Col (r) Ikram Ullah Khan It was in the splendid afternoon of 22 January 2023 that I, accompanied by my son Lt Col Ehsan Ullah Khan and other family members, visited Pakistan Monument Museum (PMM), also known as Islamabad Museum, located opposite the Pakistan National Monument (PNM) raised on top of a hill, the famous […]
CHITRAL: Snowfall in Lowari tunnel and surrounding areas has made the road very dangerous after which the deputy commissioner of Lower Chitral issued a safety alert for drivers travelling on the snowy road in the mountainous area. There was snowfall in the Lowari tunnel area on Saturday night that continued on Sunday morning and the
PESHAWAR: Caretaker Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Muhammad Azam Khan assumed charge on Saturday. In a statement issued from the Chief Minister’s Secretariat, Mr Khan stated that holding free and fair elections in the province was the top most priority of his government for which all administrative support will be extended to the Election Commission of
(PRESS RELEASE) At the annual gathering of all Pakistan rural support programmes held at Muree on Friday, the founder and chairman of the Rural Support Programmes Network (RSPN) Shoaib Sultan Khan announced that Shahzada Masood Ulmulk would be his successor as leader of RSP. He would take over immediately as Vice Chairman of RSPN and
Irshadullah Khan PESHAWAR: A protest demonstration was held in front of Peshawar Press Club on Saturday against the dilapidated condition of roads in Chitral, prolonged and unannounced loadshedding, illegal mining and other problems faced by the people of the valley. A similar demonstration was also arranged by civil society in Chitral town. The protest demonstration
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PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cabinet on Tuesday approved upgradation of the posts of Secondary School Teachers (SST) and Primary School Teachers (PST) from BPS-16 to BPS-17 and from BPS-12 to BPS-14, respectively, with effect from the next financial year. The upgradation of these posts, which was a longstanding demand of the teachers community, will benefit
PESHAWAR: Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mahmood Khan has directed the relevant authorities to ensure handing over of the requisite land to Pakhtunkhwa Highways Authority (PKHA) for the construction of Swat Motorway Phase 2 and Dir Motorway on a priority basis. He also directed the PKHA to start construction work at different spots simultaneously on Swat
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Irshadullah Khan PESHAWAR: A two-day cultural festival concluded in Peshawar on Sunday featuring different games such as football, tug of war and quiz competitions, naat competition and Chitrali musical show. Stalls of Chitrali cuisine and handcraft were also arranged. The festival was sponsored by Qashqar Development Authority, KP Youth Affairs and Terichmir Backpackers Club. Deputy
ISLAMABAD: A large number of people from Chitral held a protest outside the National Press Club against the National Highway Authority (NHA) for unexpectedly halting work on the construction of Chitral-Shandur road. The 153 km road project, work on which began in September 2021, was scheduled to be completed by October 2023. However, the NHA
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CHITRAL: A large male markhor created sensation across Chitral city when it descended from the mountain peaks of Chitral Gol National Park due to heavy snowfall. The magnificent animal with large horns suddenly appeared in the middle of the city, causing great excitement among the locals and tourists and gathered to watch the rare sight.
