PESHAWAR: An action plan was agreed upon among the governor of KP, the federal minister for power and political representatives of Chitral to resolve the power crisis in PEDO-administered areas of Upper Chitral. The development to resolve the electricity issue in Upper Chitral for good comes through special efforts of former MNA Shahzada Iftikharuddin. According […]
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M. Irshadullah PESHAWAR: Under the auspices of Tehreek Tahafuz-e-Haqoq Chitral, a protest demonstration was held in front of Peshawar Press Club against dilapidated condition of roads in Chitral, long and unannounced loadshedding, illegal mining and other problems faced by the local people. The protest demonstration was led by Pir Mukhtar, chairman of of the Tehreek,
PESHAWAR: A meeting has been convened at the Governor House in Peshawar to discuss measures to resolve the longstanding power crisis in Chitral. The meeting will be held at 3pm on Sunday (today) in which authorities concerned will deliberate on steps to be taken to tackle the power outages in Chitral. Former MNA Shahzada Iftikharuddin
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BOONI: A snow sports festival arranged by the district administration of Upper Chitral started near here on Saturday. Teams from different areas are participating in different games being held at Qaqlasht as well as in Booni. The different events included ice hockey, ice skating, paragliding and a jeep rally. Rescue 1122 said its team was
GH Farooqui CHITRAL: Killing of a Chitrali woman married in Lower Dir a few days ago was protested here with the protesters demanding strict and speedy legal action against the murderer. The protest arranged by a civil society organization, Tahafuz Huqooq-e-Chitral, was chaired by Alhaj Eidul Hussain. Speakers on the occasion said the Chitrali woman,
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif directed the authorities concerned to replace the outdated power grid of Chitral with modern infrastructure to ensure uninterrupted of electricity to residents. He asked the Ministry of Power to collaborate with Pakhtunkhwa Energy Development Board and devise a strategy in this regard. He was talking to a delegation of PML-N
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TORKHOW: People of Istaru, Verkhop, Nishku, Madak and Terich continued their protest sit-in on the second consecutive day on Thursday against unavailability of electricity in their areas. A participant of the protest told ChitralToday that the locals were sitting under the open sky in the biting cold for acceptance of their genuine demand but the
BOONI: A resident of Greemlasht has approached the district police officer of Upper Chitral seeking legal action against some shopkeepers of his village who he alleged harassed his son after accusing him of theft causing mental distress to the boy that let him to commit suicide. Retired Subedar Ziaul Haq, son of Rehmat Khan, in
CHITRAL: Hundreds of passengers going to down districts were stranded between Drosh and Lowari tunnel on Tuesday due to heavy snowfall that continued for the second consecutive day blocking the road. On the other hand, people coming to Chitral from different parts of the country were also stuck in Dir side of the tunnel and
CHITRAL: The Chitral-Dir road was blocked after a six-wheel vehicle overturned near the primary school in Baradam on the approach road to the Lowari tunnel amid heavy snow on Monday evening. Releasing the pictures of the blocked road, the office of the deputy commissioner Lower Chitral said the road had been closed for for traffic
