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PESHAWAR, March 1: The Chitral Environment and Heritage Protection Society (CHEPS) organized a walk as part of its campaign to preserve environment through its plantation drive and cleanliness programme from Qayyum Stadium Saddar Peshawar. The programe was presided over by MPA Fauzia Bibi while ex-tehsil nazim Chitral Sartaj Ahmed Khan was the chief guest. On

There have been several initiatives on education in recent years in the wake of the publicity generated by the education emergency task force. These have ranged from enrolment campaigns to investment in school infrastructure. This development has coincided with the passage of the 18th Amendment which has not just moved education from the concurrent to

ISLAMABAD, Feb 28: MNA Shahzada Iftikhar Uddin got approval from Minister for Industries and Production Liaqat Jatoi for nine new Utility Stores for Chitral. The stores would be fully functional in the near future. The areas are: Ishperu Biyar (Arkari), Harchin (Laspur), Bang Bala, Lot Oveer, Rayeen (Torkhow), Rech, Arandu Bala, Urtsoon and Akrui (Arandu).

CHITRAL, Feb 27 (APP): Deputy Commissioner Shuaib Jadoon has said that nine persons have been arrested on charges of trying to occupy a piece of land owned by the Kalash community. Talking to APP, he said FIRs against two land grabbers had been registered in the respective police stations. The case has been referred to

CHITRAL, Feb 27: Skill development training was provided to 25 women of Madak Lusht valley of Shishi Koh union council by a non-governmental organization to help them set up small-scale cottage industry to earn their sustenance. In the certificate giving ceremony held here on Thursday, it was said that the training programme was financed by