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CHITRAL, Aug 28: The vice-chairman of Ismaili Students Association lower Chitral and former president of Chitral Students Social Welfare Association based at Karachi, Sher Jahan Khan, here alleged that the Aga Khan Health Service (AKHS) was looting the poor people of Garam Chashma in the name of healthcare facilities. Addressing a press conference here on

CHITRAL, Aug 25: A function was held at the Government Middle School Parsan in connection with the Independence Day of Pakistan. A large number of students, parents, teachers and notables of the village and nearby areas attended the function. Students on the occasion presented national songs and highlighted the movement for the creation of the

BOONI, Aug 25: Commander 45 engineering division of the army Maj Gen Akhtar Jameel Rao during his three-day stay in Chitral also visited the under-construction vocational training centre in Booni. He was accompanied by brigade commander Brig Najmul Islam and Col Chaudhry Karamatullah and others. Speaking on the occasion, Gen Rao said high literacy rate

KURAGH, Aug 22: Governor Galgit-Baltistan Pir Syed Karam Ali Shah was warmly welcomed by the people of Kuragh on Friday. Pir Karam has a large number of Murids (devotees) in Kuragh and adjoining areas. MPA Sardar Hussain was also with the governor. Tight security measures were taken in Kuragh during the visit of the guest.

PESHAWAR, Aug 22: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif had a brief stop over in Peshawar while on way to Chitral for inspecting the Lowari Tunnel project after bad weather forced his chopper to make an emergency landing at Governor\’s House. The Governor’s House sources say that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif accompanied by Federal Finance Minister Ishaq