Tag: Chitral

Rescue operation in progress in flood-hit Chitral

Rescue operation in Chitral’s Ursoon village is underway as more than 500 tents have been distributed among the victims, reported on Tuesday. Relief operation is...

PM grieved over flood-related losses in Chitral

Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif Sunday expressed deep grief and sorrow over the loss of lives, caused by damage to the houses and washing...

31 perish as flash flood washes away KP village

Four children, a woman and eight security officials among the deceased after a mosque and 35 houses washed away in Orsoon, a village in...

Land sliding near Lowari Tunnel leaves two injured, damages four vehicles

Land sliding near Lowari Tunnel on Wednesday blocked linking routes to Dir and Chitral at Ziarat stop from rest of the region. Heavy rain in...

Muslim, Kalash communities in Chitral form committee to bridge differences

A meeting was arranged in Bumborat, Kalash Valley to remove differences between the Muslims and Kalash community in Chitral. District Nazim Maghfirat Shah and officials...

Farmers protest for not writing off agricultural loans

The farmers of Chitral affected by earthquake and flood staged a protest demonstration against the government for non-waiving off of their agricultural loans. The protesting...

Five killed, 4 missing in Kosht (Chitral) as vehicle plunges into...

  At least five persons died and four others went missing after a loaded Mazda fell down in the Kosht River while crossing a bridge. According...

Bride-seeking Russian arrested in Chitral

A Russian national in search of a wife in Pakistan has been arrested and is being questioned by intelligence agencies, officials said Saturday. Apelgans Viacheslov,...

Rashid promises all-weather road link to Chitral by year-end

  Minister for Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage Senator Pervaiz Rashid said on Friday that the government was committed to providing all-weather road link to...

Chitral quake survivors help themselves in race against winter

Once again KP has emerged as the worst-hit province, though the scale of the devastation in Chitral is only just becoming clear.

Chitral affectees allege administration of political bias in goods distribution

Victims of the massive quake on Wednesday alleged the local administration of distributing the relief goods pouring from across the country including armed forces...

Chitral Scouts win Polo Cup tournament Autumn 2015

The Ten-day District Polo cup tournament autumn 2015 concluded at polo ground Chitralon Tuesday. 35 polo teams participated in the tournament. The final match was...

Opp leader urges premier to rebuild lives in flood-hit Chitral

Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Syed Khursheed Shah has called on Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to alleviate the sufferings of people...

Desperation rises as Kalasha suffers post floods

Flash floods that began mid-July and have left much of Chitral battered and damaged have created a crisis for the Kalasha people, Pakistan Today has learnt.

Gen Sharif assures Chitral flood affectees of continuation of relief activities

Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif visited flood affected areas of Chitral on Wednesday, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) reported. According to DG...

Reverting to mother tongue

Two-day Gilgit-Baltistan-Chitral festival for promoting peace, pluralism from Saturday Two-day festival of people of Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) and Chitral for promoting peace and pluralism through culture...

Snowfall in Chitral, Lowari tunnel shuts down

Overnight heavy rain and snowfall in Chitral has led to the closure of the Lowari tunnel, a private news channel reported on Sunday. Lowari tunnel...