AWI: Residents of Awi have expressed their concerns over the inordinate delay in making a PEDO powerhouse fully functional in their village even after the passage of over three years. The 150 KV powerhouse was established by Aga Khan Rural Support Program (AKRSP) through community participation. The project was funded by the Pekhtunkhwa Energy Development […]
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cabinet approved the appointment of the regular vice chancellors to seven public sector universities of the province for three years. The VCs included Prof Gul Majid Khan for Islamia College University Peshawar, Prof Amin Badshah for University of Buner, Prof Zahir Shah for University of Chitral, Prof Mohammad Jahanzeb Khan for
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CHITRAL: Covid-19 vaccination of frontline health workers, including doctors, has started in Lower Chitral. In this regard, a function was held at the District Headquarters (DHQ) Hospital where the drive was formally launched by inoculating District Health Officer (DHO) Dr Haiderul Mulk and DHQ hospital Medical Superintendent Dr Shamim. Other doctors, including Dr Nisar Ahmed
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CHITRAL: The residents of Panandeh in Reshun have started building a siphon irrigation system on self-help basis after getting disappointed with the authorities concerned to rehabilitate an irrigation channel washed away by flash floods in August last year. The villagers said after having been disappointed by the government’s apathetic attitude, they decided to contribute to
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CHITRAL: Government contractors have demanded transparency in the utilisation of the annual maintenance and repair (AM&R) funds for roads in Chitral by the communication and works department and for irrigation channels by the irrigation department. A contractor told Dawn on condition of anonymity that a huge amount of money was spent every year on the
