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
CHITRAL: Two workshops on climate change were held in the district headquarters of Lower and Upper Chitral. The events, organised by Environmental Protection Agency, were meant to solicit the opinions of the local stakeholders to incorporate them in the final draft of the action plan which will be submitted to the KP government cabinet for
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RESHUN: A week after Upper Chitral was cut off following the erosion of a portion of the Chitral- Mastuj road by the Yarkhun river at Reshun, construction of an alternative road was carried out in the village to restore traffic on Saturday. The river washed away the original road along with private land and houses
AYUN: A man fell into the Chitral river while collecting wood in front of Ayun on Saturday. Rescue 1122 identified the drowned man as Kabir Khan, 55, a resident of Muldeh, Ayun. The emergency service said its divers launched an operation to recover the dead body but could not trace it till the evening.
DROSH: The Lowari tunnel approach road was on Friday reopened for traffic after removal of flood debris and boulders. The deputy commissioner Lower Chitral\’s office stated that heavy machinery was used to clear the road by the National Highway Authority (NHA) under the supervision of the assistant commissioner of Drosh. The main road to Chitral
