CHITRAL: Speakers at different workshops here said that devastations of glacial lake outburst flood (Glof) could be mitigated by preparedness of the local community on scientific lines and making them resilient. The workshops were held separately for the sub-valleys of Arkari and Madak Lusht on ‘resilience against the glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF) threats’ by […]
Azal Zahir I have never seen it rain like this, at this time of year,” Masoodul Mulk, one of the descendants of the last Mehtar (prince) of Chitral and development practitioner now heading the Sarhad Rural Support Programme (SRSP), had told me in September. It had rained consistently on the first two days of September
CHITRAL: People of different areas at a protest meeting in Shagram on Saturday decided to stage a sit-in against non-construction of Istaru bridge by the government. The sit-in at the site of the damaged bridge in Istaru will continue till the government starts work on the bridge, they announced. The participants chanted slogans against their
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Gul Hamad Farooqi CHITRAL: When my father fell ill, we took him to the District Headquarters (DHQ) Hospital Chitral where he tested positive for Covid-19. As there was no ventilator in the hospital he was shifted to Khyber Teaching Hospital (KTH) Peshawar where he passed away, says Saud Bashir, whose father Bashir Ahmed was a social
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CHITRAL: The residents of Chitral have demanded of the government to strengthen the district headquarters (DHQ) hospital to handle Covid-19 cases keeping in view the restrictions of mobility to the down country during the coming tough and extended winter season. MNA Maulana Abdul Akbar Chitrali, former MPA Syed Sardar Hussain Shah and others said the
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CHITRAL: Though a tank has been established to supply drinking water to the dwellers, the water crisis of Orghoch village seems far from a solution. In 2014, water was supplied to the village for the first time by laying pipelines from Chitral Gol. But that project executed through funds provided by an NGO failed to
CHITRAL: A representative of doctors on Sunday said patients as well as doctors in Chitral were facing a number of issues and lacked basic facilities. Dr Abbas Hayat was speaking at a ceremony held to administer oath to the new cabinet of Chitral Doctors Forum (CDF). He said the coronary care unity (CCU), intensive care
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GILGIT: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday said that his government has decided to give provincial status to Gilgit-Baltistan. The premier, who arrived in Gilgit in the afternoon to mark the 73rd Independence Day of the region, was speaking to the attendees and participants of the Azadi Parade. Elections to the GB legislative assembly are
CHITRAL: The Lawi power project may not be ready even in 2023 due to lack of interest on part of the KP government. It has been learnt that workers at the site have not been paid salaries for six months now. Moreover, work at the site is also affected by absence of Chinese engineers and
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Gul Hamaad Farooqui CHITRAL: Scores of development projects launched in both Lower and Upper Chitral have either been left incomplete or work on them are progressing at a snail\’s pace due to unavailability of funds. Chief Engineer Communication and Works Department Muhammad Uzair inspected these projects during his three-day visit to Chitral. He inspected the
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