NEWS ALERTS: MNA Ghazala Anjum meets PM Shehbaz Sharif, briefs him on rain damages in Chitral * PM promises all-out support to affected people of Chitral * Truckload of tents handed over to DC Lower Chitral by AKAH for rain-affected people * Two criminals who killed two persons in Laspur and took away a jeep over 20 years ago arrested by CTD in Gilgit * Rain to continue till April 21 * Two attackers killed after they ambushed vehicle carrying five Japanese in Landhi Karachi * Garam Chashma road opened up to Shoghore police station limits, blocked by avalanches and boulders at other points * Shandur road opened * Grade 2 student dies in wall collapse while going to school in Khot * Four customs officials killed in firing by unknown persons at Darban in DI Khan * President Zardari in address to joint sitting of parliament stresses political dialogue in country * New rain spell batters Balochistan, six killed; moves to KP, flooding feared in nine districts * Mobile SIMs issued on expired CNICs are being blocked * Orghoch, Shadoke, Gaht, other areas still blocked * Akhonzada Chattan, PPP candidate for NA-8 by-polls in Bajaur, escapes bomb blast * Chitral-Booni road opened * Work to open Buzund and Oweer roads underway * USAID launches $10 million climate change initiative in Pakistan * PDMA releases Rs50 million for compensation to relatives of those killed in rain in KP * Rs1 million released for Lower Chitral * 200-foot-long water channel of Ayun powerhouse flooded with debris, locals without electricity for four days * Villagers protest demanding immediate removal of debris from Drosh Gol * Salim Khan says work to reopen roads dead slow * Says Garam Chashma, Kalash valleys and Chitral-Mastuj roads still blocked * Shishikoh and Golen valley roads also closed at several points * Work yet to start to remove debris from Arkari, Karimabad and Parsan roads * Hundreds of houses damaged in Lotkoh tehsil * DC office says Lowari tunnel approach road on Chitral side is now clear * Chitral-Mastuj * Booni-Mastuj road blocked in front of Booni * More rains expected from Thursday, says Met Office * Three houses fully, 17 others partially damaged in landsliding in Azurdam village of Drosh * Affected people shifted to primary school of Shishi * Debris on Chitral-Mastuj road removed at Greenlasht and Kuragh * Chitral-Mastuj road open for traffic in jurisdiction of Upper Chitral district, says DC * Saudi Arabia offered joint venture for PIA privatization and outsourcing of airports * Nine students along with their driver swept away as flash floods wreck havoc in Oman * SSC papers scheduled for April 18, 19 and 20 cancelled in Chitral * New dates will be announced later, says education minister * KP govt declares emergency in Lower and Upper Chitral till April 30 * Emergency declared for provision of relief, restoration of damaged communication network and water supply * Garam Chashma road blocked for last three days from Shali, tourists still stranded * Locals say machinery needed to remove boulders and debris to restore traffic * Inquiry commission gives clean chit to ex-ISI chief Gen Faiz Hamid in Faizabad Dharna case * Petrol price goes up by 4.53 rupees per litre; diesel by 8.14 rupees and kerosene 6.69 rupees per litre * MPA Fatehul Mulk appeals for tents, food for rain-hit people of Chitral * Rain, snowfall hamper relief activities * Chitral still cut off, all roads blocked * Federal govt still undecided about appointing new chief secretary of KP * Fares of BRT Peshawar being increased to cover losses * Roads yet to be cleared, avoid unnecessary travel, say district admins * PIA flights on Islamabad-Chitral route to restart from April 30 * Flights will be on every Saturday and Tuesday * School holidays in Chitral extended till April 17 * Zardari says Baboos sitting in Islamabad made Pakistan poor * Flight schedule disrupted due to bad weather at Karachi airport * Man shot dead by second wife in Karachi * Over 3,000 Sikh yatrees from India arrive in Pakistan for Besakhi Mela * Child injured in house collapse at Chew Doke referred to Peshawar from DHQ hospital * Teenage girl dies after landslides hit house at Chew Doke yesterday * New Zealand cricket team arrives for T20 series * Qaqlasht festival to start on April 18 as scheduled, says committee * PDMA says 200 tents sent to Lower Chitral for those affected by rain
Education
SSC papers cancelled in Chitral
PESHAWAR: All papers of Secondary School Certificate (SSC) annual examination scheduled for April 18, 19 and 20 have been cancelled in Chitral.
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School holidays extended for three days
CHITRAL: In the wake of the heavy rain and road blockades, school holidays in Chitral have been extended for three days - up to April 17.
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