News & views from Chitral
By: Zahiruddin January 12, 2020 CHITRAL: An American national hunted Kashmir markhor with horns measuring 50 inches in Toshi Shasha conservancy here the other day. He had obtained the permit from the wildlife department at a cost of 150,000 US dollars. Divisional forest officer of wildlife division, Chitral, Mohammad Idrees told Dawn on Saturday that […]
December 21, 2019 PESHAWAR: As many as 15 public sectors universities of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa are facing severe financial crisis. The leading universities have stopped payment of salaries and pension. On the other hand, future of several thousand students is also at stake. KP government has not yet issued any fund to any university as grant […]
December 13, 2019 PESHAWAR: In a departure from past practices, the provincial government has issued 50 per cent additional funds for development schemes in 29 sectors during the fiscal year 2019-20. However, the provincial finance department has imposed a ban on transferring funds issued for specific schemes to use them for any other purpose other than […]
December 13, 2019 ISLAMABAD: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement – Pakistan (MQM-P) is set to introduce a bill in the National Assembly for increasing the number of provinces in Pakistan to eight. According to media reports MQM-P legislator Kishwer Zehra submitted a bill to the NA Secretariat on Friday. It calls for the creation of South Punjab and Bahawalpur provinces within the existing Punjab, as well as […]
October 13, 2019 PESHAWAR: The local body elections in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa are unlikely to be held within the stipulated 120 days after the dissolution of the last government system due to the government`s failure to make rules for local council delimitation. Sources told Dawn that the local government department had put up the delimitation rules […]
September 25, 2019 By: G.H. Faruqi CHITRAL: Students of Govt Degree College for Girls in Denin took out a rally in support of the people of Kashmir and to condemn Indian atrocities in the occupied valley. The rally started from the college and ended at the Chew bridge. The participants were carrying placards and chanting […]
By: Fauzia Waqar The World Water Week, from August till August 30, this year had the theme: ‘Water for Society: Including All’. The purpose of conducting a water week is to create awareness regarding water issues like access to clean water, reasons for contamination of water, water-borne diseases, and preventive measures. Water pollution is one […]
September 10, 2019 CHITRAL: The future of University of Chitral is in jeopardy as the provincial government has failed to provide land for construction of its building for the third consecutive year, forcing the federal government to withdraw the Rs3 billion grant released in 2017, from the current budget. Sources in the higher education department […]
September 4, 2019 ISLAMABAD: With annual deforestation rate in Pakistan recorded as the world`s highest, the Lahore High Court has observed that such tendency will lead to increase in the spread of life-threatening diseases and ordered the Punjab government, Defence Housing Authority and various other development authorities to make a comprehensive policy for tree plantation […]
August 27, 2019 CHITRAL: Chital Homes district football tournament started in Qashqar Sports Complex Chitral. The mega event was inaugurated by Commandant Chitral Scouts Col. Moeenuddin. Talking to the inaugural ceremony Col. Moeenuddin lauded the efforts of DFA Chitral and tournament organizers to creating sports opportunities for the youth of Chitral. He said that Chitral […]