ISLAMABAD, Feb 12 (AFP): The Pakistani Taliban have announced an “armed struggle” against the indigenous tribe of Kalash and the Ismaili Muslims in the picturesque Chitral Valley, calling on Sunnis to support their cause in a video. The valley was once dominated by moderate Ismailis and is also home to the Kalash, a polytheistic people […]
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ARANDU, Jan 23: At an open Katchery held in Arandu on Wednesday, the residents piled up complaints against almost all government departments as well as some NGOs for neglecting their area and keeping the inhabitants deprived of all basic facilities of life. The open Katchery was organized by Deputy Commissioner Chitral Muhammad Shuaib Jadoon in
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ISLAMABAD, Jan 5: Highly frustrated over the government’s apathy towards the suffering of the people of Chitral, MNA Iftikharuddin has threatened that if the government continued ignoring the area the Chitralis would have no other option but to break away from Pakistan and join the neighbouring Afghanistan with which the valley is connected through all-weather
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ISLAMABAD, Oct 19: Though the election tribunal is to take up the PK-90 election dispute on October 22 in Peshawar, there seems no end to the saga. This long-drawn battle between the sitting MPA Ghulam Muhammad and his runner-up Sardar Hussain of the PPP has badly affected the chances of development in the backwards constituency.
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PESHAWAR, Sept 16: The president of the Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) Chitral women wing, Bibi Jan, on Monday said the provincial government had completely ignored the flood-affected people of Chitral. Speaking at a press conference at the Peshawar press club, Ms Jan said the federal and Punjab governments had done a good job by sending
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CHITRAL, Sept 9: A literacy-cum-enrollment campaign in government schools was launched here on Monday. The drive will end on September 14. In this regard, an education walk was taken out from Government Centennial Model High School to Ataleeq Square which was led by District Education Officer Haji Nisar Ahmad Khan, Additional Assistant Commissioner Mazhar Ali
PESHAWAR, Sept 7: A cancer patient from Ashiret village in Chitral has appealed to philanthropists to provide him financial assistance for continuation of his medical treatment. Talking to newsmen at Peshawar Press Club (PPC) on Saturday, Mohammad Wali Khan said he had already spent at least Rs1.5 million on his treatment and was now even
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Zulfiqar Ahmad ISLAMABAD, June 25: The All Pakistan Muslim League (APML) lone-member National Assembly from Chitral Shahzada Iftikharuddin remained silent when all political parties under pressure from an overactive judiciary vowed to try Musharraf for treason on Monday. The prince, son of a former political heavyweight from Chitral, who tactfully used the name of Gen
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CHITRAL: Shahzada Iftikharuddin of APM-L won NA-32 Chitral with 29723 votes against PTI\’s Abdul Lateef who bagged 24121 votes followed by Abdul Akbar (JI) 20555 votes. PK-89: PPP\’s Salim Khan (winner) 11310 votes, Khalid Pervez (APML) 10234, Abdur Rehman (JUI), 9948, Sultan Mohammad (PTI) 7866, Abdul Wali (QWP) 7232, Sher Aziz (JI) 6923, Amanur Rehman
CHITRAL, May 3: With the ouster of former president Pervez Musharraf from the electoral race, a close contest is expected between the All Pakistan Muslim League (APML) candidate Shahzada Iftikharuddin and Jamaat-i-Islami (JI)’s Maulana Abdul Akbar Chitrali for the only seat of National Assembly (NA-32) in Chitral. Although Chitral has been the stronghold of Pakistan
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