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CHITRAL, Dec 30: Four village conservation committees of Gahirait have warned that they would resist trophy hunting of Kashmir markhor. The announced their decision after criticizing the authorities concerned for not transferring two watchers of the conservancy. [caption id=\"attachment_6723\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"300\" caption=\"A trophy hunter.--file\"][/caption] In a resolution signed by presidents of these committees, including Haider […]

CHITRAL, Dec 30: The intra-party election of Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf have been completed in all 24 union councils of the district. During the polls, 312 office-bearers were elected who will vote in tehsil and district level elections of the party. Speaking at a press conference here on Sunday, PTI district convener Mohammad Qasim and district election

CHITRAL, Dec 30: The company constructing the Chitral bypass has complained that the communication and works department is delaying in getting the land vacated, causing delay in timely completion of the project. In a letter to the authorities concerned, including the executive engineer and the SDO, the Shaheen Construction Company said:  “Site/package 3 are not

CHITRAL, Dec 29: Lowari Tunnel has been closed down for all types of vehicles due to continuous snowfall in Chitral, since Friday night. Freezing temperature has gripped the scenic district and traffic remained suspended in Torkahu, Mastooj, Morkaho, Garam Chashma and Kalash areas of Chitral. Lowari Tunnel was closed for vehicles as three feet snow

CHITRAL, Dec 29: Women in Chitral are asserting in all spheres of life and are joining the fields hitherto meant for only males and the inflexibility and rigidity of the society is fading away and all it can be attributed to the generalization of education since 1970s. Talking to this correspondent here on Saturday a