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Govt employees end protest after assurance to restore firewood allowance

Muhammad Irshadullah PESHAWAR: Government employees called off their protest after successful talks with an official of the finance department here on Wednesday. The employees from hilly areas, including Lower and Upper Chitral districts, had reached Peshawar a few days ago to protest against abolition of the firewood allowance and firewood charges. They remained camped near […]

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House catches fire in Booni

BOONI: A fire erupted in a house in Teklasht locality of Booni, Rescue 1122 stated on Wednesday. It said after being alerted about the incident at the house of Muhammad Hassan, Rescue 1122 staff at Booni reached the spot and put out the flames in an hour. Household items were damaged in the fire. The

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Canadian envoy advocates women\’s inclusion in winter sports

DROSH: The fourth Hindukush Snow Sports Festival ended in Madaklasht valley of Lower Chitral. The event was organized by the Hindukush Snow Sports Club with support from the Canadian Fund for Local Initiatives, Sarhad Rural Support Program, district administration and Bejaan Hotel. Canadian High Commissioner Wendy Gilmour attended the festival on February 11 and inaugurated

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Petition against govt employees from Upper Chitral dismissed

MINGORA (SWAT): A petition filed against government employees from Upper Chitral who are working in Lower Chitral after bifurcation of Chitral into two districts has been dismissed by Peshawar High Court Mingora bench as non-maintainable. Amirul Mulk and others in their petition had maintained that the employees working in Lower Chitral even after the setting

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