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CHITRAL, March 21: The police have booked former district nazims of Chitral and Upper Dir for taking out processions in violation of a ban imposed on public meetings in the bazaar area. Chitral DPO Abdur Rashid said on Thursday that the police had registered the case against former Chitral nazim Maghfirat Shah and Upper Dir […]

CHITRAL, March 21: The Ismaili community in Chitral celebrated the annual Nauroz festival with great zeal and enthusiasm throughout the valley on Thursday. [caption id=\"attachment_8865\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"300\"] A Chitrali artist picks the Chugha during a traditional dance.–GH Farooqui[/caption] This festival, heralding the arrival of spring season, is simultaneously celebrated in Tajikistan, Iran, Afghanistan, some parts

This article was published in Dawn a week before the 2002 general elections By Zar Alam Khan With turnout gradually decreasing over the last years, voters in NA-32 (previously NA-24) in Chitral seem to be even more disinterested in elections this time as Oct 10 polls are nearing. The district, with a population of 318,000

This article was published in daily Dawn before the October 10, 2002, general elections By Zar Alam Khan CHITRAL was allocated two seats – PF-89 and PF-90 – after delimitation of constituencies before the 2002 general elections. Earlier, too, there were two seats, but thanks to Gen Zia’s political shenanigans one of the seats was

CHITRAL, March 19: Construction work on a protection wall has been started in the Sheshi Koh valley to save the low-lying villages from floods. [caption id=\"attachment_8792\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"259\"] River erosion in Chitral.–File[/caption] The Sarhad Rural Support Program (SRSP) would execute the project with the community participation at a cost of Rs3.3 million. The work would