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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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Mastuj bridge closed again

MASTUJ: Mastuj bridge is closed again as the river Yarkhun has washed away the kutcha portion of the RCC bridge which was filled with stones and sand over a week ago. As a result, areas from Mastuj to Shandur and Broghil in Yarkhun valley are cut off. The bridge was closed on July 10 this

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Falling stones hit, injure youth

BREP (UPPER CHITRAL): A youth was injured after falling stones hit him near Dewangol village on Sunday, local residents told ChitralToday. They said Mumtaz Ali, son of Bahadar Ali, was crossing below the sliding area of Chokulwaht bear a pedestrian bridge in front of Brep when rocks and boulders fell from the mountain and hit

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Chitral top attraction for foreign tourists

PESHAWAR: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) welcomed and hosted five million domestic and foreign tourists in 11 months, with Lower Chitral emerging as the most popular destination for foreigners, despite the Covid-19 fears and restrictions imposed on travelling, according to KP Culture and Tourism Authority (CTA) officials. Experts believe foreign tourism could be encouraged further if peace is

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