Dr Shahbaz Khan A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to enjoy the hospitality of a dear friend in Chitral. Until its division into two parts in 2018, it used to be the largest district in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P), covering an area of 14,850sqkms. With a population of around 0.51 million, Chitral is mainly connected […]
PESHAWAR: In order to fill the vacant posts of vice chancellors in public sector universities, caretaker Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Syed Arshad Hussain Shah has directed the concerned authorities to complete the composition of the search committee on an emergency basis. He underlined the need to give special consideration to the administrative skills of candidates
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CHITRAL: Civil society and social activists on Saturday strongly condemned alleged attack by workers of a contractor of the Chitral-Mastuj road project on journalist Gul Hamaad Farooqui. Speaking at a press conference here along with the journalist, they said people of Chitral have been complaining against Umar Jan and Co. for highly poor quality work
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Irshadullah Khan PESHAWAR: A vintage and classic car rally kicked off in Peshawar, showcasing 51 iconic vehicles from the 1930s to the 1970s. The rally commenced on November 12 in Karachi, making its way through Lahore and Islamabad before reaching the historic Balahisar Fort in Peshawar. Enthusiasts gathered at the fort Balahisar to witness the
ISLAMABAD: All is set for the celebration of a 10-day 13th edition of Pakistan Mountain Festival to mark the International Mountain Day with the Margalla Hills Trail-3 hiking, cleanup and mountain biodiversity talk on December 2. It would be followed by a live painting competition on “Mountain ecosystem” at the Fatima Jinnah Women University (FJWU)
ISLAMABAD: As a last resort to bring more people under the tax net, the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has decided to sever electricity and gas connections of non-filers of income tax return. In this regard, the FBR said that notices would be issued to all the non-filers to file their returns within a given
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HUNZA: A one-megawatt solar photovoltaic power plant (SPP) with 600kWh battery storage was inaugurated in Hunza district of Gilgit-Baltistan on Friday. NPak Energy Limited, a subsidiary of the Industrial Promotion Services (IPS), the industrial and infrastructure development arm of the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (AKFED), commissioned the project. It sets a unique precedent
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CHITRAL (APP): A non-governmental organization, Helping Hand, on Thursday arranged a seminar, “Youth for a cooler planet” at a hotel in Chitral. Hamid Ahmad Mir, an environment expert, spoke about how smoking, pollution and carbonyl gases were changing the planet and how climate change was affecting it. According to experts, abrupt floods brought on by
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CHITRAL: Police have registered a first information report (FIR) against three laborers working on the under-construction Chitral-Booni road on the charge of physically assaulting and threatening senior journalist Gul Hamaad Farooqui. However, no further action has been initiated against the nominated persons. According to the FIR, Faqooqui was returning home at Shahmiran Deh in Chitral
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PESHAWAR: Faculty members and students from various universities and colleges of Chitral, Bajaur, Mohmand, Khyber, Swat and Dir visited Fort Balahisar Peshawar on Wednesday. They met Inspector General Frontier Corps North Major General Noor Wali Khan. They were given a briefing on the areas of responsibility of Frontier Corps, highlighting the measures taken for peace
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