CHITRAL: Legal action has been ordered against the owner of a canteen located near Children Hospital in Chitral town for poor hygiene and overcharging. The action was taken after a visit to the canteen by Additional Assistant Commissioner (revenue) Shehroz Mufti on the direction of Deputy Commissioner Muhammad Ali Khan after receiving public complaints.
(Picture credit: AboutPakistan) PESHAWAR: While civil society activists continued pillorying the federal government and the NHA for shelving the Chitral-Shandur road project with no clarification coming from the official circles, former MPA Molana Hidayatur Rehman on Tuesday claimed that the social media reports were baseless. Earlier, MNA Abdul Akbar Chitral had also rejected the reports
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DROSH: Village council chairmen and members from Arandu have accused the district forest department of not cooperating with them to check timber smuggling out of the area. At a meeting held in Drosh on Monday, Village Council Damel Chairman Haji Sher Zamin said the district forest officer was taking least interest in checking timber smuggling
CHITRAL: The heirs of two police personnel who were martyred in an explosion at the CTD police station in Kabal Swat on April 24 were handed over compensation cheques here on Sunday. In this regard, Assistant Inspector General of Police (welfare) Hameedullah Khan visited Chitral and met the heirs of the two martyred policemen Khalilur
BOONI: The United National Development Program (UNDP) has established an eco-tourism and camping village in Sor Laspur village of Upper Chitral and handed it over to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Culture and Tourism Authority (KPCTA). In this regard, UNDP Resident Director in Pakistan Knut Ostby visited the village where handing\’taking over function was held. Deputy Commissioner
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ISLAMABAD: Minister for Communications Molana Asad Mehmood on Friday rejected as baseless reports that the federal government has shelved the Chitral-Shandur road project and called back machinery from the site. According to MNA Molana Abdul Akbar Chitrali, the minister not only rejected the social media reports but also assured the Chitrali lawmaker that funds for
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BOONI: A walk was organized by health department of Upper Chitral in Booni on Friday in connection with the World Immunization Week, from April 24 to April 30. The walk was aimed at creating awareness among citizens to vaccinate their children against 12 diseases.
BOONI: Channelization of Khuz Gol in Upper Chitral has been started to protect the village from further damages from floods. Last year, flooding in the nullah damaged several houses. the channelization is being carried out by AKAH, said the office of the deputy commissioner Upper Chitral. A statement issued from the DC office said, work
BOONI: Public protest will be launched soon against reported shelving of the Chitral-Shandur road project by the National Highway Authority (NHA), said Tehreek Huqook-Awam leader Muhammad Pervez Lal. He said that last year the NHA contractors had started widening of the 153km road at different points both in Lower and Upper Chitral and also removed
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CHITRAL: Pocket guides available at stationery shops in Drosh were collected and taken away by officials of the district administration ahead of the secondary school certificate (SSC) annual exam 2023. A statement issued from the office of the deputy commissioner Lower Chitral on Thursday said pocket guides were used for cheating in exams and the
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