YARKHUN: Sale points of the food department in Yarkhun valley have run out of wheat stock creating problems for the consumers. An official of the food department told ChitralToday that the department would receive fresh supply at the end of … Read more ↪
CHITRAL: The timber mafia is said to be making all-out efforts to bring one of their blue-eyed officials as the deputy commissioner (DC) of Lower Chitral. Sources told ChitralToday that resourceful people associated with the timber business were lobbying to … Read more ↪
Sirajuddin Honour killing reported from Lot Oveer. A teenager girl and a young man have been killed in Upper Chitral in the name of honour, local police confirmed to ChitralToday on Saturday. District Police Officer (DPO) Upper Chitral Zulfiqar Ahmed … Read more ↪
ISLAMABAD: Engineer Khalid Mehmood, a young social worker and entrepreneur from Terich in Upper Chitral, has passed away due to COVID-19 in Saudi Arabia. Engineer Khalid was the co-founder of Korumghar, the first home delivery service introduced in Chitral, and … Read more ↪
CHITRAL: Govt employees reject budget 2020-21, call for pay raise. In this regard, the All-Government Employees Coordination Council Chitral chapter, on the call of the provincial council, held a protest demonstration against the federal budget 2010-21 and declared it anti-people … Read more ↪
PESHAWAR: A GLOF alert (glacial lake outburst flood) alert has been issued for the Golen valley of Lower Chitral by the regional office of Pakistan Meteorological Department in Peshawar. The alert said temperature is expected to increase from Sunday and … Read more ↪
BANG: The only veterinary centre in the whole Yarkhun valley is being closed on June 30. This has sent a shockwave in the valley where people solely depend on cattle rearing for their livelihood. Talking to ChitralToday, social activist Hakim … Read more ↪
BANG: Scores of students from different villages of Yarkhun valley held a protest rally here demanding the government should arrange 3G internet facility in their area so that they can attend online classes during the COVID-19 pandemic/closure of educational institutions … Read more ↪
BOONI: As the cases of novel coronavirus suddenly started increasing and the small isolation ward of the government hospital and a private emergency response centre ran out of space, the district administration decided to go for a targeted lockdown in … Read more ↪
CHITRAL: A watchman of the Govt Centennial Model School Chitral has been arrested for trying to sexually assault a minor boy on the premises of the oldest educational institution of Chitral. The father of the boy, who is an Afghan … Read more ↪
PESHAWAR: An early coronavirus patient has died at the District Headquarters (DHQ) Hospital Chitral, said the KP government on Monday. The deceased belonged to Garam Chashma and had returned from outside the district. However, the identification of the coronavirus patient … Read more ↪
CHITRAL: Volunteers working under the local support organisations (LSOs) have been playing a key role in creating awareness among the people of Khot valley of Upper Chitral about coronavirus. The volunteers have been visiting the valley for the last 13 … Read more ↪
GARAM CHASHMA: Tracing of a corona patient’s contacts has been demanded in Garam Chashma. Two men tested positive for the coronavirus here within the last two days. One of them is a resident of Mogh and works in a private … Read more ↪
BOONI: As many as 16 people tested positive for COVID-19 in a single day in Booni today, Dr Sardar Nawaz of THQ hospital Booni confirmed to ChitralToday. He said three of these patients belong to Dir and the rest are … Read more ↪
CHITRAL: The rehabilitation of Golen water supply line to Chitral town has started. The Golen water supply system was damaged during flash floods on July 8, 2019, affecting over 40,000 consumers. As a temporary measure, the town residents were supplied … Read more ↪
CHITRAL: Space is shrinking for pedestrians in Chitral bazars due to increase in population and rush of vehicles. Moreover, lack of traffic engineering is also adding to the mess, creating lots of problems for visitors to the market areas. Now … Read more ↪
CHITRAL: The 23 community watchers safeguarding the Chitral Gol National Park (CGNP) have abandoned their duty over non-payment of salary for the last one year, as a result, poaching of the much-protected Kashmir markhor and chopping of deodar trees is … Read more ↪
CHITRAL: The Chitral police have approached the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) seeking legal action against a man from Lower Dir on the charge of using derogatory/insulting language against the people of Chitral on social media. A letter signed by the … Read more ↪
CHITRAL: The Covid-19 dread has shifted the village hustle and bustle to the pastures in the highlands of Upper Chitral and Lotkoh and Sheshi Koh valleys in Lower Chitral, thus reviving a practice abandoned thanks to modernity. Due to the … Read more ↪
BOONI: Leaders of Tehreek Huqooq-e-Awam (THA) Upper Chitral at an oath-taking ceremony held in Werkhop on Sunday highlighted the lingering issues of Torkhow and expressed their concerns over lack of government interest in resolving them. The event was held to … Read more ↪
BOONI: The World Environment Day was celebrated in Booni, Upper Chitral, under the banner of Chitral Heritage and Environment Protection Society, says a press release. The event was conducted while observing coronavirus SOPs of the government. Around 35 people – … Read more ↪
Zahiruddin CHITRAL: The upper parts of Chitral have been flooded with the spellbinding aroma of Shunjur Ispru (Russian olive), but the residents regretted that the dread of coronavirus had diluted the fervor associated with it. The medium-sized bushy tree of Shunjur … Read more ↪
GILGIT: A man was arrested for killing more than 100 ibex (capra sibirica) by the Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) wildlife department. The arrest has come as a shock and surprise in GB where the lucrative conservation programme called trophy hunting was believed … Read more ↪
CHITRAL: The recent twice cuts in petroleum prices have not provided any relief to the common people of Chitral due the failure of the district administration. In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, prices of petroleum products saw a record … Read more ↪
CHITRA: Local leaders of the PPP at a press conference on Wednesday lambasted the PTI government for its failure to restore the water supply line from Golen valley even after one year due to which the town area is facing … Read more ↪
BOONI: Mask wearing in pubic places is mandatory now. In this regard, the district administration of Upper Chitral on Wednesday carried out checking of local bazaar to ensure implementation of the government’s direction regarding wearing of masks in public places. … Read more ↪
BOONI: Upper Chitral is free of coronavirus right now. The remaining three patients of the novel coronavirus in Upper Chitral district also recovered from the disease and were on Tuesday sent home. The three patients belonged to Laspur, Rech and … Read more ↪
MASTUJ: Shandur Pass will remain closed till further order even though it has been cleared of snow by the C&W department, says Upper Chitral district admin. A statement said, on the direction of the deputy commissioner of Upper Chitral, additional … Read more ↪
GARAM CHASHMA: A suspected Afghan smuggler arrested by Garam Chashma police a few days ago while smuggling drugs from Afghanistan escaped from the police station, local people told ChitralToday correspondent. The police had arrested six Afghan nationals at a picket … Read more ↪
CHITRAL: While Chitral town residents are faced with a severe drinking water crisis since the destruction of the supply network due to the floods in Golen valley last year, the KP government still drags its feet on the rehabilitation of … Read more ↪
CHITRAL: X-ray facility in DHQ hospital Chitral is only available to patients of emergency ward while other patients are forced to visit private laboratories for the test as officials say the hospital lacks films and allied chemicals to cater to … Read more ↪
CHITRAL: Two men committed suicide in separate villages of Upper Chitral, police said. In the first incident, Nadir Ali, 24, son of Sahib Ali, shot himself dead by a 12-bore gun in his house at Chuinj village near Mastuj. The … Read more ↪
CHITRAL: The first death from coronavirus has been reported from Chitral. A native of Khorkashan Deh Chitral died of coronavirus at a Peshawar hospital, according to his relatives. Close relatives of the deceased, aged 68 year, confirmed that he had … Read more ↪
BOONI: Seven percent of the 726 people tested for coronavirus after their return from different cities to Chitral were found infected with the virus. These 56 positive cases belonged to both Upper and Lower Chitral. The percentage of positive cases … Read more ↪
YARKHUN: Nigahbans of Upper Chitral appointed by the forest and wildlife departments have given the government 10 days’ deadline to clear their salaries of 13 months. If the government fails to clear the salaries by June 7, the Nigahbans will … Read more ↪