PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court has disposed of two petitions seeking the supply of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) to Lower Chitral areas after learning that the federal government had agreed to set up three LPG plants in the northern district. A high court bench consisting Chief Justice Qaiser Rashid and Justice Ijaz Afzal was told […]
Irshadullah Khan PESHAWAR: A protest demonstration was held in front of Peshawar Press Club on Sunday against the alleged murder of a youth in Chitral town. The protesters suspected murder of the youth and demanded proper investigation into the case to provide justice to the family by exposing the culprits and to avoid such incidents
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CHITRAL: The dead body of the young man who mysteriously disappeared from Chitral town six days ago was recovered from River Chitral on Saturday, adding further mystery to the incident. The youth was identified as Iqbal Naveed, son of Subedar Zar Wali. The family originally belonged to Saht village of Mulkhow and is settled in
PESHAWAR: The World Health Organisation (WHO) representative in Pakistan Dr Palitha Mahipala provided health and medical equipment including mobile health clinics, ambulances and vaccination vans to the Directorate of Health Services for Kalash valley of Chitral. Speaking on the occasion, Dr Palitha said that the support was meant to enhance access to healthcare in flood-affected
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M. Irshad Ullah MINGORA: UNDP conducted a three-day training for journalists on responsible reporting on climate change and glacial lake burst flooding. The three-day training was organized in collaboration with UNDP\’s GLOF-II project and Green Climate Fund with the Ministry of Climate Change. In the training, 27 journalists from Chitral, Swat, Upper Dir, Peshawar and
BOONI: Relief items arranged by Health and Nutrition Society (HANDS) Pakistan were distributed among flood-affected people of Awi/Booni, says a press release. The relief items were handed over to scores of families under Biyar Local Support Organization (BLSO). Speaking on the occasion, the BLSO manager said HANDS always comes to the help of affected people
CHITRAL: The Lower Chitral police held community meetings in various areas this week to promote public engagement and community policing. A press release said: “As per direction of Inspector General of Police Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Akhtar Hayat Khan Gandapur and special orders of RPO Malakand Nasir Mehmood Sathi, DPO Lower Chitral Ikram Ullah Khan has set
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CHITRAL: United Nations (UN) resident coordinator for Pakistan Julien Harneis on Friday vowed to make every effort to save the scenic village of Reshun from further damages from river and glacial lake outburst floods. He stated this during a visit to the area where he met the local residents and government officials, according to a
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مرزا محمد سیّار المعروف سیار لال چترال کے ایک اہم فرزند گزرے ہیں جنکا دور 1790ء سے 1820ء کے لگ بھگ ہے۔ چونکہ محترم شاہ کٹور ثانی کے دور میں وہ اپنی زندگی کا بھرپور دورانیہ گزار رہے تھے اسلئے اکثر تاریخی واقعات یا تو انکے سامنے ہی پیش آئے تھے یا وہ ان لوگوں
Irshadullah Khan PESHAWAR: A rally was held outside Peshawar press club on Tuesday demanding inclusion of mother languages in the curriculum. The rally was organized under the auspices of the Mother Languages Movement, in which people from different walks of life participated. Addressing the participants, the speakers said that in 2012, the Pakhtunkhwa government had
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