Karim Ullah BOONI: A project funded by the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) has been launched to empower youth by equipping them with soft and technical skills and promote diversity and pluralism through a series of interactive community building events. The project launching ceremony was held at the Al-Karim Welfare Society\’s office in Booni, […]
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CHITRAL: Heads of district administration, police and Chitral Scouts on Sunday assured public representatives that there was total peace and no threat to security of Chitral. The assurance came at a security conference held at Chitral Scouts Officers\’ Mess at Jang Bazar which was attended by public representatives and the heads of local administration and
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ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Sunday administered oath of Chief Justice of Pakistan to Justice Qazi Faez Isa, the most senior Judge of the Supreme Court. Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar, senior military leadership, governors , caretaker chief ministers and caretaker ministers attended the oath taking ceremony which was held at the Aiwan-e-Sadr.
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PESHAWAR: Khyber Medical University (KMU) has decided to set up a nursing college in Chitral to provide training to the local candidates in their own district. According to a press release, KMU Vice chancellor Prof Ziaul Haq told Pakistan Nursing Council member Fazal Maula during a meeting that majority of women nurses in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
CHITRAL: An Afghan national was arrested by the City police Chitral on the charge of stealing cash and valuables worth millions of rupees from the house of a compatriot in the town. In a statement, the police on Wednesday said that Atiq Ullah, a native of Afghanistan currently residing in Jang Bazar, had reported about
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CHITRAL: The health department has confirmed three cases of chickenpox in students of a government primary school in Bakrabad, Lower Chitral, while declaring as inaccurate almost all the cases reported by the education department. District health officer Dr Fayaz Rumi said due to the rising number of chickenpox cases in Upper Chitral, the education department
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GH Fraooqi CHITRAL: In order to resolve the low voltage and distribution issues, transformers and electricity poles were arranged for the town areas. The transformers and poles were distributed among the local representatives at a function held at Jutilasht on Tuesday. The transformers and poles were purchased from funds provided by former MNA Molana Abdul
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Zulfiqar Ahmad ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Monday telephoned the family members of Lance Naik Sher Nawaz who embraced martyrdom while fighting gallantly against Taliban militants at Jinjiret Koh check post in Chitral on September 6. The president paid tributes to the martyred lance naik of Chitral Scouts for sacrificing his life for the
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PESHAWAR: A Chitral Scouts Jawan injured fighting terrorists at Afghan border in Ostai on Sept 6 embraced martyrdom at the CMH Peshawar on Monday. Lance Naek Sher Hayat had sustained head injuries at Ostoi and was airlifted to Peshawar and admitted to CMH where he was operated upon. Hayat, who belonged to Shiaqotek locality of
The Chitral region of KP has been in the headlines of late due to the Sept 6 deadly cross-border incursion in which a large band of TTP militants reportedly crossed over and attacked Pakistani positions before being pushed back into Afghanistan. Though the authorities have not given any numbers, the raiders were reported to be
