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CHITRAL, Feb 24: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) leader retired Wing Commander Fardad Ali Shah has said the managers of the under-construction Lowari tunnel are least bothered about safety measures for the passengers. “On Saturday, I was amongst those trapped inside the tunnel and the way things happened I\’m convinced that the tunnel managers are least pushed […]

CHITRAL, Feb 24: A delegation of the Ismaili Muslims here on Sunday informed Commissioner Malakand Division Qasim Jan that the Sunnis and Ismailis of Chitral have lived in peace and harmony for centuries. During a meeting with the commissioner at the Governor Cottage, the Ismaili delegation said the people of Chitral, both Ismailis and the

CHITRAL, Feb 23: After the issuance of threat to the Kalash tribe and the non-governmental organizations run by the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), there has been a beeline of government and military officers for  Chitral, especially the Kalash valleys. A day earlier, a peace jirga was held at Bumburate in which the representatives of

CHITRAL, Feb 23: general officer commanding (GOC) Swat Maj-gen Javed Bukhari visited Chitral on Sunday. He also paid a visit to the Kalash valleys and met with the local people. On this occasion, Muslims residents of Kalash valleys brief the GOC about the centuries-old Kalash culture and said that the people of the area irrespective

DROSH, Feb 22: Due to mismanagement, about 200 vehicles were reported to be stuck up inside the under-construction Lowari tunnel on Saturday evening. Many of the passengers were suffocated inside the tunnel. Seven of the passengers have been brought to the THQ hospital in Drosh where an emergency has been declared. Out of the patients,