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CHITRAL, Feb 8: The following candidates have scored the highest marks in the NTS test held for filling six posts of Secondary School Teacher (SST) general in different schools of Chitral. The names of the candidates and the marks they obtained are: Waqar Ahmed s/o Gulzar Ahmed, Brep, upper Chitral; 83/100; Ijaz Ahmed s/o Gulhazar

ISLAMABAD, Feb 7 (APP): Minister for Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage Senator Pervaiz Rashid said on Friday that people of Chitral were ‘model Pakistanis’ as they have shown exemplary tolerance by preserving the Kalash civilization.  After administering oath of office to newly-elected office-bearers of Chitral Press Club here, he said that Chitrali people had preserved

DROSH, Feb 7: An 8th class student from Chitral has excelled in the entry tests of three prestigious cadet colleges of Pakistan. Owais Ahmed, son of Haji Essa Muhammad of Moghulan Deh in Chitral, qualified with highest marks for admission to the Razmak Cadet College, Garison Cadet College and the Cadet College Hassanabadal. However, his

Charun village after snowfall on Feb 7, 2014.–Alhaj Muhammad Khan[/caption] MASTUJ, Feb 7: The latest snowfall in upper Chitral has brought more chill to the weather here. On Friday morning about half foot snow had fallen in Booni and Awi but in most of the villages in upper Chitral there were reports of light snowfall.

ISLAMABAD, Feb 7: The chairman of the National Highway Authority (NHA) on Thursday informed a meeting of the Senate committee on communications that the decision to open the under-construction Lowari tunnel in the winter for two days a week had jointly been taken by the army, the KPK government and the NHA. Briefing the committee