BOONI: Police have arrested the stepmother of a teenage boy who committed suicide by jumping into the river in Sonoghur on June 9 after being mistreated by the woman. Before jumping into the river from a bridge, the 17-year-old had called a friend and told him about his extreme step due to bad treatment […]
CHITRAL: The people of Shader in Reshun who have been affected by the river erosion are now in double trouble. The river eroded houses of about 12 families along with the only road connecting lower and upper Chitral districts early on June 12. It also washed away small agricultural lands owned by the locals. To
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RESHUN: Four days after the river eroded away the Chitral-Mastuj road at Shader in Reshun, traffic to Upper Chitral was restored on Tuesday through an alternative road. The alternative road has been arranged on private land at Shader area where the river washed away the road along with over a dozen houses. The locals agreed
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BOONI: Residents of Reshun have approached the Booni police seeking the registration of an FIR against government officials concerned for their negligence that led to the erosion of the Chitral-Mastuj road along with private properties, including houses and lands, in Shader area of Reshun three days ago. The application for the registration of a case
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RESHUN: After failing to take timely steps to save the Chitral-Mastuj road and private properties from river erosion, the local administration and NHA officials along with the MPA on Monday gathered at the village to oversee work on an alternative road to Upper Chitral. A statement on the social media by the DC Upper Chitral
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PESHAWAR: The government has removed the name of social activist Sher Jahan Sahil from the fourth schedule of the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA). A notification issued by the home and tribal areas department, available with ChitralToday, stated: \”The competent authority on the recommendation of the Counter-Terrorism Department is pleased to approve the removal of Sher Jahan
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CHITRAL: The fire that erupted in a forest in the Birir valley of Lower Chitral on Saturday could only be controlled partially on the second day on Sunday. Rescue 1122 on Sunday said its staff along with the Chitral Levies, district administration, forest department and the local people continued efforts to extinguish the flames but
Ashfaq Yusufzai PESHAWAR: The far-flung Upper and Lower Chitral districts of KP have reported the highest inoculation rate in the whole province, dawn.com reports. According to a government report, the first dose of Covid-19 vaccine has been administered to Upper Chitral’s 30 per cent targeted population of above 18 years of age, the highest rate
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CHITRAL: A fire broke out in the forest of Birir located in the limits of the Ayun union council. Rescue 1122 said its staff reached the spot after crossing difficult terrains and were engaged in extinguishing the flames. Mysteries fires have often been reported from forest areas of Lower Chitral in the past too.
CHITRAL: Former MNA Shahzada Iftikharuddin on Saturday called upon the prime minister and the chief minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to order immediate rehabilitation of the Chitral-Mastuj road that was washed away by the river near Reshun on Friday night. He also demanded emergency relief for the residents who have lost their properties. The erosion of
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