News & views from Chitral
BONI: An All Parties Conference (APC) was held in Boni, the headquarters of Upper Chitral, where key issues faced by the area were discussed in detail. A unanimous resolution was adopted at the conclusion of the meeting, warning the district administration to take immediate action. According to a joint statement issued after the meeting, the […]
By: Prince Iftikhar Ud Din, Ex-MNA from Chitral Since 2013, under successive PTI-led governments in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), the province’s forest resources have suffered alarming and unprecedented degradation. Independent observations and time-series analysis of satellite imagery, using open-source platforms such as Google Earth, indicate a consistent and widespread decline in forest cover across multiple regions […]
ISLAMABAD: Former Deputy Chief of Army Staff of the Afghanistan Army, Lieutenant General Sami Sadat, has said that in the current global landscape there are only two countries and their governments that are openly thirsty for Muslim blood and pursuing anti-Muslim policies; Israel and India under the leadership of Narendra Modi. He was speaking in […]
PESHAWAR: Chairmen of tehsil, village and neighbourhood councils from across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Monday staged a protest demonstration outside the provincial assembly building, demanding an extension in the tenure of local governments, immediate release of development funds, and empowerment of the local government system. The protesters gave the provincial government an ultimatum until January 9 […]
CHITRAL: Lower Chitral witnessed a significant rise in national and international tourism during 2025, emerging as one of Pakistan’s most attractive cultural and scenic destinations, according to figures released by the District Lower Chitral Police. Official statistics show that a total of 2,204 foreign tourists visited the district during the year, while an impressive 514,630 domestic […]