News & views from Chitral
PESHAWAR: The Provincial Tourism Strategy Board has accorded approval to declare Madaklasht as the integrated tourism zone (ITZ) along with Ghanool (Mansehra) and Mankyal (Swat). The approval was accorded in the first meeting of the board held on Tuesday with Chief Minister Mahmood Khan in the chair. The matter would now be presented before the […]
(Web Desk) ISLAMABAD: A ministerial panel on Wednesday called for major reform in the sugar sector, suggesting a shift in sugarcane pricing on the basis of sucrose content without any government role, freedom to import sugar but controlled export in case of surplus and imposition of heavy penalties for delayed sugarcane crushing and cartelisation by […]
ISLAMABAD: Micro-nutrient deficiencies are widespread in Pakistan and have profound effects on immunity, growth and mental development of children. Every year, more than 177,000 Pakistani children die before their fifth birthday due to malnutrition. This was highlighted by Minister for National Food Security and Research Syed Fakhar Imam while addressing participants of a workshop titled […]
(Web Desk) ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Interior Minister, Sheikh Rashid Ahmed, launched the country’s first plastic waste-paved road. The project, which was accomplished with the help of a public-private collaboration (Capital Development Authority, Coca-Cola, and National Incubation Centre), intends to address the country’s massively mismanaged plastic trash problem, which is the worst in South Asia (in terms […]
CHITRAL: A community-managed business center was inaugurated at Arandu in Lower Chitral district. The business center is established by Sarhad Rural Support Programme with the financial assistance of PATRIP foundation. The border town of Arandu in district Chitral connects Kunar and Nuristan provinces of Afghanistan with Pakistan. The business center comprises of 20 shops, offices, […]
Web Desk ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan Wednesday wondered why the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) had opposed the electronic voting machines (EVMs) and electoral reforms, as it was their job to conduct free, fair, and transparent elections in the country. The prime minister made the remarks while addressing the members of the Parliament, where he […]
ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has placed a condition on Pakistan to close all the bank accounts maintained by public sector entities and the defence ministry in commercial banks. The money should be transferred to the central bank’s account. The demand is aimed at bringing back hundreds of billions of rupees under the government’s […]
CHITRAL: Chitral is witnessing competitive increase in the construction of high rise buildings particularly in Chitral town and Drosh that is dangerous as the area is on dangerous seismic zone. Regardless of the fact that Chitral is located in sensitive seismic zone, the builders continued to construct multi-storey buildings violating construction Standard Operating Procedures. These […]
CHITRAL: Directorate General of Law & Human Rights Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has appointed 7 non local persons in the newly established District Attorney Office Upper Chitral. According to reports surfaced via social media as many as 7 people were appointed against different vacant posts but none of them is a local of Upper Chitral. According to […]
PESHAWAR: With the Americans headed home, the residents of Afghanistan are on the verge of a humanitarian crisis due to the increasing political instability. As things stand, around 0.27 millions Afghans are projected to be displaced and the number is expected to grow. Sources familiar with the development indicate that as a response to averting […]