CHITRAL: Local people foiled a bid by a suspect to abduct a minor girl in the Orghoch village of Lower Chitral today (Saturday). According to social media reports, the minor girl was playing outside her house when the stranger tried to lure her away. In the meantime, however, the mother of the girl spotted the […]
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GH Farooqui CHITRAL: The recent increase by the government in wheat price by 100pc was on Friday protested by all political, religious parties and traders in Chitral by closing markets, blocking the main Chitral-Dir road and holding a rally. Addressing the gathering of people, speakers belonging to different political and religious parties regretted that Chitrali
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Gul Hamad Farooqi CHITRAL: The Kalash tribe\’s annual spring festival of Chilim Josh, also known as Joshi in the local language, concluded with all its colors and festivities on May 17, 2023. The Chilim Jush festival started on May 13 with fanfare this year. In this festival, Kalash men beat drums while Kalash women perform
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Responding to the press release published yesterday by the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) indicating the Pakistan military’s intention to bring ‘arsonists’ during last week’s violent protests to trial under the Pakistan Army Act and Official Secret Act, Dinushika Dissanayake, Deputy Regional Director for South Asia at Amnesty International, said: “It is alarming to note
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ISLAMABAD (APP): Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday directed pacing up of the supply of wheat flour from Punjab to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to end the crisis of the commodity in the province. In this regard, he said, negligence of any kind would not be tolerated, the PM Office said in a statement. Mr Sharif asked
CHITRAL: The four-day Chilam Josh spring festival is in full-swing in the three Kalash valleys of Rumbur, Bumburet and Birir in Lower Chitral. The main function was held in Bumburate valley on Sunday where the Kalash people sprinkled milk on their loved ones and prayed for good fortune. A number of domestic and foreign tourists
CHITRAL: District Police Officer (DPO) Lower Chitral Ikramullah Khan on Monday directed the police personnel in Kalash valleys to keep vigil on suspected elements in the area. During a security checking of the Bumburate police station, the DPO also directed the officials to register cases upon receipt of complaints, said a spokesman for the police.
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ISLAMABAD: The PIA is resuming its operation on to Chitral from June 1, 2023. There will be one flight per week on the route that will be operated on Thursday. The flight will leave Islamabad International Airport at 1340 hours and from Chitral to Islamabad at 1530 hours. In response to a calling attention notice
ISLAMABAD: While efforts made by the federal government failed to persuade Molana Fazlur Rehman, the PDM chief, to change the venue of the sit-in outside the Supreme Court of Pakistan, workers of JUI-F and other parties started moving from different cities to take part in the protest. At the same time, the apex court is
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QUETTA: Five persons, four brother among them, were shot dead in an armed clash between two neighbors over a petty issue here, according to the local police. The incident took place at Gahi Khan Chowk of Sariab area. SHO Kechi Baig police station Qadir Qambrani said the exchange of firing took place between two neighbours
