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JI also opposes powerhouses' contract to AKRSP

DROSH, Nov 9: Jamaat-e-Islami Chitral chief Haji Maghfirat Shah here on Sunday seconded the demand of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI) that the provincial government should withdraw its decision of awarding contract to establish small hydel power stations in Chitral to the Aga Khan Rural Support programme (AKRSP). Based on their sectarian leanings, the two religio-political parties […]

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Journalist threatened

CHITRAL, Nov 9: An agent of the public transporters in Chitral on Sunday threatened Gul Hamaad Farooqui, a Chitral-based reporter, for running a story about the non-reduction of fares after the drastic cut in the prices of petroleum products. Talking to ChitralToday here, Farooqui said after the drastic reduction in the POL prices on November

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Despite drastic cuts in POL prices, Chitral transporters refuse to reduce fares

چترال(گل حماد فاروقی) پٹرول اور ڈیزل کی کرایوں میں کمی کا ایک ہفتے سے بھی زیادہ عرصہ گزر گیا مگر چترال کے ٹرانسپورٹرز عوام کو لوٹنے میں بدستور مصروف ہیں۔ چترال کے اندر اور چترال سے باہر جانے والے تمام گاڑی مالکان مسافروں سے وہی پرانا کرایہ وصول کررہے ہیں جو تیل سستا ہونے سے

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Lowari pass opened for light traffic

CHITRAL, Nov 9: After two-day closure the Lowari pass, the only land route linking Chitral with other parts of the country, reopened for light traffic on Sunday. On Sunday morning, passengers from Peshawar, Islamabad and other areas reached Chitral. On the other hand passengers stranded at Chitral also moved to down country on Sunday. The

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