The prime minister was scheduled to visit Chitral on Tuesday but it was cancelled at the last minute due to bad weather. He is expected to announce mega projects besides promising to complete the remaining work on the Lowari tunnel on a priority basis. A source at the Prime Minister House said that the weather in the […]
CHITRAL, July 21: The latest flood and rains have damaged Chitral town’s main water supply line, leaving the residents without water for many days. It may be noted that the main source of water for the Chitral town is the Angargun spring located about 23 kilometers on the Garam Chashma road towards the north. This
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In a message he said that he was grieved to learn about the havoc caused by floods in Chitral and called upon the authorities concerned to take urgent steps to alleviate the sufferings of the people and also to restore Chitral’s inks with the rest of the country. Mr. Asif Zardari also condoled with the
Report Munir Hussyn Fatemi and S.N. Peerzada KURAGH/BOONI, July 21: Corps Commandant Peshawar Lt-Gen Hidayatur Rehman visited Kuragh in upper Chitral and met the flood-affected people on Tuesday. [caption id=\"attachment_28109\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"600\"] Gen Rehman in Kuragh.–ISPR[/caption]Earlier, the corps commanded also visited Garam Chashma and other flood-hit areas in lower Chitral. Addressing a gathering in Kuragh,
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ChitralToday file photo[/caption]The Ismaili Council Garam Chashma has taken the lead role in mobilizing the community in this regard. For their own convenience, the community will be working village-wise as calling of the entire people to a single point will create mess in the early restoration and rehabilitation of the road. It is to be
BOONI, July 20: MNA Chitral Iftikhar Uddin on Monday said he has demanded the federal government provide six steel baley bridges to restore communication in the flood-devastated valley. He said the steel bailey bridges were urgently needed to restore traffic to the flood-hit areas of Shogore, Garam Chashma, Murdan, Oseak, Broz and Kosht. The MNA
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The flash floods have left behind widespread devastation in upepr Chitral. these are the images of some of the areas hit by the deluge.–S.N. Peerzada ]]>
“PDMA provided Rs.1.0 million to the DC Chitral for the purchase of food items to be distributed amongst the rain affectees in district Chitral. Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pervez Khattak sb has also directed the provincial government to assist the affectees on a priority basis and announced emergency in the region to restore all sorts
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BOONI, July 20: A crisis of sorts is brewing in upper Chitral as the impacts of the flash floods have started taking its tolls on the people of the area. The floods in streams and the main Yarkhun river have caused blockade to the only road to the Chitral town on two main points. As
After Kuragh and Charun, now the road to Mastuj is also blocked at Nisur Gol in Parwak. At about 9pm, hundreds of passengers bound for Mastuj, Yarkhun, Laspur and downwards were stranded on both sides of Nisur Gol. The commuters, including women and children, were facing troubles under the open sky. Commuters from Wahkop of
