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KALASH, April 21: Speakers at a board of directors meeting here highlighted the achievements of the Kalash People’s Development Network (KPDN). They said the KPDN was the only organization in the Kalash valleys which was making progress in social sector since its inception in 2005. A press release issued on Thursday said the KPDN’s board

CHITRAL, April 20: Local leaders of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Saturday called upon the government to restore the constitutional and electoral rights of the Kalash community in Chitral. Addressing a press conference, Abdul Lateef, the PTI Chitral president and candidate for NA-32, Mohammad Israr, the general secretary, Haji Mohammad Sultan and Muntasir Billah said the

CHITRAL, April 19: People affected from the construction of the Golen Gol hydropower project near Koghuzi have warned the government that in case their land compensations were not cleared by April 23, they will start an indefinite sit-in against WAPDA on the approach road to the site. Flanked by the leaders of PML-N Mohammad Younus

CHITRAL, April 19: The royalty holders and forest owners here have warned that they will stop the transportation of timber out of the valley to Chakdara. Addressing a press conference here, Sher Mohammad, the general secretary of all joint forest management committees and a former nazim of the union council Shehishikoh, and others said the precious timber was

CHITRAL, April 19: This is in response to the genuine demand of Mr. Ahasn, an educated and progressive son of Shishikoh who is fighting for protection of his valley\’s green gold against a conglomerate of timber contractors that has came out with the new name of JFMC and regarded themselves as saviors of forest in