CHITRAL: Farmers are worried over scanty rainfall in the valley this year which may adversely affect the production of fruits and cereal crops. Due to dry spell and rise in temperature flowering of almonds and apricots and sprouting of apple, pear, peach, plums and cherry have started 40 days ahead of the normal time. Shahriyar […]
CHITRAL: Frequent road closures have become a routine across Chitral. Hundreds of people travelling on Chitral-Peshawar road remained stranded after a landslide blocked the road at Broz Shali for over 10 hours. Keeping in view the topographical features, there should be a system in place under which boulders and debris could be removed on a
Sher Afgan BOONI: As many as 13 people from Awi Lasht, who were arrested by police on Saturday, were released today. But the people of the village, including these 13 people, announced to continue their protest sit-in till they are provided electricity from Dumadoomi powerhouse of the SRSP. The residents say they had worked on
BOONI: Seven people from Awi Lasht were arrested on Saturday after they diverted electricity from Dumadoomi powerhouse through the transmission line of PEDO to their village. Sources told ChitralToday that Bashir, Altaf Rahmat, Karim, Nazir Khan, Rehman Shah and others were put in the lock-ups of Booni police station after registration of an FIR against
Zulfiqar Ahmad ISLAMABAD: A grassroots worker from backward Torkhow valley of Chitral, Falak Naz was awarded ticket on Saturday by ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) to contest Senate elections from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on a seat reserved for women. Ms Naz, who started her career as a teacher from a private school in Chitral, belongs to the
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Sher Afgan AWI (UPPER CHITRAL): Residents of Awi Lasht continued their protest for the fifth consecutive day on Friday against non-provision of electricity to their village from Dumadoomi powerhouse. The 500kv has been established by the Sarhad Rural Support Program (SRSP) on river Mastuj. The locals of Awi Lasht told ChitralToday that they had the
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DROSH: Though a man has been arrested for hanging a teenage boy upside down and beating him on suspicion of theft in Shishi Koh valley, no action has been taken so far against the suspected thief. Retired Subedar Amir Fayaz was put behind bars on Feb 8, 2021, after a video clip showing him hanging
ISLAMABAD: The Universal Service Fund (USF) has awarded contracts worth Rs1.37 billion to Telenor for providing high speed mobile broadband services in Chitral, Upper Dir and Lower Dir districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Federal Minister for IT and Telecommunication Syed Aminul Haque and Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) for Overseas Pakistanis Syed Zulfiqar
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Zahiruddin CHITRAL: The alpine tree line has shifted to higher altitude over the years as a manifestation of climate change over the period of last three decades in Chitral, according to experts. The process is going on with the receding of glaciers propelled by global warming. Ejaz Ahmed, a senior conservationist, said as per data
CHITRAL: The Lower Chitral police have arrested a man after a video clip of him hanging a teenage boy upside down from a tree went viral on social media on Monday. The incident occurred in Shishi Lasht village on Feb 7 where the boy belonging to the Gujjar tribe was caught on suspicion of stealing
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