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ISLAMABAD, Aug 24: The National Highway Authority plans to spend Rs 8550.425 million on improvement and widening of Nowshehra-Chitral Highway (N-45). “Improvement and widening of Chakdara-Timergrah-Dir-Chitral (141 km) section is a new project which will complete left over sections of the project improvement of N-45 for dualisation, rehabilitation and reconstruction, which was undertaken in 2006 at […]

CHITRAL, Aug 24: A boy and his sister drowned in Chitral river, reports said. According to local police, Naqeeb Ali Shah, aged 11 years, son of Zahir Shah, was drinking water in a fountain on the bank of Chitral river at Joghoor Dawashash village when he slipped into the water. His sister Laila, 18, tried

By Sher Alam Shinwari Committing suicide by teenagers is a worldwide issue and our country is no exception. Since the start of this year KP witnessed a rising trend of suicide among young people which according to experts was triggered by parent’s authoritarian attitude, widening gap and over emphasis on compliance of parent’s orders by

KURAGH (CHITRAL), Aug 16: A Qirat and Naat competition was held among the private and public schools at the Aga Khan Higher Secondary School, Kuragh, Chitral, on 27th of Ramazan. [caption id=\"attachment_3547\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"300\" caption=\"Participants with the chief guest.\"][/caption] In this gathering, there were 15 participants for Qirat and 20 for Naat competition. Hundreds of

CHITRAL, Aug 14: Like other parts of the country, the 66th Independence Day of Pakistan was celebrated in Chitral with great pomp and show. [caption id=\"attachment_3501\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"300\" caption=\"Photo by Syed Nazir Hussain\"][/caption] In this connection, a colourful ceremony was held at the Centennial Model School, Chitral. DCO Rehmatullah Wazir was the chief guest on