 10th student […]
Zar Alam Khan ISLAMABAD: Nigahbans in Upper Chitral hired by the KP government to look after saplings planted under the Billion Tree Tsunami Afforestation Project have not been paid salaries since May 2019, their representatives said in a statement. Israrullah, Wali Khan and Hakim Ali said that 214 Nigahbans (caretakers) were hired by the forest
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PESHAWAR: Arandu and Dorah trade routes in Lower Chitral will be opened in November this year, the government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) announced. Special Adviser to Chief Minister on Industries Abdul Karim Khan revealed that the move will activate business community on both sides of the border and allowing business on these two crossing will
Picture: Mohsin Ali Zaman BREP: Most parts of Upper Chitral received rain on Friday while the first snowfall of the season occured in Yarkhun valley. The Met Office in Islamabad has predicted more rain and snowfall in hilly areas of Malakand division. Local people told ChitralToday in Yarkhun that the area received rain after a
ISLAMABAD: The first phase of the local government (LG) elections in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) will be held on December 19, 2021, and the second on January 16, 2022, announced the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP). In a detailed order by a three-member bench headed by Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja, the ECP directed the
M. Irshadullah Khan PESHAWAR: Mr Nizamuddin, a grade 21 officer of the Provincial Management Service (PMS) from Chitral, has been appointed as secretary Irrigation Department Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. According to a notification, Mr Nizamuddin was earlier serving as secretary inter-provincial coordination. Mr Nizamuddin belongs to the Mori village of Chitral.
SOLASPUR (UPPER CHITRAL): A 200 KV hydel powerhouse constructed through funds provided by Pakhtunkhwa Energy Development Organization (PEDO) was inaugurated in Sorlaspur village in the Laspur valley of Upper Chitral.. The powerhouse was inaugurated by minority MPA Wazirzada, who is also the KP chief minister\’s special assistant. About 54 micro-hydel powerhouses are being constructed under
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CHITRAL: Bridges in Chitral pose threat to locals and tourists alike. The bridges made of timber in the far-flung parts of Upper Chitral have not been maintained or repaired for decades. This year alone around half a dozen bridges have collapsed resulting in not only cutting the vital link between small villages and Chitral city
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CHITRAL: Two boys drown in River Chitral while catching fish in Akrui village of Arandu, Lower Chitral on Monday. Rescue 1122 Lower Chitral identified the boys as Israr, age 19 years, son of Shahab Uddin of Arandu Gol, and Shakir Ullah, age nine years, son of Khan Muhammad of Akrui, Arandu. Rescue 1122 team reached
CHITRAL: A delegation from the government of Balochistan along with officials from the Rural Support Programmes Network (RSPN) and the National Rural Support Programme (NRSP) visited Chitral and met district administration and civil society representatives. The delegation also met rural community institutions in different parts of Chitral to learn from their experiences and observe models
