Tag: Chitral
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Pak-Afghan Border Area Arandu Road Blocked Once Again due to Flood Day after it opened for Traffic
CHITRAL (By Gul Hamad Farooqi): Due to recent rains and floods in different nullahs and roads of the Pak-Afghan border area Arandu has also been blocked for all vehicular traffic after opening it two days ago. The roads had closed to all kinds of traffic due to the heavy stones and mountains on the road…
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USF awards HSMB services contract worth Rs 1.37 bln for Chitral, Upper Dir
The Universal Service Fund has awarded contract worth approximately Rs 1.37 billion to Telenor for providing High Speed Mobile Broadband services in Chitral, Upper Dir and Lower Dir.
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Arandu Border Station Chitral to be equipped with special security
PESHAWAR, Feb 02 (APP):Customs Collector Muhammad Saleem Tuesday said that Arandu Border Station Chitral to be equipped with special security, internet facility, electricity, would be made fully operational in the month of March where export and import could be done through WeBock (web based) system. Presiding over a meeting here at Customs House, he said that Arandu…
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Tourism Gets Boom as People Flock to Scenic Northern Areas
Tourism is getting a boom as people are flocking to the scenic northern areas.
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5 people died due to collapsing of hotel roof in chitral
Chitral: Five people died and 10 others were injured when the roof of a hotel collapsed in Chitral district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. According to the PDM, the critically injured have been airlifted to Peshawar for medical treatment. Police said that the deceased have been identified as Ejaz, Fakhra and Rashida, residents of Kasur, Punjab.…
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Residents face problems as Chitral receives snowfall
CHITRAL, Jan 09 (APP): As Chitral receives heavy snowfall, the life and business activities come to a standstill and people remain confined to their homes. During such a situation, traffic on roads remains thin and tradition hustle and bustle in bazaars also witness decrease. People usually use fire wood to keep their houses warm which…
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Kalash girl dreams to be a TV newscaster
CHITRAL, Dec 29 (APP): Reshman wants to be the first girl from Kalash Valley of Chitral to become a newscaster and narrate news on TV while wearing traditional Kalash dress. Talking to APP here Sunday, Reshman said it is her childhood dream to become a newscaster. The people of Kalash are famous world over because…
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Speaker National Assembly takes notice of reducing no. of PIA flights for Chitral
While taking notice of reducing the number of PIA flights, Speaker National Assembly has issued a directive to Ghulam Sarwar to restore flights. According to the report, a member of the United Nations, Chitrali, in the meeting of the National Assembly, said that the Chitral had air service from Islamabad and other areas, but now…