Some dwellers of Chewodok, originally owned by the state of Chitral, have complained that a committee formed by the current Mehtar is conducting a survey of the houses and accommodating more people in the area creating discomfort for the dwellers. They said former Mehtar Nasirul Mulk and his cousin Assadur Rahman as well as the […]
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GILGIT: The six-day-long sit-in staged in Aliabad near Hunza was called off on Saturday after the Gilgit-Baltistan caretaker government assured the protesters of release of 14 political prisoners within one-and-a-half months. Thousands of protesters went to their homes after the end of the sit-in which was organised on the call of the Aseeran-i-Hunza Rihaee Committee,
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CHITRAL: Renowned car and motorcycle stuntman Sultan Mohammad Golden is these days at the centre of a controversy and also engaged in a legal battle here after he married a minor girl who is around 12 as per her school record. Official sources said the father of Samreen Sahar had concealed her school certificate and
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CHAPALI (UPPER CHITRAL): High voltage transmission lines dangling from a damaged pylon over a house in Chapali village have become a constant threat to the local residents. However, the power utility department has not fixed the fault for over a year now. Talking to ChitralToday, Shujat Ali Bahadur said an electric pole installed beside his house at
CHITRAL: The village conservation communities of Gahiret Gol community-managed area have vacated its pasture of domestic goats for the conservation of markhor. The people of Gahiret village have realised that the two species – markhor and domestic goat – cannot exist together as the domestic goats were influencing the downfall of the markhor population. The
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CHITRAL: Pakistan Red Crescent Society (PRCS) is trying its best to raise awareness among people about natural calamities in backward areas like Chitral so that they can cope with such situations, says a press release. The Red Crescent Pakistan, Aga Khan Agency for Habitat and Rescue 1122, provided training on emergency response, rescue, first-aid and
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CHITRAL: Five tourists were killed and seven others injured when the balcony of a room of Terich Mir Hotel collapsed here on Thursday. Sources told ChitralToday that about 20 tourists from Khushab Punjab were taking selfies leaning over the protection wall of the balcony on the third floor when it collapsed. The dead and injured
GILGIT, June 19: Opposing the Gilgit-Baltistan government’ s decision, the Ghizer polo team has decided to participate in the three-day Shandur festival from Friday. The opening polo match would be played between the teams of the district Ghizar and of Laspur valley. This was announced by Gul Wali, the captain of the Ghizer polo team,
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