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Published in Express Tribune It may seem ironic to promote tourism in Pakistan by writing about a natural disaster; but the level of hospitality that I experienced in Chitral surpassed any hospitality that I have experienced anywhere else in the world. PHOTO: ABDULLAH SAAD    In an age in which reading or watching the news is enough […]

CHITRAL, Nov 16: About 50,000 trout fish imported from the United States have been released into the Lotkoh River to compensate for the lost brought about by the flooding in the summer this year. This was stated by former KPK minister and current MPA from lower Chitral Saleem Khan here. The River Lotkoh is famous

CHITRAL, Nov 15: Katar Singh Kalash, a prominent figure of the Rumbur valley known for his peace-loving nature, hospitality and philanthropy, died after protracted illness in Peshawar. His body was brought to his hometown and buried after three-day-long rituals including gunfire and musical gathering. A large number of people from the Kalash valleys attended his

DROSH, Nov 15: In a protest rally here after Friday prayers, the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI) Chitral assailed the government for not opening the under-construction Lowari tunnel during the recent closure of the Lowari top road. The rally held at the New Drosh Bazaar Chowk was led by Maulana Inamul Haq, the amir of JUI Drosh

ISLAMABAD, Nov 14: Though the former KPK minister for environment and forest on Thursday denied reports that he had fired at a markhor in Chitral, the incident has left the wildlife department red faced, exposing its criminal negligence in protecting the endangered animal. Talking to ChitralToday on phone from Peshawar, Ibrar Hussain, the former minister,