BOONI: Deputy Commissioner (DC) Chitral Osama Ahmad Waraich visited the KP government-funded under-construction Booni Gol mini-hydropower project on Saturday. Officials of the AKRSP and the Pakhtunkhwa Hydel Development Organization briefed the DC about the project. Speaking on the occasion, Mr … Read more ↪
By Gul Hamaad Farooqi CHITRAL: The billion tree tsunami plantation drive was launched in Drosh on Saturday. MPA Bibi Fouzia was chief guest while Divisional Forest Officer Mr Saleem, Subdivisional Forest Officer Drosh Umari Nawaz and residents of the town … Read more ↪
چترال(بشیر حسین آزاد)آل کلاس فورملازمین ایسوسی ایشن آل محکمہ جات ضلع چترال کاایک ہنگامی میٹنگ اپیکاآفس چترال میں ضلعی صدرکلاس فورایسوسی ایشن محمدقاسم خان کی زیرصدارت منعقد ہواجسمیں صوبائی حکومت سے مطالبہ کیاگیا کہ چوکیداروں اوردیگر کلاس فورملازمین سے 24گھنٹے … Read more ↪
CHITRAL: The All Primary Teachers Association (APTA) at a meeting here on Saturday unanimously agreed to field Muhammad Ashraf as the district president and Muhammad Jameel as the general secretary of the association. The meeting constituted a committee under the … Read more ↪
CHITRAL: A winter festival will be planned in Bumboret by the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa culture and tourism department and Ayun and Valleys Development Programme (AVDP). The event is held every winter. An official said the festival, titled ‘Indigenous Winter Festival’ will be … Read more ↪
By Muhammad Jalaluddin Shamil BOONI: Chitral having a total area of 14,850 sq.km and population of about half a million is prone, throughout the year, to varying intensity of natural hazards, including flash flooding, glacial lakes outburst floods (GLOFs), landslides, … Read more ↪
CHITRAL: Chitral Environment Protection Society (CHEPS) started its activities of the new year 2016 from Karachi with a clean-up drive launched at the Clifton beach. Environment activists from Chitral, CHEPS volunteers, residents of Karachi and a number of tourists attended … Read more ↪
CHITRAL: Deputy Commissioner Chitral Osama Ahmad Waraich has directed the public health department to expedite work on the Shishi water supply project. The DC issued the direction during a visit to the site. He was accompanied by Assistant Commissioner Drosh … Read more ↪
CHITRAL: The only road linking the Garam Chashma valley with other parts of the district remains frequently gets closed mainly due to landsliding and its poor condition. For years, successive governments and public representatives have promised to allocate funds for … Read more ↪
CHITRAL: The village council of Jughor in Chitral has become the first village council in the whole province to present and approve its development budget after the formation of the local government last year. The Rs4 million budget was passed … Read more ↪
ISLAMABAD: The Governing Body of The Langlands School and College, Chitral, at a meeting held in Islamabad welcomed the decision of the government of Pakistan to grant a work visa to Carey Schofield to enable her to continue the good … Read more ↪
چترال (بشیر حسین آزاد) آل پاکستان واپڈا ہائیڈروورکرز یونین (سی بی اے) چترال سب ڈویژن نے مرکزی اور صوبائی قائدین کی کال پر منگل کے روز تالہ بند ہڑتال کردی جس سے پشاور الیکٹرک سپلائی کمپنی (پیسکو)کے دفاتر بند رہے … Read more ↪
BOONI: Jalal Uddin Laal, husband of District Education Officer (female) Chitral Zohra Jalal, passed away due to cardiac arrest here. He was 55.
Report GH Farooqui CHITRAL: The Ismaili Muslims in Garam Chashma valley celebrated the annual Phatak festival with great religious zeal. Earlier, at a meeting of elders and community leaders at his house, Khalifa Syed Taimur Shah directed the community to … Read more ↪
Report Shahzad Sohail RESHUN: With the launch of the anti-encroachment drive on the directions of the deputy commissioner of Chitral, Osama Ahmad Waraich, steps have been taken to mark state land occupied by different people in various parts of the … Read more ↪
KARACHI: A series of meetings by Chitrali students was held in Karachi for the reshuffling of the cabinet of the Chitral Students Association established in October 2014 with an aim to deliver services to Chitrali students living in Karachi. A … Read more ↪
ISLAMABAD: Aaghaz-e-Dosti, a joint Indo-Pak Friendship initiative, launched its 4th Indo-Pak Peace Calendar in Islamabad Pakistan with support of Pakistan- US Alumni Network (PUAN). The launch preceded a discussion on ‘Sharing of Hopes for Peaceful and Friendly Co-existence’ with academicians … Read more ↪
PESHAWAR: To end the menace of enticing girls from poor families of Kalash and other tribes into marriage and later subjecting them to domestic torture and other evils, outsiders wishing to marry Chitrali girls would have to seek permission from … Read more ↪
چترال (بشیر حسین آزاد) چترال میں جنگلات کی کٹائی نے جہاں ماحولیاتی اور موسمیاتی مسائل پیدا کئے ہیں وہاں گھریلو استعمال کیلئے غیر دانشمندانہ طریقے سے جنگلات کی بے دریغ کٹائی کی وجہ سے ضلع کو ایندھن کے حصول میں … Read more ↪
DIZG (YARKHUN VALLEY): People at a protest meeting here came down hard on the elected representatives for ignoring the area badly affected by the July-Aug floods and the October 26, 2015, earthquake. The second protest gathering was held in Dizg … Read more ↪
CHITRAL: One person died and six other people sustained injuries in a road accident near Ziarat on Tuesday, the DC office said. The vehicle carrying 15 passengers was travelling from Peshawar to Chitral when it skidded off the narrow road … Read more ↪
DIZG (YARKHUN VALLEY): Commandant Chitral Scouts Col Nizamuddin Shah on Tuesday visited Dizg village and distributed relief goods among the flood and earthquake affected people of the area. A large number of people from Dizg, Khruzg and Marthing were present … Read more ↪
CHITRAL: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chitral leader and former bureaucrat, Sultan Wazir Khan, has demanded the government construct a link road at TOW mountain site lying between Sonoghor and Sarghuz villages of Tehsil Mastuj. In a press statement issued here, … Read more ↪
CHITRAL: During the ongoing anti-encroachment drive, Illegal construction on 2.5 kanal plot adjacent to Jughore bridge was completely demolished on Tuesday. The possession of this property worth millions of rupees has been taken over by the district administration, the DC … Read more ↪
CHITRAL: As many as 12 cabins which had been illegally constructed decades ago on the Chew Bridge protection wall were on Sunday demolished by the district administration of Chitral. In another move, 2.5 kanal prime commercial land located near Jughur … Read more ↪
چترال (بشیر حسین آزاد) کمانڈنٹ چترال سکاوٹس کرنل نظام الدین شاہ نے کہا ہے کہ چترال سکاوٹس نے گزشتہ سال کی سیلاب اور زلزلے کے بعد مشکل وقت میں متاثریں کو ہرممکن ریلیف پہنچانے کی کوشش کی اور بحالی اور … Read more ↪
BOONI: The Booni-Mastuj road was blocked due to a landsliding in front of Booni near Awi Shotar on Saturday. As a result, long queues of vehicles were seen on both sides of the blocked portion of the road. The passengers … Read more ↪
Dr Inayatullah Faizi CHITRAL: Chitral is one of the worst hit districts of KP province, where 1,486 houses were damaged, 200 people injured and 32 lost their lives in the Oct 26, 2015, earthquake. These figures have been reported by … Read more ↪
A 10-day training on “Youth mountaineering skills enhancing training camp” was concluded on 20th of January in Shimshal Valley of Gilgit-Baltistan by Pakistan Youth Outreach (PYO) and Karakorum Expeditions and Aga Khan Rural Support Programme (AKRSP) Chitral under Enhancing Employability … Read more ↪
CHITRAL: Teachers’ Recognition Day was organized by Aga Khan Education Service, Pakistan (AKES, P) Chitral at Aga Khan Higher Secondary School SeenLasht, Chitral. The aim was to appreciate and encourage the best performances and services of AKES, P, Chitral teachers … Read more ↪
CHITRAL: Faulty and biased surveys both by government and NGOs and the resultant bungling in the distribution of relief goods have created unrest among the flood and earthquake affected people of Chitral. Talking to ChitralToday, a resident of Balim in … Read more ↪
UPPER DIR: Public transport drivers and truckers cleared snow from the Lowari Pass on self-help basis and reopened the artery to traffic after several days of its closure. The Lowari Pass remains closed to traffic for five months from December … Read more ↪
CHITRAL: On the directions of Commandant Chitral Scouts Col Nizam Uddin Shah, a survey has been launched to make a list of at least 10 poorest people from each village of the Yarkhun valley to provide them financial assistance, local … Read more ↪
خبر ملی ھے کہ ڈپٹی کمشنر صاحب چترال نے ایون کے حالیہ دورے مے ایون جنالی میں پولو میچ کھلنے کا اغلان کرکے سب کو حیرت مے ڈال دیا ھے – ایون جنالی کا گردو غبار تمام ایون والوں کو … Read more ↪
Sher Wali Khan Aseer KARACHI: Is it not strange that a beautifully managed ‘Musical show’ of the Chitral Students Welfare Association, Karachi was not reported by any Chitrali online newspaper? The pragramme was held on June 16 and well known … Read more ↪