Report Zar Alam Khan ISLAMABAD: A weekly Khowar programme went on air for the first time on Pushto AVT Khyber TV channel on Tuesday afternoon. The one-hourly programme will be telecast on every Tuesday at 5pm. Khowar is mainly spoken in Chitral and many parts of Gilgit-Baltistan. The programme consisted of a ten-minute news bulletin […]
chitraltoday.com launched
A news website named chitraltoday.com has been launched from Islamabad. The portal will give round-the-clock reporting of events from the valley of Chitral. Chitralis especially those living away in other parts of Pakistan as well as abroad will benefit from the website. feedbacks, comments, news, messages and other items will be welcomed at chitraltoday@gmail.com and […]
No end to stranded Chitralis’ woes
By Zar Alam Khan ISLAMABAD: Three months after completion of the excavation work on the Lowari Tunnel, the demand of Chitralis to temporarily open the roadway for commuters cut off from rest of the country due to the blockade of the only land route has not been fulfilled. As a result, the […]
Lowari as road tunnel under consideration
By Zar Alam Khan ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Communication is seriously considering making Lowari Tunnel a road passage instead of laying railway track in it as planned originally. This was stated by PPP Chitral chapter leader Wing Cdr (retired) Fardad Ali Shah while talking to this correspondent after holding a meeting with Federal Minister […]
Pakistani Hajis irked by poor arrangements
By Zar Alam Khan ISLAMABAD: Despite the inspiring slogan of “A Haji served is one Haj earned”, Pakistani authorities and officials got the ire of the pilgrims during Haj 2008 by failing to ensure required facilities and provide guidance to them despite arbitrarily increasing the Haj charges on fictitious grounds. Though Pakistan’s flags fluttered high […]