General

ISLAMABAD, Dec 18: The decades-old construction of Lowari Tunnel, crucial for the people of Chitral and Dir during winter when the region receives heavy snow, remains a pipe dream. The tunnel’s idea was originally conceived in 1956, and work was briefly started in 1975-76. Then Gen Musharraf revived the project in 2005, but paucity of

BOON, Dec 18: In Avi Lasht, Booni, the house of Ahmad Jan, son of Wali Jan caught fire due to an electric short-circuit last night resulting in loss of a million of rupees. However, no loss of life was reported. The neighbours extinguished the flames. DSP Mohammad Wali Shah with a police team reached the

ISLAMABAD, Dec 19: Sardar Hussain, a candidate of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) who had challenged postal and rejected votes in PK-90 (Chitral II), had the last laugh on Wednesday as the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) here suspended the membership of his rival Ghulam Muhammad as member of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial assembly. After

ISLAMABAD, Dec 17: The National Assembly was on Tuesday assured that the federal government would increase allocation of funds for early completion of the Lowari Tunnel. However, the government did not give any timeframe or specify the amount of fund to be increased. In reply to question of MNA Iftikharuddin and others, Minister of Sate

ISLAMABAD, Dec 16: After ordering re-polling in seven of the polling stations in upper Chitral (PK-90) following the report of the two-man commission, the election tribunal in Peshawar has written to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to denotify the membership of Ghulam Muhammad, it has been learnt. Well-placed sources told ChitralToday that the re-polling