GILGIT: A married woman, aged 23 years, committed suicide by jumping into the Gilgit River here on Saturday. Police said the reason behind the suicide was a domestic issue. Her husband told the police that there was no such issue in the house which compelled her to take such an extreme step. Local divers and […]
Dawn By Our Correspondent CHITRAL, Sept 7: Broze villagers have demanded cancellation of a local marble quarry’s lease over its violation by the leaseholder. In a meeting chaired by former local union nazim Abdul Haq, notables of the village complained that the leaseholder had violated the terms of the agreement and deceived locals. They also
CHITRAL, Sept 6: Unlike other districts where barber unions decide the charges for haircut or shave in collaboration with the local administration and implement them, in Chitral the rate list for barbers is issued by the district food controller. Expressing astonishment over the matter, local people said that they did not understand the logic behind
PESHAWAR, Sept 6: Federal Minister for Communications Arbab Alamgir Khan said on Wednesday that the government had resolved issues with the Korean construction company concerning Lowari Tunnel and it would resume work on the project next week. Briefing lawmakers at the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly’s conference room, he said that arrangements with the Korean company had
[/caption] District and Sessions Judge Syed Zamarrud Shah was also present on the occasion. Addressing a function on the occasion, the chief justice said Chitral is a remote district and he always felt perturbed when people from Chitral were unable to appear in court at Peshawar due to blockade of roads in winter. Now after
