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The Karachi Agreement was a fraudulent arrangement to hoodwink the UNCIP resolved `local authority` and to justify Pakistan’s illegitimate control on Gilgit Baltistan. None of the parties to the agreement, neither, Chaudhary Ghulam Abbas, nor Sardar Ibrahim Khan nor Mushtaq Goormani were representatives of the people of Gilgit Baltistan. The rally vehemently condemned the [...]

Qaqlasht festival concluded on the lush green plateau 70 Km north of Chitral. During the three day festival, Polo, football, cricket, volley ball, tug of war, shooting and other matches were held. The concluding event was polo final match between Kosht and Booni teams which the former won by 3 goals to 2. Sardar [...]

What is swine flu?

Swine influenza, or “swine flu”, is a contagious acute respiratory disease of pigs, caused by one of several swine influenza A viruses. People do not normally get swine flu, but cases of human infection with swine influenza A (H1N1) viruses have been reported and confirmed internationally.
Is this swine flu virus contagious?
The swine [...]

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Nine soldiers of Chitral Scouts have lost their lives in the current operations against militants in Dir district. Two deaths were confirmed yesterday while seven were missing whose bodies have been found today. Dead bodies of the shaheeds were transported to Chitral in a military helicopter and then further to their home villages in ambulances. [...]

One year after its inauguration, the Ismaili Centre Dubai is hosting the first in a series of important cultural events. Reminiscing Heritage is a photographic exhibition that provides a rare glimpse through the lens of Noor Ali Rashid, the acclaimed Royal Photographer of the United Arab Emirates.
The exhibition was inaugurated on 22 April 2009 by [...]

A three megawatt diesel generator would be installed at the Lowari tunnel incase a rail runs in it. CN came to know through reliable sources that the mega diesel generator is included in the setup plan for running the train in the tunnel. Any one can imagine the running cost of such a generator and [...]

Chris Cork

One-thirty in the morning and a few kilometres north of Komilla and we explored the Seven-nut Option. We had set off in fine style more or less on time from Pir Wadahi bus stand and purred up the motorway in the direction of Peshawar until we turned off onto the Karakoram Highway. The first [...]

Rangers have sent 250 more personnel to the federal capital to reinforce Red Zone’s security in view of growing terror threats.

Three wings of Rangers consisting of 720 personnel have already been positioned in the town’s various areas.

A senior police official said the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) administration had called fresh troops of Rangers.

He said 200 [...]

There is a need to initiate home work on the issue of settlement of land in Chitral and release our agricultural land, pastures and mountains leased out to non Chitralis. This issue had been raised during a meeting of CDF held in Islamabad. There must be a piece of law banning the selling of land, [...]