PESHAWAR: Dozens of candidates were arrested on charges of cheating during the medical and dental colleges\’ admission test (MDCAT) conducted on Sunday. At least 10 aspirant doctors were arrested in Dera Ismail Khan (DI Khan) and 43 candidates were taken into custody in Peshawar on the charges of cheating during the test for medical and […]
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BOONI: In order to maintain the exemplary peace of Chitral, a meeting of political and religious leaders and elected local government representatives was convened by Tehreek Huqooq-e-Awam Upper Chitral in Booni today (Sept 9). The meeting was held in the wake of the terrorists’ infiltration into Chitral from Afghanistan on Sept 6, 2023 to devise
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PESHAWAR: A team of experts has reached Chitral to help check the spread of chickenpox. In this regard, services of public health specialists have been provided to the district headquarters hospitals of Upper and Lower Chitral, said an official of the Health Department on Saturday. The decision was taken by the authorities to send public
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PESHAWAR: Caretaker Chief Minister Muhammad Azam Khan on Saturday stressed the need to increase power generation in KP and said completion of ongoing projects would not only add electricity to the national grid but also help increasing the revenue of the province. He was chairing the 13th policy board meeting of Pakhtunkhwa Energy Development Organization (PEDO).
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CHITRAL: In the wake of the prevailing security situation following terrorist attacks on Chitral Scouts posts on Afghan border on Sept 6, security has been tightened across Lower Chitral. On Friday, police were deployed even outside mosques who were frisking people coming to offer prayers. Moreover, security checking has been enhanced on all entry and
ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani on Friday said this week’s terrorist attack on two military posts in Lower Chitral district was an “isolated incident” and not sanctioned by the interim Afghan government, Dawn.com reported. On Wednesday, at least four security men embraced martyrdom while more than 16 fighters were killed as militants’ attempts
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CHITRAL: Deputy Commissioner Lower Chitral Muhammad Ali Khan has said that law and order situation in the area normal and tourists can visit any destination without fear. In a video message from his office along with DPO Ikramullah Khan, he mentioned that additional reinforcements of FC, police and Levies personnel had been deployed in the
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan summoned a senior Afghan diplomat to the Foreign Office on Friday and handed him a demarche over the terrorist attack on two border posts in Lower Chitral which left four soldiers martyred on Sept 6. The Foreign Office demanded that the interim Afghan government stop its soil from being used against Pakistan. Earlier
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Gul Hamad Farooqui CHITRAL: In the wake of the attack by Taliban terrorists from Afghanistan on Chitral Scouts posts in Bumburate and Jinjiret border areas, a pall of gloom has descended on Chitral from Arandu to Broghil. Four Chitral Scouts Jawans were martyred and scores of other injured in the terror attacks on September 6.
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CHITRAL: The Kalash community of Chitral on Tuesday lamented their “identity crisis” and complained their computerised national identity cards didn’t show their religion. During a consultative meeting organised by the Ishpata News Network Pakistan here, Kalash elders Luke Rehmat, Baras Khan, Sherzada, Michel, Zarmast Gul and Unat Beg complained that their community faced several issues
