Compiled by Zar Alam Khan ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has published in its website the details of assets declared by candidates for the forthcoming general election. ChitralToday has obtained the details of assets of candidates for NA-1 Chitral, including former MNA Shahzada Iftikharuddin and former MPA Saleem Khan. Read the details of […]
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Zar Alam Khan CHITRAL, April 4, 2013: Despite all difficulties, a young Chitrali woman has challenged experienced politicians and a former dictator of the country by filing nomination papers for the National Assembly seat of Chitral. Asma Mehmood, a lawyer by profession, is also the contender for the provincial assembly seat of lower Chitral (PK-89).
Zar Alam Khan ISLAMABAD, Aug 19: The timber mafia in NWFP has wreaked havoc on the forest of Chitral by illegally felling green trees and smuggling them to other parts of the country. However, the government has failed to take action against the network despite initiating investigations through the National Accountability Bureau (NAB). Chitral’s mostly
Zar Alam Khan (Originally published in Dawn in 2008) As the annual Shandur festival draws nearer, a controversy between the Northern Areas (N.As) administration and Chitral over some meadows and pastures on the 10,500-foot-high pass has overshadowed the preparations, threatening even the future of the now worldwide popular event. The dispute between the locals of
