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CHITRAL, Aug 24: A young girl committed suicide by jumping into the Yarkhun River at Ghoru village near Mastuj in upper Chitral, the local police said. The deceased was identified as Neelum Bibi, daughter of Syed Nabi, of the Ghoru village. She was a student of 8th class. The reason behind her suicide could not

DROSH, Aug 23: People of Drosh on Friday took to the streets against the acute shortage of electricity in the town and blocked the Chitral-Peshawar road for several hours. A large number of people took part in the protest during which routine life came to a standstill. Representatives of the residents while speaking on the

CHITRAL, Aug 22: Senior vice-president of Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chapter, Malik Aurangzeb Khan has said the leadership of the party was fully awakened to the suffering of the flood-affected people of Chitral and efforts were being made to mitigate them. He was speaking at a press conference here on Thursday. District leaders

CHITRAL, Aug 22: Deputy Inspector General of Police, Malakand range, Haji Abdullah Khan has said women desks in the police stations of Chitral will help check gender-based violence and reduce the rising tendency of suicide. Addressing the delegations of local media and traders during his visit to Chitral here on Thursday, he said zero tolerance will

CHITRAL, Aug 22: The office-bearers of Shinteri Development and Conservation Organization (SDCO) Damil, Malik Fazal Mughni, Ibadur Rahman and others have express their  gratitude to Shahzada Masoodul Mulk, chief executive of Sarhad Rural Support Program (SRSP), for approval of hydro-power station in their valley. Addressing a press conference here on Thursday, they said that the