The Aga Khan Health Service, Pakistan (AKHS,P) has reached an agreement with the Department of Health Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to provide quality health care services to the community at RHC Mastuj District Chitral. A ‘Memorandum of Understanding’ (MoU) signing ceremony was held at Health Secretariat Peshawar. Mr Rahamtullah Khan Wazir, DCO Chitral and Dr […]
Nov 14 2011 | Posted in
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Member National Assembly (MNA) from Chitral Shahzada Mohyuddin said that work on the Lowari tunnel project will be started shortly while the preliminary work has been assigned to the Frontier Works Organization for clearance of the debris inside the tunnel and make it able for vehicular traffic during the winter season. Talking to the local […]
Nov 13 2011 | Posted in
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Developmental organizations and their impact in Chitral Many government and non-government organizations (NGOs) are working in different sectors in Chitral, the largest district in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. No one can deny the role of NGOs in the support and development of the community in Chitral. They play a very important role in development of the area. Even […]
Nov 10 2011 | Posted in
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The people of Chitral have expressed their resentment about the unjust allotment of Benazir Income Support Program (BISP) cards to the non-deserving persons in the district at the cost of the indigent and the poor. Talking to media, a number of local leaders complained that last year the BISP had conducted extensive household survey in […]
Nov 10 2011 | Posted in
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The shortage of cash in the main branch of National Bank of Pakistan led to the embarrassment and inconvenience of the people who will have to go without money on Eid-ul-Azha. A contractor Najm Riaz told Chitraltimes.com that he could not get cheque cashed from a bank because of which he will not be in […]
Nov 5 2011 | Posted in
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Chairman PPP-Sherpao urges unity in Khyber Pakhtunkwa The chairman of PPP-Sherpao Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao has asked the people of Khyber Pakhtunkwa to unite and fight for their rights with concerted efforts under an agreed leadership as the leaders of Punjab and Sind have always disappointed them. Addressing a public gathering in Polo ground Chitral […]
Nov 4 2011 | Posted in
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Today is the birthday of Sir Sultan Muhammad Shah Aga Khan III, one of the architects of Pakistan. He was born in Karachi on November 2, 1877. Sir Aga Khan III, grandfather of the present spiritual leader of the Ismaili Muslims, Prince Karim Aga Khan, spent his entire life serving Muslims with his great intellectual […]
Nov 3 2011 | Posted in
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The former ruler of Chitral, his Highness Saiful Mulk Nasir was born at Chitral House, Peshawar, on May 12, 1950. He was the elder son of H.H. Mehtar Saif ur-Rahman, Mehtar of Chitral. Saiful Mulk Nasir was made Chitral’s ruler or Mehtar in 1954 after his father His Highness Saifur Rehman was killed in a […]
Nov 2 2011 | Posted in
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Sarhad Rural Support Programme (SRSP) has launched a number of projects to provide safe drinking water to the people of the flood affected areas of district and those remote areas, which are still without any water supply schemes while the contaminated water has caused outbreak of diseases in the areas. Addressing a gathering of the […]
Oct 30 2011 | Posted in
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The road to the Kalash valleys of Bumburate and Rumbur remained closed for the second day on Sunday at Ayun town as the people of Thoriandeh and Muldeh villages have blocked the road as a protest against the cutting of forest adjacent to the Rumbur valley by the forest development corporation (FDC). An official of […]
Oct 30 2011 | Posted in
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has sought funds from the Centre for opening new family welfare centres to pursue population control polices, provincial Minister for Population Welfare Saleem Khan said on Friday. Appearing in the `Mulaqat Programme` of Khyber Union of Journalists at Peshawar Press Club, the minister said the government didn`t want to force people into opting […]
Oct 28 2011 | Posted in
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The local leaders of Pakistan People’s Party have welcomed approval of Rs. 18 billion for Lowari tunnel. The members said that the project’s completion would usher in a new era of development and employment. Addressing a news conference, general secretary PPP, Chitral Mohammad Hakim Khan, vice-president Shamsur Rehman and coordination secretary Iqbal Hayat said the […]
Oct 27 2011 | Posted in
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