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Shandur road opens after winter closure

Shandur road opens for 4×4 vehicles

BOONI (UPPER CHITRAL): The road between Chitral and Gilgit-Baltistan, which remains blocked in the winter, is now open but only for 4×4 vehicles. The office of the deputy commissioner of Upper Chitral stated on Wednesday that two jeeps arrived in Mastuj from Gilgit-Baltistan. However, it added that there was still heavy snow on the road

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Barren land made cultivable in Dolomuch

Barren land made cultivable in Dolomuch

Gul Hamaad Farooqi CHITRAL: The Soil and Water Conservation Department is converting 102 acres barren land at Dolomuch  into a cultivable space. The project covers one water plant, four check dams, land leveling, terracing and plantation of 4,000 olive trees, 3,000 wild plants and 2,000 fruit trees. Director General of the department Muhammad Yasin Wazir inaugurated the plantation campaign

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Khowar Rang program artists honored

Khowar Rang program artists honored

Irshadullah Khan PESHAWAR: In the studio of Radio Pakistan Peshawar, an acknowledgment ceremony was held for the singers associated with the Chitrali program – Khowar Rang. Mohammad Ismail Wali Akhgar was the chief guest of this event while Munwar Zaman Zarif hosted it. Radio Pakistan Peshawar Station Director Syeda Ifat Jabbar  explained the purpose of

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Poster contest held on women's day

Poster contest held on women\’s day

Irshadullah Khan PESHAWAR: To celebrate International Women’s Day, the Directorate of Youth Affairs and Grow Up, an NGO, organized a poster competition on Peace and Women which encouraged women to take action and challenge the status quo. The event was a call to action to challenge gender stereotypes, bias, and discrimination and create a more

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American hunter with his kill in Chitral

AMERICAN HUNTER WITH HIS KILL

CHITRAL:  Hornady Stephen Douglas, an American, hunted a Kashmir markhor at the Gahiret Community Managed Game Reserve in Lower Chitral. The size of the left horn of the markhor was 37.5 inches while the right horn measured 38 inches. The age of the markhor was eight years, said the wildlife division. The community participation in

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IRC renews collaboration with KP govt

IRC renews collaboration with KP govt

PESHAWAR: To continue their commitment to work for environmental health and the provision of clean drinking water, sanitation and hygiene facilities, International Rescue Committee (IRC) and the Public Health Engineering Department (PHED) renewed the respective MoU to further strengthen their collaboration. The IRC has a longstanding partnership since 2018 with PHED and both entities have

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US announces 500 scholarships for flood-affected students

US announces 500 scholarships for flood-affected students

ISLAMABAD: The United States government on Tuesday announced 500 new scholarships for Pakistani university students from flood-affected districts to “assist them in completing their degrees”. The calamitous Pakistan floods of 2022 were the tenth most expensive climate disaster to have buffeted a nation over the last decade. The floods inflicted an estimated loss of $3 billion

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