News & views from Chitral
CHITRAL: After spending more than a month away from their homes, residents of the border town Arandu who had temporarily relocated to Drosh and other areas have finally returned. Following the recent ceasefire, made possible through the efforts of local elders, displaced families began moving back to their native villages. Upon their arrival in Arandu, […]
CHITRAL: Following a jirga between tribal elders from the border areas of both countries, a ceasefire agreement has been finalized in the Arandu sector along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. According to details, after prolonged consultations in a grand jirga involving local elders from Pakistan’s border area of Arandu and elders from Afghanistan’s Kunar province (Nari district), […]
CHITRAL: Due to the lack of seriousness on the part of the Taliban regime in Afghanistan, public hardships are increasing in dozens of valleys of the eastern districts of Barg-e-Matal and Kamdesh in Nuristan province, where thousands of people have been living in miserable conditions for several weeks without access to basic facilities. This situation […]
CHITRAL: The elders of Buryogh village, located on the Chitral–Garam Chashma Road, have accused officials of the Aga Khan Agency for Habitat (AKAH) of nepotism and alleged irregularities. Addressing a joint press conference, they demanded that higher authorities take immediate notice and ensure protective measures for their village against natural disasters. Speaking at a press […]