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CHITRAL, Dec 9: The Sarhad Rural Support Program (SRSP) inaugurated the construction of three micro-hydel power stations in the remote mountain villages of Terich and Reich. These projects are being undertaken the EU-PEACE project. The inaugural ceremony held in Simtich, Reich Bala and Recih Payeen where a large number of local people were present. The […]

PESHAWAR, Dec 9: Without doing anything, political leaders from Chitral have started making public statements and issuing warnings to the government to open the Lowari Tunnel in the winter. But is anybody listening to them? On Monday, MPA Saleem Khan along with some other people from Chitral addressed a press conference in Peshawar and warned

PESHAWAR, Dec 8: Chief Minister Pervez Khattak has directed the rehabilitation of the Reshun and Shishi powerhouses with the help of SRSP. Mr Khattak asked for the adjustment of the retrenched workers from the said power houses by increasing their salary in line with the provincial government’s policy. He also ordered the start of work

CHITRAL: A Kashmiri markhor, which was hit and injured by a falling boulder in the Toshi game reserve, has been taken to the veterinary hospital by wildlife department officials where it is fast recovering. Divisional forest officer of wildlife, Imtiaz Hussain said the five-year-old male markhor sustained injuries on legs. The animal was taken to

DROSH, Dec 7: In a traffic accident on the Lowari Pass, the driver of an oil tanker belonging to the Frontier Works Organization (FWO) was killed on Saturday. The oil tanker was going to Dir from Chitral when it met with the accident on the Lowari Pass in Chitral side. The deceased driver was identified