CHITRAL, April 25: Because of its remoteness, communities in Chitral are facing serious human development challenges. Maternal and infant mortality rates remain persistently high due to the ‘three delays’ i.e. delays to seek care, to reach care and to receive care. Keeping in view of the challenges, the Aga Khan Foundation is implementing since 2008 the […]
CHITRAL, April 25: The Aga Khan Foundation (Pakistan) organized a seminar to share findings of its recent research study on ‘Role of community-based saving groups enabling greater utilization of community midwives in Chitral district of Pakistan’ on Thursday. The study was funded by Maternal and Newborn Health Programme – Research and Advocacy Fund (RAF), says
CHITRAL, April 24: People, especially elders, from different valleys of lower Chitral have said former provincial minister Salim Khan failed to come to their expectations and this time they will vote for ex-tehsil nazim Chitral Sartaj Ahmed Khan. Addressing a public gathering at a hotel here, the people from Arandu, Drosh and Lotkoh etc., expressed
CHITRAL, April 22: Though the disqualification of Pervez Musharraf has not gone well with the people of Chitral, it seems unlikely that his All Pakistan Muslim League (APML) will get considerable sympathy votes for the one national and two provincial assembly seats. On the other hand, candidates of other parties, especially JI and PTI, have
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BOONI, April 22: A function was held in Booni in connection with the International Earth Day on Monday. On this occasion, speakers, including prominent agriculturists of the area, stressed the need to create awareness among the masses to plant more saplings to save the environment from degradation. They said their fruit trees were at the
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