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 CHITRAL, June 16: The Integrated Chitral Development Programme (ICDP) at its meeting attended by representatives of Union Council Chitral 1, Chitral 2 and Denin selected seven new members of the board of directors. The agenda of the meeting was to share with the general body members of ICDP last year performance, audit report and approval […]

BOONI, June 16: The AKES teachers in upper Chitral, who had gone on a strike on May 20 after being sacked, ended their protest on the assurance of the elders from different walks of life that they would forward a resolution to the chairman AKES for immediate resolution of the issue. A meeting of the

PESHAWAR, June 15: The three-day annual polo festival at picturesque Shandur will begin on July 7, according to a press release issued by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa sports ministry here on Friday. A meeting chaired by the Provincial Sports Minister Syed Aaqil Shah on Friday decided to invite Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani to attend the

GILGIT, June 15: Adviser on youth affairs, tourism and culture, Gilgit-Baltistan, Sadia Danish has said the objective of organizing the Shandur festival with Chitral was to revive and promote cultural and historical relations with the neighbouring valley. She said by making arrangements with the district administration of Chitral for the festival, old relations with the

Report G.H. Farooqui & Waqar Ahmed CHITRAL, June 14: A female student committed suicide after failing in her matriculation examination in upper Chitral. According to police reports, Mahboba Bibi, daughter of Pesham Nabi, a resident of Parwak, committed suicide by jumping into the river after failing in the matriculation examination. In another incident, Taj Bibi,