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Rain blocks Chitral road at two points

Rain blocks Chitral road at two points

CHITRAL: Torrential rains on Sunday evening blocked the main Chitral-Dir road at different points near Drosh, a statement issued by the Lower Chitral police said. The rains triggered flash flooding in different streams, including Kaldam and Chakidam Gols, near Drosh. As a result, traffic remained blocked for hours. The police said its personnel from Drosh […]

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Rs2.22 bn set aside for Golen Gol HPP in federal budget

Rs8 bn allocated for Chitral’s road projects in federal budget

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has allocated an amount of Rs8 billion for the stalled mega road projects in Chitral. In the outgoing fiscal year, the federal government had allocated Rs6 billion for five mega road infrastructure projects of Chitral in the Public Sector Development Program (PSDP) 2022-23. According to budgetary documents available with ChitralToday, an

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An element of beauty - flowers

An element of beauty – flowers

Gul Hamad Farooqi  CHITRAL: Man has been naturally fond of beauty since day one and flowers are considered to be a great element or source of beauty. But some flowers are so charming that they force a person to be attracted towards them.  Ayun valley  is rightly called the land of flowers where there are small pots and

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Universities asked to play role in preventing extremism

Universities asked to play role in preventing extremism

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Thursday called upon universities to play an active role in preventing intolerance, extremism and violence in society, particularly among students, and guide them towards a positive mindset. The universities, he said, should arrange regular capacity-building training sessions for their management and faculty members to inculcate in students the ability

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Economic Survey shows industrial sector contracting

Economic Survey shows industrial sector contracting

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar presented the economic survey for the fiscal year 2023 at a press conference in Islamabad on Thursday, which notably showed that the country’s industrial sector contracted by around three per cent. Before presenting his government’s economic performance for the year, the minister went on a diatribe explaining the difficult condition

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