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CHITRAL, Feb 21: Participants of a workshop here demanded that proper steps should be taken to check entry of sick animals into Chitral to avoid the spread of animal-related diseases in the valley. The two-day refresher training workshop on bio-safety zonotic diseases reporting and surveillance for the district zonosis control committee was organized by Relief

ISLAMABAD, Feb 20: A short documentary film on Khowar language has been released to highlight the linguistic diversity in Chitral on the occasion of International mother languages day. The film is produced by Fakhruddin Akhunzada, the cultural researcher and author associated with Forum for Language Initiatives (FLI) and has been uploaded on FLI’s face book page. The International

CHITRAL, Feb 18: A 3rd year student at the local college of Booni town shot himself dead on Monday afternoon inside his house. Local police said that the student Ijaz Ahmed, son of Ghulam Mustafa, of Charvelandeh, was reported to have shot himself dead. The immediate reason for his death could not be ascertained while

ISLAMABAD, Feb 18: The illegal hunting of markhor [Capra falconeri] in connivance with wildlife department is going on unnoticed in Chitral as five unknown persons escaped after successfully poaching down the prized animal Sunday night in the mountains of Birmoghlasht. Well-placed sources in Chitral police told this correspondent over the phone that the wildlife department

CHITRAL, Feb 17: Despite heavy snowfall last week, leopard has yet to be seen at low altitudes of Chitral forests. Local biodiversity specialist Ejaz Ahmad said leopard was a cryptic and shy animal and preferred to stay at high altitudes away from human settlements. “The wild cat descends to low altitudes due to intense need