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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

CHITRAL, Feb 15: About 2,000 passengers remained stranded on the Chitral side of the Lowari tunnel on Friday as the width of the road has been narrowed due to snow. Talking to this correspondent on telephone from the site, a human rights activist of Chitral Haji Mohammad Shafa said a section of the road soon

CHITRAL, Feb 15: We reconstructed the damaged portion of Chitral-Booni road near Zait on our own and now the government should not pay even a penny to the contractor who could not complete the work even after three years. The government should also hold an inquiry into the allegations of embezzlement of the funds already