PESHAWAR: The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) has developed the Monsoon Contingency Plan-2021 wherein it has declared eight districts of the province as high-risk areas for the upcoming rainy season. The high-risk districts are: Charsadda, Dera Ismail Khan, Shangla, Upper Dir, Nowshera, Swat, Chitral Upper and Chitral Lower, according to a statement issued here. The […]
ISLAMABAD: The executive board of National Highway Authority (NHA) approved the award of works for improvement and widening of Chitral-Shandur road. The project will be executed in four packages. In the first package, the road would be improved and widened in Chitral town in the second to Booni (38km), third Booni to Shaidas (8km) and
CHITRAL: A group of contractors here alleged corruption in the tender process by Public Works Department (PWD) for development projects being carried out in different parts of Chitral under the MNA funds. Speaking at a press conference, Contractors Association Chitral chairman Mughal Baz Khan and others said that on June 18 tenders were invited at
CHITRAL: Flash flood in Birzin Gol, about 10 km north of Garam Chashma town, damaged three small bridges on Thursday. Locals told ChitralToday that people living along the stream fled to safety and there was no loss of life. Birzin Gol is located in Parabeg area of Garam Chashma. Locals were seen fleeing the area
CHITRAL: After taking over by the National Highway Authority (NHA), the condition of Garam Chashma road has further deteriorated to become a potential death trap for the commuters. On June 9, the road from Chitral town to Mastuj was washed away by river Yarkhun near Reshun due to the negligence of the NHA and other
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The Taliban captured Afghanistan\’s main border crossing with Tajikistan, officials said on Tuesday, with security forces abandoning their posts and some fleeing across the frontier, dawn.com reported. The seizure of Shir Khan Bandar, in the far north of Afghanistan, about 50 kilometres from Kunduz city, is the most significant gain for the Taliban since the
BOONI: A mobile team from the Aga Khan Health Service (AKHS) visited Broghil valley and vaccinated the whole eligible population of the remote area. Broghil valley is located 245 km away from Chitral town lying at an altitude of 12,500 feet. It is linked with the Afghanistan through the narrow belt of Wakhan. The total
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Sarwar Kamal In a democratic system, the concept of strengthening public institutions is paramount for the betterment and welfare of the masses. There should be a system of accountability, responsibility, ownership and dedication within these public institutions. Unfortunately, these principles are lacking in our case due to lack of public awareness, accountability and rule of
CHITRAL: If the annual Shandur festival is not held this year too, the hotel industry of Chitral will face further blow. In a statement, Chitral Hotel and Restaurant Association general secretary Mir Jamsheduddin expressed resentment over the decision of the government not to hold the annual festival 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. He said
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PESHAWAR: On the direction of the chief justice, Peshawar High Court (PHC) Mingora bench will hear cases of litigants of Chitral through video link. This will give a huge relief to people of Chitral as litigants, lawyers and witnesses would not need to go to Mingora during hearing of their cases. This was stated by
