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ISLAMABAD, Feb 28: On Wednesday, the National Art Gallery began screening a recently-released Japanese film, “A Chair on the Plains,” part of which was shot in the Hunza Valley. The Japanese Charge d\’Affaires in Islamabad, Akira Kono, called the film “a fruit of the friendly relationship between Japan and Pakistan.” “A Chair on the Plains”

PESHAWAR, Feb 28: The wildlife department on Thursday distributed cheques for Rs22.8 million among 24 village conservation committees of Chiltral and Kohistan as shares from the trophy hunting of Markhor and Ibex. The ceremony was held at the auditorium hall of the wildlife department where Provincial Minister for Environment Wajid Ali Shah was the chief

CHITRAL, Feb 27: The winter festival of Kalash people ended in Bumburate valley after eight days on Friday. The main event of the informal festival was the freestyle snow hockey in which 12 teams from the three Kalash valleys participated. The event was for the first time sponsored by Sarhad Rural Support Program (SRSP). The

PESHAWAR, Feb 27: During the current fiscal year which started from July 2012, the provincial government released Rs309 million to 16 districts, including Chitral, but these districts could not utilise a single rupee from the fund for their development. Apart from Chitral the other such district are Abbottabad, Buner, Charsadda, Dera Ismail Khan, Lower Dir,

CHITRAL, Feb 27: Rain and snowfall for the last three consecutive days have brought routine life in the valley of Chitral to a standstill. The prolonged rain and snowfall have also blocked many roads inside Chitral besides cutting the valley off from the rest of the country. Hundreds of people are stranded in Chitral waiting