CHITRAL: Polo players from different parts of Chitral have given the government June 10th deadline to pay them the allowances and prizes of 2018 otherwise they would boycott the forthcoming district and Shandur polo festivals. Speaking at a meeting held … Read more ↪
KOSHT: People in Muxdeh village of Kosht in Upper Chitral protested by staging a sit-in against the education department for denying a Class-IV job to the son of a man who had given land for construction of a primary school. … Read more ↪
CHITRAL: The Chitral District Bar Association on Saturday took out a rally in support of Justice Qazi Faez Isa of the Supreme Court. The lawyers criticized the prime minister for filing a reference against Justice Isa in the Supreme Judicial … Read more ↪
By Shah Karez CHITRAL: The Water and Sanitation Extension Programme of the Aga Khan Planning and Building Services, Pakistan (AKPBSP), now called Aga Khan Agency for Habitat (AKAH), reaches Lashkargaz, the last human settlement in Broghil valley in Upper Chitral. … Read more ↪
PESHAWAR: The reconstruction and repair of Brep bridge has been approved by the Provincial Development Working Party (PDWP) at a cost of Rs7.283 million. The bridge connects the remote Yarkhun valley with other parts of upper Chitral. This was among … Read more ↪
CHITRAL: A contractor manhandled a resident of Parabeg for lodging a complaint against alleged irregularities in schemes carried out by the village council. Khairuddin Shadani told ChitralToday on phone that about eight schemes worth over Rs1.2 million had been carried … Read more ↪
PESHAWAR: A Peshawar High Court bench has dismissed a writ petition challenging the appointment of University of Chitral project director (PD) by the provincial government and declared as legal appointment of Prof Badshah Munir Bukhari against the post. A bench, … Read more ↪
BOONI: Tehreek-e-Huqooq Awam on Tuesday said a group of people through the social media tried to give an impression that Qaqlasht is a state property. The Tehreek in a statement said its leaders held a meeting with its chairman Mukhtar … Read more ↪
CHITRAL: Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) and party’s lawyers forum held a public gathering at old PIA Chowk in Chitral in connection with Youm-e-Takbeer. They said the then PML government made Pakistan invincible by detonating nuclear explosions on this day in … Read more ↪
CHITRAL: A group of people here on Monday said former governor Gilgit-Baltistan Pir Syed Karam Ali Shah’s claim of ownership on 800 kanals in Qaqlasht area is wrong and he should be stopped from launching a housing scheme there. Addressing … Read more ↪
DIZG (UPPER CHITRAL): A government middle school in Dizg village is at the verge of being washed away by flash floods. Local people have called upon the education department Chitral to take immediate steps to save the public property from … Read more ↪
AYUN: A house was gutted in a fire that erupted due to short circuiting by power transmission lines over his house here. Khosh Nawaz said he had built the house on a piece of land given to him by his … Read more ↪
CHITRAL: Pakistan Council of World Religions (Faith Friends) arranged a coordination meeting for representatives of different religions and faiths on Friday, which resolved to promote interfaith harmony in Chitral. Chaired by Allama Maqsood Ahmed Salfi, religious leaders from different schools … Read more ↪
MASTUJ: The billion tree tsunami afforestation project of the KP government is not bringing any dividend for the people of Chitral. And because of the poor implementation policy of the forest department, the tree plantation programme is destined to fail … Read more ↪
BOONI: The allegations of government contractors against the divisional accounts officer show that for the first time in the history of Chitral an honest officer is resisting their corrupt practices. This was stated by Shujauddin Lal, an activist of Jamaat-e-Islami … Read more ↪
PESHAWAR: The three-day Shandur polo festival will start on July 7. The decision was taken at a meeting held with Secretary Sports, Tourism, Archaeology, Museums, Culture and Youth Affairs Kamran Rehman in the chair on Thursday. The secretary said this year the Shandur … Read more ↪
PESHAWAR: The KP government has approved Rs1,485 million for the newly-created district of Upper Chitral. The approval was given by Provincial Finance Commission of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa at its 11th meeting held under the chairmanship of KP Finance Minister Taimur Saleem … Read more ↪
CHITRAL: Garbage, including hazardous hospital waste, remain dumped on premises of District Headquarters (DHQ) Hospital Chitral. It is not only a nuisance for the patients and hospital staff but is also creating health risks to the visitors as well. Officials … Read more ↪
CHITRAL: Hours after a group of PTI youth activists alleged embezzlement in the purchase of environment-friendly shopping bags and dustbins for village councils by a government official, All Village Council Nazmeen Forum held a press conference and rejected the allegations. … Read more ↪
CHITRAL: Young activists of the ruling PTI Chitral on Wednesday accused a local government department official of embezzling over Rs.16 million on the pretext of supplying dustbins and shopping bags to village councils. Addressing a press conference, the youth under … Read more ↪
In good old days, a large number of foreign tourists could be seen visiting far-off villages of Chitral every summer. But with the passage of time as Pakistan witnessed terror activities following the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan and arrival of … Read more ↪
ISLAMABAD: To protect schoolchildren from natural disasters and other insecurities, the Aga Khan Agency for Habitat (AKAH) arranged events involving government education departments, academia, district disaster management authorities and the media in Gilgit-Baltistan and Chitral, says a press release. Hafiz … Read more ↪
CHITRAL: A strike by young doctors continued for the second day at the District Headquarters (DHQ) Hospital on Monday, creating problems for patients,e specially those coming from far-off areas. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Doctors Council (KPDC) gave the province-wide strike call last … Read more ↪
BOONI: Due to unavailability of IT teachers, computers and other items at the laboratory of Govt High School for Girls Booni are gathering dust. The well-furnished IT lab with 17 computers and furniture was set up at the school 12 … Read more ↪
By Akhtar Ali (Istach) Industrialization has led to numerous environmental challenges. Global warming is one of these challenges which can be seen and felt in almost all parts of the world. In developing countries, its impact is much more serious. … Read more ↪
CHITRAL: As many as 50 refusal cases were reported across Chitral during the recently-held anti-polio vaccination campaign, a meeting was informed here on Friday. This is for the first time that such a large number of people have refused vaccination … Read more ↪
CHITRAL: A project to supply drinking water to Zargaran Deh in Chitral town was on Friday inaugurated after its completion at a cost of Rs1 million. The project was launched under the Community Driven Local Development (CDLD) programme of the … Read more ↪
AYUN: People of Atani Lasht and Korang Lasht Ayun have called upon the irrigation department to carry out dredging of Atani canal and stop water theft in it. In a statement, they said due to non-cleaning of the canal and … Read more ↪
BOONI: Elected representatives have called upon health department to appoint one more lady doctor at the government hospital in Booni. At present, Dr Zohra Wali is working at the gynae ward and attends to 150 to 200 patients daily at … Read more ↪
CHITRAL: The four-day Kalash spring festival, Chilim Jush, began in Rumbur valley on Tuesday. The Kalash people known for their primitive culture and ways of life formally began the festivities by sprinkling milk on the deity placed in the place … Read more ↪
PESHAWAR: Tourists from Germany, France, Japan and elsewhere in the world continued to throng Kalash valleys to enjoy the three-day Chilimjusht or Joshi festival celebrations starting from June 14. On the directives of Tourism Corporation Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (TCKP) Managing Director … Read more ↪
CHITRAL: The provincial government has released an amount of 20 million for the reconstruction of roads in Booni. The roads in the headquarters of the newly-created Upper Chitral district have been in poor condition for years. During the last three … Read more ↪
CHITRAL: One of the girders of an RCC bridge being built over Chitral river in front of Green Lasht village in Upper Chitral fell into the river. However, no one was injured when the girder plunged into the river. The … Read more ↪
CHITRAL: People travelling on Chitral-Drosh road have expressed their anger and dismay over the apathy of the National Highway Authority (NHA) towards the maintenance and reconstruction of the busy road. They said this section of the road connecting Chitral with … Read more ↪
CHITRAL: Workers of the Utility Stores Corporation of Pakistan in Chitral on Friday held a protest against the arrest of their central union president in Islamabad a day earlier. There are 52 utility stores across Chitral where over 100 people … Read more ↪