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CHITRAL, May 28: There is no schoolteacher at the Govt Girls Primary School of Rech for the last two years. And the watchman calls the rolls every morning and has started calling the shots. GGPS Shahgram’s boundary wall collapsed two years back and has still not been repaired. It was repeatedly demanded that the education

CHITRAL, May 27:  The residents of Upper Chitral’s Zizdi and Kusham Bala villages remain deprived of the basic facilities of education, healthcare, roads, irrigation and drinking water. In this modern era of information technology, these people are compelled to use canal water for drinking purposes. A sum of  Rs. 400,000 were sanctioned for  the construction

ISLAMABAD, May 27: In a patriarchal society like Chitral, educated women continue to face humiliation and workplace harassment in both public and private sector organizations. The women who are doing far better compared to their male counterparts in all spheres of life due to their highest literacy rate in Khyber Paktunkhwa are still facing humiliation

PESHAWAR, May 25 (APP): Speakers at a function here highlighted the importance of book-reading and stressed the need for establishment of public libraries and information resources centres. The function was held under auspices of Peshawar Uplift programme at Saalim Khan Khalil library in Hayatabad. The participants said the importance of book-reading cannot be ignored in

CHITRAL, May 25: The decision of the traders’ association in Chitral to keep the local bazaar closed on every Sunday has created angers among small shopkeepers and vendors. The association has decided to strictly implement the decision and impose fines on those who would open their shops at the weekend. The residents of the city