News & views from Chitral
ISLAMABAD: Government’s top adviser on civil service reforms Dr Ishrat Hussain unveils the variety of changes being made in the country’s bureaucratic structures and systems from civil servants’ induction, recruitment, training, performance, promotion, compensation and retirement to institution building, devolution, accountability and service delivery. Dr Hussain shared with media details of the Imran Khan government’s […]
CHITRAL: Four corona patients were discharged from DHQ hospital Chitral after recovery. They included the first corona victim Shahabuddin of Chewodok, Sher Nawaz Garum Chashma, Shams Akbar and Remat Ali from Chumarkon. They had reported negative for corona.
CHITRAL: Chitral witnessed record one-day high positive cases of nine corona patients on Thursday, taking the tally in the whole Chitral to 28. The nine corona cases included five women, a 12-year-old girl among them. They had travelled to Chitral from Peshawar and were kept in quarantine in Chitral town and Drosh. Those who have […]
ISLAMABAD: I urge everyone to stop politicking during the corona virus crisis as it will have adverse effects on the country, Prime Minister Imran Khan said Saturday, as opposition continues criticizing the premier’s policy of a ‘partial lockdown’ in the country. “I would like to request everyone to stop playing politics on this issue. This […]
PESHAWAR: With the number of novel corona virus (Covid-19) cases swelling to over 1,000, the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) on Friday released an additional Rs.406 million for 18 districts of the province to provide facilities at quarantine centres. A statement issued on Friday read that following instructions from the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Chief Minister Mahmood […]
ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Gulzar Ahmed on Monday asked the federal government to remove Dr Zaraf Mirza as state minister of health. The Supreme Court (SC), while hearing a suo motu case on the corona virus crisis, said that Prime Minister Imran Khan’s cabinet has become ineffective in the fight against the pandemic. CJP Gulzar also questioned the transparency of work done by […]
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Director of Public Health Dr Ikramullah Khan has tested positive for Covid-19, the province’s minister for finance and health, Taimur Khan Jhagra, revealed on Monday. “Today, one of our most committed public health professionals, and part of our COVID-19 response team, Dr. Ikramullah, Director Public Health KP has tested positive for Corona […]
March 31, 2020 PESHAWAR: KP government has extended school closure until May 31. The provincial government cancelled all upcoming school examinations as well. This was announced by the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Elementary and Secondary Education Department (KP-ESED) in a notification. It added that the duration of this closure will be considered as summer vacations. The notification added […]
March 23, 2020 CHITRAL: Lowari tunnel will be closed at 7pm today (March 23rd) till further orders. However, supply of food and medicines will continue. It was decided in a meeting held in DC office Chitral which was attended by MNA Moulana Abdul Akbar Chitrali, MPA Moulana Hidayatur Rehman, DPO Wasim Riyaz, ADC Hayat Shah […]
January 21, 2020 BONI: The residents of village Mandagh (Awi) in Upper Chitral have appealed MNA, MPAs, district administration and concern departments to relocate them in any safe place as their village is prone to avalanche. A local social activist Afgan Raza, sharing details said that the residents of this village have been asked to […]