CHITRAL: The shares of 12 communities in the Markhor trophy hunting permit fee in Chitral was handed over to their representatives at a function here on Sunday, says a press release. The representatives of the 12 communities belonged to the Toshi Shasha markhor conservancy. The programme was started in Chitral in 1983 by the wildlife […]
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PESHAWAR: Over 1,000 vacancies (1,054) have been approved for the forest and environment department to enhance its overall capacity and ensure protection of forests in the province. Out of the vacancies, 687 are for settled districts and 367 for the newly-merged districts. Similarly, raising of a special forest squad has also been approved to further
Nisar Ahmed MANSEHRA: Iron Age graves in Chitral unearthed. In what is being called the first ever scientific attempt to reconstruct the history of Chitral, a group of archaeologists has excavated a 3,000-year-old Iron Age graves in Chitral. The three-year-long multidisciplinary project carried out by the archaeology department of Hazara University led to the discovery
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CHITRAL: Upper Chitral deputy commissioner Mohammad Ali foiled an attempt of marrying an underage girl to a boy from Nowshera in Torkhow tehsil on Friday. A local resident told this correspondent on phone that the prospective bridegroom was the son of Zulfiqarul Mulk, the Upper Chitral district education officer (male). He claimed the officer had
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CHITRAL: Traffic has been restored on Garam Chashma road three days after a bridge in front of Droshp village broke down. The British-era bridge crumbled under the weight of a truck overloaded with potatoes. The NHA built a makeshift wooden bridge over the small river to restore light traffic on Thursday.
CHITRAL: A new bridge constructed over river Chitral in front of Singoor village was on Thursday opened to traffic. The opening of the bridge was welcomed by the locals, especially those living in Singoor and other villages and thousands of students coming to the area from different parts of Chitral who had to take a
CHITRAL: A woman has expressed disappointment over police apathy in arresting the killers of her husband even after the passage of 18 years. Addressing a press conference here, the widow of Asmat Khuda, a resident of Chewodok, said her husband, who was a taxi driver, was murdered in Shandur by some people, including the main
PESHAWAR: The KP government has finalized the master planning and feasibility study for the establishment of four integrated tourism zones (ITZs) in a bid to develop tourist spots on international standards. These ITZs are: Madaklasht Chitral, Ghanool Mansehra, Mankiyal Swat and Thandiyani Abbottabad. The master plan and feasibility study of the ITZs were presented to
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CHITRAL: Schoolchildren in different parts of Lower Chitral were given first aide training by Rescue 1122. Rescue 1122 staff in collaboration with KPESD have also started training the students on how to shift affected people to safety at times of emergency such as a fire incident. The first part of the training and emergency awareness
GARAM CHASHMA: The whole valley of Garam Chashma was on Tuesday cut off from the rest of the country after a dilapidated bridge on the only road to the area collapsed under the weight of an overloaded truck. Local residents told ChitralToday that the bridge over Lotkoh River (Chumur Ser) near Droshp village collapsed when
