News & views from Chitral
PESHAWAR: Operation Ghazab Lil Haq continues as 415 Taliban killed in Pakistan’s retaliatory action against Afghan aggression. Officials said the operation has been underway for several days. The government described the campaign as a direct response to cross-border attacks. Federal Information Minister Attaullah Tarar stated that 415 Afghan Taliban fighters were killed and more than […]
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 […]
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Civil Defence Department has initiated concrete steps to revitalize the institution by formally dissolving the existing voluntary Civil Defence setup in all districts of the province. According to an official notification issued by Director Civil Defence Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Zahid Usman Kakakhel, all districts have been instructed to reconstitute a new and […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani security and intelligence agencies have achieved a major success by arresting the spokesperson of ISIS Khorasan (ISIS-K) in a significant operation. According to media reports, the arrested individual has been identified as Sultan Aziz Azzam, the spokesperson of ISIS-K and founder of the group’s official media wing, the Al-Azaim Foundation. He was taken […]
CHITRAL: Senior political and social leaders in Chitral have alleged large-scale corruption in disaster relief and rehabilitation projects, particularly within the Communication and Works (C&W) Department, and urged authorities to launch an immediate investigation. Speaking at a press conference at the Chitral Press Club on Sunday, the leaders warned that public protests could follow if […]
ISLAMABAD: A prominent Afghan political leader and former Vice President, Amrullah Saleh, has revealed that the United States has recently provided USD 45 million to the Taliban rulers of Afghanistan. In a statement posted on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter) on Monday, Amrullah Saleh claimed that newly printed U.S. currency notes were delivered to […]