BOONI, June 16: The AKES teachers in upper Chitral, who had gone on a strike on May 20 after being sacked, ended their protest on the assurance of the elders from different walks of life that they would forward a resolution to the chairman AKES for immediate resolution of the issue. A meeting of the […]
PESHAWAR, June 15: The three-day annual polo festival at picturesque Shandur will begin on July 7, according to a press release issued by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa sports ministry here on Friday. A meeting chaired by the Provincial Sports Minister Syed Aaqil Shah on Friday decided to invite Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani to attend the
GILGIT, June 15: Adviser on youth affairs, tourism and culture, Gilgit-Baltistan, Sadia Danish has said the objective of organizing the Shandur festival with Chitral was to revive and promote cultural and historical relations with the neighbouring valley. She said by making arrangements with the district administration of Chitral for the festival, old relations with the
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Report G.H. Farooqui & Waqar Ahmed CHITRAL, June 14: A female student committed suicide after failing in her matriculation examination in upper Chitral. According to police reports, Mahboba Bibi, daughter of Pesham Nabi, a resident of Parwak, committed suicide by jumping into the river after failing in the matriculation examination. In another incident, Taj Bibi,
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By Fakhruddin Akhunzada Forest in Chitral has always been in the news not for bad things somehow but a range of issues. It’s the forest which makes the district a unique one among KP area for holding endangered beings including the symbolic Markhor. The benefit of forest is not confined to just its vast captivity
GILGIT: On a trip to explore the country which has made headlines for all the wrong reasons, a foreigner says she is startled by the hospitality of its people. “I met various people and found them to be extremely humble, hospitable and cooperative,” said Eeva Kaun, an Estonian photographer, in an interview with The Express
CHITRAL, June 11: DCO Rahmatullah Wazir has said the long and porous border of Chitral district with Afghanistan has rendered it vulnerable to the intrusion of militants and to cope with this situation, the border police are being strengthened both in terms of men and material as well as training. Addressing the passing-out parade of
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Report Waqar Ahmed CHITRAL, June 11: The district administration of Chitral on Monday closed down a ‘Lucky Irani Circus’ set up by some people coming from outside of the district here, on the pressure of a religo-political party. The circus, which was underway at a playground along the river in Denin, had been attracting a
By Delcan Walsh CHITRAL: During a grand gathering of tribal elders in this rugged and remote mountain district recently, one of the guests of honor stood out: an elderly Englishman in a suit and polished shoes, his snowy hair carefully combed, the morning newspaper folded on his lap. That man, Maj. Geoffrey D. Langlands, has
CHITRAL, June 8: A farewell party was arranged for Dr Sher Qayyum Khan, the outgoing executive district officer (health) Chitral. [caption id=\"attachment_2453\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"300\" caption=\"Dr Sher Qayyum speaks at the function\"][/caption] District Coordination Officer Chitral Rahmatullah Wazir was chief guest on the occasion. Addressing the farewell party, the speakers paid tribute to Dr Qayyum for
