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RESHUN, July 23: The Yarkhun River has once again opened up its banks into residential areas eroding away houses and agricultural lands in upper Chitral. The most affected are the villages of Junali Koch and a hamlet Green Lasht near Reshun where already two houses have been evacuated by its inmates. The residents of the

ISLAMABAD, July 23: In the absence of any accountability mechanism to fix those who cause delays in projects of national importance, the Rs10 billion worth 106 MW Golen Gol Hydro Power Project in Chitral initiated in 2002, which was to be completed in 2006, still remains a far cry. After wasting a huge amount from

PESHAWAR, July 23: The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government has allocated Rs3 billion from the public sector development programme (PDSP) to complete the Lowari Tunnel, stated a notification issued by the CM Secretariat. Work on the tunnel began in 2006 in order to facilitate the people of Chitral to travel to the rest of the country. However,

CHITRAL, July 22: The Afghan criminals from Nooristan reportedly entered the pasture of Bumburate valley to snatch cattle but fled after the arrival of security forces. Confirming the news, Hassanullah, the station house officer of Bumburate, said the Kalash shepherds saw a group of 20 Afghans entering the pasture and informed the police. When the

CHITRAL, July 22: Local furniture makers attacked some non-local furniture makers in Jughoor bazaar and beat them up with sticks, leaving three of them seriously injured. The injured were admitted to the DHQ hospital. The police have registered a case against the attackers headed by Noor Zaman Khan, Karam Elahi and Fatahuddin. However, no arrest