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PTCL purchases Telenor Pakistan

PTCL purchases Telenor Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Telenor Group today announced the sale of its Pakistan telco operations to Pakistan Telecommunications Company Ltd (PTCL).  The sale is part of Telenor’s strategy to build scale and market-leading players in Asia, as presented at the 2022 Capital Markets Day. It concludes the strategic review of the telco operations in Pakistan, which was announced

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Chitral tourism symposium in Peshawar

Govt urged to remove hurdles for promotion of tourism in Chitral

Irshadullah Khan PESHAWAR: Speakers at a symposium on tourism in Chitral held here urged the government to remove hurdles that keep tourists from visiting the scenic valley. The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Tourism Department, Frontier Corps North and Pakistan Army jointly organized the symposium. The event highlighted the importance of the conservation of Chitral\’s magnificent cultural heritage

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Study warns against over-extraction in Broghil National Park

Study warns against over-exploitation of peatland in Broghil

PESHAWAR (APP): A study on peatland consumption in Broghil National Park of Chitral has warned of over-extraction of the natural resources resulting in shrinkage of grazing lands, degradation of wildlife habitat and increase in fume emission. The study conducted by two research scientists – Khurshid Ali Shah and Hamid Ahmad – suggested holding detailed scientific

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PTI Upper Chitral president, others arrested

PTI Upper Chitral president, others sent to jail

BOONI: PTI Upper Chitral district president and veteran polio player Shahzada Sikendarul Mulk, his cabinet members and scores of party activists have been arrested under section 188 of Pakistan Penal Code (PPC). The section states, \”Disobedience to an order lawfully promulgated by a public servant, if such disobedience causes obstruction, annoyance or injury to persons

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