CHITRAL, June 24: The media has a commanding role in disaster risk management whose prompt and timely efforts are inescapable and crucial during, before as well as after the natural disasters and in the areas like Chitral the responsibility of media increases many times which is vulnerable to natural hazards due to its topography. In […]
CHITRAL, June 23: A large number of farmers took part in a day-long Kisan Mela organized by Chitral Model Farms Services and the department of agriculture extension programme. The festival was inaugurated by executive magistrate Chitral Ziaur Rehman. Experts on the occasion asked the participants to utilize modern means of agriculture to gain increased yield.
CHITRAL, June 23: As the temperature started to rise even in the upper parts of Chitral, streams in all the valleys have swollen, creating flooding in the rivers, especially in Yarkhun River. [caption id=\"attachment_2844\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"300\" caption=\"Yarkhun River near Dizg.--File\"][/caption] Reports reaching here from Yarkhun valley said Birzoz was under the threat of river flooding
GHIZER, June 23: Former President Pervez Musharraf had given the gift of a wide road to link Gilgit-Baltistan and Chitral, besides planning to lay a network of roads in the region to facilitate the masses. However, due to the rampant corruption and lack of accountability in the communication and works department of Chitral, this vital road has totally
CHITRAL, June 22: Two of the six employees of Tehsil Municipal Administration (TMA), on a hunger strike for the last seven days, were rushed to the DHQ hospital after they fainted and their blood pressure plunged to a dangerous level here on Friday. Doctors in the hospital said the condition of the two admitted to
CHITRAL, June 22: Chief Minister Polo Cup Tournament concluded in Chitral. The Chitral Scouts won the tournament after defeating Subdivision Mastuj by nine goals against one. Chief guest, Syed Jamal Shah, secretary sports KPK, on the occasion said people of Chitral are peace-loving and they have maintained their royal tradition of horse keeping even in this age
CHITRAL, June 21: The district of Chitral should be divided into four wildlife divisions to promote biodiversity and preserve different species of animals and birds, said experts and workers of different conservation organisations. They said Chitral was the richest district of the province in terms of biodiversity but it remained unexploited owing to paucity of
CHITRAL, June 20: With the financial assistance of USAID, a Chitral-based NGO, Rural Community Development Programme (RCDP), will complete a hydropower project in the Kalash valley of Bumburate in a short span of nine months at a cost of Rs21 million. Talking to the local media here on Tuesday, the project coordinator of RCDP, Engineer
CHITRAL, June 20: This is with reference to a news report carried on June 9. It is going to give a rude shock to the people of Chitral. The last time they got one was when the government declared Sharia in Chitral when Sufi Mohammad asked for it in Swat. [caption id=\”attachment_2761\” align=\”alignleft\” width=\”259\” caption=\”Siraj
