MINGORA (SWAT): Peshawar High Court (PHC)\’s Mingora bench (Darul Qaza) has dismissed an appeal filed by Gujjar tribe against their eviction from Reshun Gol pasture. The court asked the petitioners to approach the civil court in Upper Chitral afresh. Rahimullah Chitrali Advocate (for private respondents), Muhammad Ikram Khan (for petitioners) and Razauddin Khan, additional attorney […]
The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) on Saturday issued Tourism Promotion and Regional Integration license to a newly launched private airline named North Air. The privately launched new airline has planned to operate flights for Gilgit, Skardu, Chitral and Gwadar. Initially, the airline will operate flights between Islamabad-Gilgit, Islamabad-Skardu, Islamabad-Chitral and Islamabad-Gwadar. The head office of
CHITRAL: Six persons were injured after a car they were travelling in skidded off the road and landed near the Chitral river in Kari village on Sunday. The car was in a wedding procession coming from Morder in Upper Chitral to Singoor village in Lower Chitral. Rescue 1122 shifted the injured persons to the District
GARAM CHASHMA: The ambassador of Switzerland to Pakistan Benedict de Cerjat visited different villages in the remote Gobor valley on Saturday. Frim 2010 to 2017, a number of projects such as water supply network and protection walls were completed under Helvetas inter-cooperation schemes. The ambassador was briefed about the schemes by Muhammad Amin. The ambassador
AYUN: A resident of Shishi Koh has said that the Lawi hydro power project is a conspiracy against the people of the remote valley. Talking to ChitralToday here, Maqbool Ahmed, a former bank manager from Shishi Koh, said the 12-km-long water channel of the powerhouse has been constructed through agricultural land, orchards, forests and even
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Fazle Yar Khan This is second time I am going to apprise the relevant authorities of the contravention regarding the ongoing river diversion work at Reshun. The most important thing is we have two months in hand to resolve this critical issue in better way otherwise we will loss Chitral-Mastuj road in Shader area of
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AYUN: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has purchased 20 kanals in Bumburate, Rumbur and Birir valleys to set up new graveyards and extend dancing places to help preserve the ancient culture of Kalash tribe. The lands have been acquired as no space was left in the existing graveyards in these valleys and there was a need
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CHITRAL: The operator of an excavator and his helper were rescued after the machine got stuck in the middle of the river near Drosh on Tuesday. Rescue 1122 said the engine of the excavator stopped working while crossing the river to Markazabad village from Drosh side. The operator and his helper saved their lives after
BREP: A young man who went to a nearby mountain along with four friends was brought home dead on Sunday. Sources told ChitralToday that Karim Ayaz, 25, son of Mr Afzal of Jimlasht in Brep, had gone to a mountain near the locality along with four friends. His friends later told villagers that Karim died
AYUN: For the second consecutive year, the Kalash community celebrated its annual Chilim Jusht spring festival in Bumburate, Birir and Rumbur under the Covid-19 restrictions. The five-day festival concluded on Sunday. The administration had banned the entry of tourists, both local and non-local, while police and Chitral Levies manned roads leading to the valleys. A
