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Commuters being overcharged in Chitral

CHITRAL, Dec 26: Transporters have increased the Chitral-Peshawar fare of coaches 50 per cent after the closure of Lowari top road though only the provincial transport authority can do so under the law. Naeem Gul, a resident of Drosh town, told this correspondent on Wednesday that previously, the coach fare between Chitral and Peshawar was […]

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Winter discomfort

GILGIT, Dec 25: After snowfall on the mountains, residents of Gilgit-Baltistan are braving subzero temperatures amidst the combined menace of sectarian violence, power outages and skyrocketing prices of essential commodities. With the mercury dropping several degrees below the freezing point, residents are forced to remain indoors. The Met office on Monday, recorded temperatures as low as

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End to gender-based violence urged

CHITRAL, Dec 24: Speakers at a seminar here on Monday called for end to gender-based violence, saying many women in the district end their life after being subjected to hostility. NGO Legal Aid Programme for Human Rights organised the seminar to create awareness of gender-based violence among the office-bearers of Parent-Teacher Councils of local government

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