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CHITRAL, July 24: A young man committed suicide while another person died after falling from a mountain in the Pashk village of Yarkhun valley. Reports said Gul Jabbar, son of Pinin Khan, shot himself dead by a 12-bore gun. The reason for the suicide could not be known. Police from the Meragram No 2 post […]

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