Adnan Zainul Abideen The news about the provision of funds by the KP government from the Asian Development Bank for the construction of the much-awaited Atahk Water Channel in Mulkhow is not less than a boon for the residents of Mulkhow and Torkhow tehsil. It has once again infused in them a glimmer of hope […]
PESHAWAR: A team of cardiac experts from Hayatabad Medical Complex (HMC) is ready to visit Chitral and hold a free medical camp there. The cardiology consultants from the HMC will examine patients and do necessary diagnostic tests at the free medical camp, said Dr Muhammad Hakim, the focal person for Heart Linq (cardiac failure clinic)
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GILGIT: Renowned Pakistani mountaineer Samina Baig, the first and only Pakistani woman to have summited Mount Everest, successfully scaled K2 on Friday morning. Another woman from Iran appeared to be the first from their countries to scale K2 on Friday, the world’s second-highest mountain and one of the most dangerous summits, a mountaineering official said. A
Zulfiqar Ahmad ISLAMABAD: A famine-like situation is feared in Upper Chitral due to “mismanagement and incompetence” by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa food department officials who failed to ensure supply of wheat to the district despite repeated requests by the local. Talking to ChitralToday, Shahzada Sikanderul Mulk, a local leader of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), accused the food
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MASTUJ: Mastuj bridge is closed again as the river Yarkhun has washed away the kutcha portion of the RCC bridge which was filled with stones and sand over a week ago. As a result, areas from Mastuj to Shandur and Broghil in Yarkhun valley are cut off. The bridge was closed on July 10 this
CHITRAL: The long march of the residents of Ashiret demanding power supply to their area reached Chitral and ended with the formation of a committee to resolve the issue. About 100 youth of Ashiret set off on foot from their area and reached Chitral town at a distance of 75 km in 32 hours. On
BREP (UPPER CHITRAL): A youth was injured after falling stones hit him near Dewangol village on Sunday, local residents told ChitralToday. They said Mumtaz Ali, son of Bahadar Ali, was crossing below the sliding area of Chokulwaht bear a pedestrian bridge in front of Brep when rocks and boulders fell from the mountain and hit
PESHAWAR: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) welcomed and hosted five million domestic and foreign tourists in 11 months, with Lower Chitral emerging as the most popular destination for foreigners, despite the Covid-19 fears and restrictions imposed on travelling, according to KP Culture and Tourism Authority (CTA) officials. Experts believe foreign tourism could be encouraged further if peace is
CHITRAL: Two workshops on climate change were held in the district headquarters of Lower and Upper Chitral. The events, organised by Environmental Protection Agency, were meant to solicit the opinions of the local stakeholders to incorporate them in the final draft of the action plan which will be submitted to the KP government cabinet for
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RESHUN: A week after Upper Chitral was cut off following the erosion of a portion of the Chitral- Mastuj road by the Yarkhun river at Reshun, construction of an alternative road was carried out in the village to restore traffic on Saturday. The river washed away the original road along with private land and houses
