CHITRAL: A schoolteacher fell into a river along with his motorcycle while taking his younger brother to school in Sor Rech village of Upper Chitral on Thursday. Rescue 1122 said its staffers were searching for the dead body of Anwaruddin, but so far have failed to find it. However, the motorcycle of the deceased has […]
CHITRAL: A media report has revealed that a junior contractual teacher was appointed first as deputy registrar and then as additional registrar bypassing relevant procedures at the University of Chitral (UoC). The appointment is illegal as law doesn\’t allow giving additional responsibilities to contractual teachers because they are not considered employees of the university. The
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[File photo]. CHITRAL: The residents of Parwak village in Upper Chitral have demanded of the government to restore the siphon irrigation scheme on emergency basis to salvage their fodder and vegetable crops as well as fruit trees. They said that their crops and orchards started withering away after the siphon pipes were swept away by
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Gul Hamaad Farooqi Chitral spreading over 14,850 square kilometers is the most scenic but backward area of Pakistan with no industry, factory or any business centres to offer employment opportunities. As a result, most of the people of Chitral have shifted to cities such as Peshawar, Islamabad, Lahore, Karachi, Quetta or abroad for earning their
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Gul Hamaad Farooqi CHITRAL: Consumers in Chitral town, Jugore and Bakrabad have expressed concerns about delay in the shifting of the drinking water supply line from Golen Gol to a safer side as it has been affected by the ongoing work on the widening of the Chitral-Mastuj road. In order to provide clean drinking water
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CHITRAL: A man and a woman were killed and five others injured in two road accidents in Lower Chitral district on Monday. Police said in the first incident, a woman died when a jeep veered off the Chitral-Booni road in Mori Lasht due to speeding. They said that her minor daughter sustained serious injuries and
SKARDU: The first international flight from Dubai landed at Skardu airport on Monday in what was called a “historic moment”. The PK-234 flight took off from Dubai at 4:15am with 79 passengers on board and successfully landed at the Skardu International Airport after four hours and 30 minutes. The flight received a water cannon welcome
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CHITRAL: A Karate coaching centre has, for the first time, been established in Chitral town. The Al-Ashraf Karate Centre/Club has started training youngsters on Shotogan Karate at the Chitral Public School and College. In a social media post, Muhammad Ilyas Ahmed said: \”I have taken part in inter-divisional Karate championship and have also imparted Karate
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CHITRAL: The farmers of Brep village in Yarkhoon valley have lost a major source of income in the form of apple orchards as the flash flood inundated three-fourth part of its area over the last two years, overrunning thousands of apple trees. Brep, known as the apple producing village, is consisted of about 1,200 households
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CHITRAL: Three persons were injured when a taxi car weered off the Vhitral-Peshawar road and crashed entered a roadside shop through its door at Chumarkhon on Saturday. The injured included the shopkeeper, driver of the car and a passenger. Rescue 1122 Lower Chitral said its team reached the spot and shifted the injured to the
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