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Booni Gol flooded after heavy rain

BOONI: Heavy rain after a long dry spell on Saturday triggered flooding in Booni Gol and other nullahs in different parts of Chitral, forcing people living along the streams to run for safety, and blocking roads. However, there was no report of major damages to properties. The flood in Booni Gol washed away water canals […]

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Famine-like situation feared as Upper Chitral runs out of wheat

Zulfiqar Ahmad   ISLAMABAD: A famine-like situation is feared in Upper Chitral due to “mismanagement and incompetence” by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa food department officials who failed to ensure supply of wheat to the district despite repeated requests by the local.  Talking to ChitralToday, Shahzada Sikanderul Mulk, a local leader of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), accused the food

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