TOP NEWS
200 Nigahbans start protest against suspension without payment of nine months’ salaries
Report Ejaz Ahmed BOONI: A large number of youth from different parts of upper Chitral hired by the forest and wildlife departments as Nigahbans of saplings planted under the previous KP government’s Billion Tree Tsunami Afforestation Project (BTTAP) on Thursday launched a protest against non-payment of their salaries for nine months and termination of their services without any notice. Addressing the protesters, their leader Muhammad Nabi from Reshun said the … Read more ↪
BRIEF NEWS
Harasser of women in Kalash valley arrested
PESHAWAR: The man who was seen in a video clip harassing women in Kalash valley has been arrested from Peshawar. He has been identified as Aimal Khan. The suspect was held after the video clip went viral on the social media even though the video had been uploaded in 2016. … Read more ↪
OPINIONS
Impact of parental depression on child psychology in Chitral
By Wasim Akram Depression is a clinical mental illness of sadness, but it’s worse than just a sadness. Depressed people experience extreme lack of pleasure and interest in their daily life activities, insomnia and excessive sleeping, significantly weight loss, feelings of guilt, low self-worth, and many other symptoms are associated with depression. According to WHO 2012 report ‘‘350 million people worldwide are suffering from clinical depression” But the story doesn’t … Read more ↪
EDUCATION
Saeed Ur Rehman: a legendary teacher gone too soon
By Zulfiqar Ahmad The students, colleagues, relatives and all those who knew him have been left devastated by the sudden and tragic death of our much-loved teacher Mr Saeed Ur Rehman – headmaster government middle school Washich. The 52-year-old legendary teacher along with a five years old grandson (Wajid) died in a fatal accident on June 16 in Washich Torkhow on Saturday. The accident took place when he was taking … Read more ↪
Politics
علاقےکےمفاد کی خاطر اے این پی کو سپورٹ کیا جائے
اے اپن پی کےذیلی تنظیم نیشنل یوتھ آرگنائزیشن کے سابق ضلعی چیئرمین عباس حسین کا کہنا ہے کہ عوامی نیشنل پارٹی کےکارکنان اپنے پارٹی پر فخر کرتی ہے کیونکہ اے این پی نے اس صوبے اور خصوصا چترال کی بلا … Read more ↪
CULTURE
Polo under guns
By Fida Ali Shah Civil administrations of GB and Chitral failed to organize the historical Shandur Polo Festival at world’s highest polo ground Shandur due to a tangle over the distribution of fund, hosting and overly politicised boundary dispute between the regions. Both the provincial administrations overruled the option of joint-hosting and organizing the event which has been a dream and demand of the people of both sides. The disagreement … Read more ↪
LETTERS
Eid Mubarak from UAE
Dear Chitral Today team, all local journalists and all readers of Chitral Today and all my Chitrali people, I would like to wish you Eid Mubarak through chitraltoday.net. May Allàh bring you all happiness and always keep all of us … Read more ↪