TOP NEWS
Rising human-wildlife conflict leads to loss of fauna in KP
PESHAWAR: The province of Khyber Pakhtunkhawa is home to an extensive variety of wildlife, including over 50 species of mammals, 42 species of reptiles and several hundred species of birds. However, as the province’s human population grows and encroaches on animal territory, the two have found themselves at odds in what could be called a human-wildlife conflict. In the latest encounter, three rare leopards were shot dead in Darra Adam Khel … Read more ↪
BRIEF NEWS
Road blocked after flood in Kaldam Gol in Drosh
DROSH: Traffic on Chitral road remained blocked for two hours due to flooding in Kaldam Gol after rain here on Saturday morning. The rain across the valley continued since Friday night bringing a new wave of cold wave. Parts of areas in upper Chitral, including Broghil, received rain. Except for a few places such Kaldam Gol, there were no reports of major road closure due to the rain. Flood in … Read more ↪
OPINIONS
بلاوے کا خوف
دھڑکنوں کی زبان محمد جاوید حیات کیا عضب ہے ساحر لدھیانوی کوعالی گڑھ والوں نے دعوت دی کہ عالی گڑھ تیرا مادر علمی ہے گولڈن جوبلی پہ ا ٓجاؤ۔ اس نے نظم لکھی۔۔ ساحر واقعی میں ساحر تھا۔۔اس کو بلانا جائز اس کوبھولنا کفر لیکن میں۔۔میں سوچ کر خود اس ”میں“ میں ڈوب جاتا ہوں۔رب کسی کواس کی حقیقت سے آشنانہ کرے اگر کوئی سمجھے کہ میں ”کون“ ہوں تو … Read more ↪
EDUCATION
Student stands first in declamation contest
CHITRAL: Mr Furqan Uddin from a government school in Ashiret stood first in an English language inter-school declamation contest held at Centennial Model School for Boys Chitral. The topic of the speech was “Role of youth in national development.” A large number of students from across the district took part in the competition. Mr Furqan will now take part in a province-wise speech competition which is expected to be held … Read more ↪
Politics
PTI govt most inefficient in country’s history: JI
CHITRAL: Jamaat-i-Islami provincial chief Senator Mushtaq Ahmad Khan has said the PTI government is the most inefficient one in history. Mr Mushtaq told a news conference here on Sunday that 22 billion people were struggling to make both ends meet … Read more ↪
CULTURE
جنجیریت کے سینکڑوں سال پرانے ٹاور
جنجریت کوہ دروش کےمقامی باشندوں کے مطابق یہ ٹاور 700 سو سال پرانے ھیں اور ان کے اباواجداد کے بنائے ھوئے یادگار ہیں۔جو آج بھی سہی سالم موجود ہیں۔ مقامی لوگوں کا کہنا ھے۔کہ کافر دور میں قتل وغارت گری اور ڈاکہ زانی عام تھیں۔خاص کر افغانستان نورستان کی جانب سے بہت زیادہ حملے ھوتے تھے۔تو ان حملوں سے بچنے کیلئے مقامی کیلاش سرداروں نے دفاعی بنیادوں پر یہ ٹاور … Read more ↪
LETTERS
Enough is enough
Over the past couple of months we have witnessed a spate of online and social media criticism of The Langlands School and College and a protest by some teachers in which they involved unwitting students. Like the overwhelming majority of … Read more ↪