CHITRAL: Residents of Chitral city have complained about encroachments on both sides of the River Chitral saying commercial buildings are put up every year in violation of the River Protection Ordinance, 2001, which bans construction near rivers and streams. They said many structures were constructed in the river’s course in the recent years due to the negligence of authorities prompting others to follow suit. Chairman of the Jughoor village council Sajjad Ahmad Khan told Dawn that the recent do

supported.... X Former MNA Maulana Abdul Akbar Chitrali has said the PIA management was indifferent

situation. Jamaat-i-Islami’s Maulana Abdul Akbar Chitrali said there were reportedly 25 intelligence

situation. Jamaat-i-Islami’s Maulana Abdul Akbar Chitrali said there were reportedly 25 intelligence

He has successfully attracted the attention of the voters allegedly by doling out cash to the people, especially women. The local people are already familiar with Talha Mehmood as he has married twice here and had distributed food items among the poor both in upper and lower parts of Chitral during the lockdown period of Covid-19 in 2019. However, the numerical strength of JUI-F in Chitral is too low to give him a solid base, which may impede his triumph in the cut-throat competition. Published

Join our Whatsapp channel KOHAT: Afghan refugees living here have urged Pakistani authorities not to force them into leaving the country by March 31. They claim that their third generation was settled in Pakistan and the Taliban administration in Kabul openly refused to accept them as Afghan nationals. ADVERTISEMENT Next Stay Playback speed 1x Normal Quality Auto Back 360p 240p 144p Auto Back 0. 25x 0.5x 1x Normal 1.5x 2x/ Skip Ads by Haji Malik Mujahid Shinwari, an elder of the refugees, told D

ISLAMABAD: With prices of petroleum products set to increase on Thursday( today), Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin has disclosed that an agreement for another Saudi oil facility on deferred payments has been reached and would be formally announced within two to three days.... “ They[ Saudi Arabia] are not only considering another oil facility on deferred payments but an agreement has almost been reached that would hopefully be made public in two or three days, ” Mr Tarin said on Wednesday while t

ISLAMABAD: Lawmakers on Wednesday passed 11 bills — many of them dealing with issues of a serious nature, in a non-serious environment — without discussion and without even having quorum on a dull private member’s day in the National Assembly.Of the 11 approved bills, eight were adopted by the lower house after suspending rules and without referring them to the committees concerned. Deputy Speaker Zahid Akram Durrani, who presided over the entire over three-hour-long session, continued declaring

Join our Whatsapp channel PESHAWAR: Peshawar High Court has directed the project director of Timergara Medical College in Lower Dir district to positively file comments within a fortnight in a petition challenging a long delay in the completion of work on the college.A bench consisting of Justice Mohammad Faheem Wali and Justice Mian Abdul Fayaz expressed annoyance over non-filing of comments by the project director( respondent No.... 6) despite repeated notices and warned that if he failed to

He said the JI would like to see early elections in the country if the opposition move succeeded.... Rather, he said, it was the job of courts to decide who should go to jail and who should be released.He asked Mr Khan to tender “ public apology ” for using derogatory and abusive language against the leaders of the opposition parties.... In an apparent reference to the use of word ‘gun’ by the prime minister in his latest speech, she said, Mr Khan had already thrown the weapon. Published in Da