LOCAL GOVERNMENT SYSTEM IN CHITRAL
The local government system has always contributed to the development and solution of problems on grass root level and the one put in place in the year 2001 was unique in its essence and was really designed to devolve the power to the man in the lowest rung of the social ladder. Chitral being one of the backward areas of the country, has always consigned to oblivion by the successive government in the past and its destiny solely depended on the leadership it to it voted. Due to the faulty system in the past, the elected representatives deviated from their defined mandate and in the corridors of power, they too forgot their electorates. The chain of leadership as enunciated in the Local Government Ordinance of 2001, was distinctive in the sense … Read entire article »
Sir Aga Khan III’s birth anniversary
The birth anniversary of Sir Sultan Mahomed Shah Aga Khan III (2nd November 1877 to 11th July 1957) is being observed today. Sir Aga Khan III, grandfather of the present spiritual leader of the Ismaili Muslims, Prince Karim Aga Khan, was born in Karachi and spent his entire life serving Muslims with his great intellectual and leadership skills and personal resources. He will always be remembered as one of the most distinguished and well-reputed leaders … Read entire article »
CITIZENS COMMUNITY BOARDS, FACT OR FICTION
Citizens community boards (CCBs) were provided in the Local Government Ordinance 2001 as one of its important tools to empower the people on grass root level and ensure the solution of their problems on local basis. The mobilization of the CCBs however, has remained a distant dream and thus it has utterly failed to realize the objectives for which it was designed. This failure can be easily attributed to the government functionaries and the lack capacity of the elected representatives. The Devolution Trust for Community Empowerment (DTCE) has successfully mobilized the community. It has helped in the formation of CCBs on local level, their registration, identification of development plans and their implementation. The majority of the CCBs in the remote areas of the country like Chitral remained inactive. In most … Read entire article »
Chitral: Time to wake up
It is very unfortunate for all of us being a Nation that we all are corrupt or part of corruption. It doesn’t mean that all people are involved directly in corruption but they are involved morally like they don’t raise voice against it or keep silence like they are blind and deaf. I am saying and writing with reference to the road and cross channel road in Shoghar Ovirat Goal area. The same thing is … Read entire article »
SBBU to establish Chitral campus and start MA, M.Sc and B.S classes
CHITRAL: The Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University, Sheringal Upper Dir will start M.A./M.Sc. classes in a number of Science and Humanities subjects in its Chitral campus from this session for which building has been acquired on rent and teaching faculty will be selected shortly. In a press release issued by the university’s Chitral dealing office here on Thursday, it was said that establishment of Chitral campus was the longstanding demand of the people of Chitral who were still deprived of the facilities of higher education. A team of syndicate members of the university visited Chitral headed by its registrar Badshah Hussain and controller of examinations Professor Muhammad Rose Khan who selected building for the campus. The university will also start 4-year B.S. programme in a number of subjects in the campus … Read entire article »
A day for Culture and Cuisine in Chitral on Navrouz
The Tourism Corporation Khyber-Pukhtunkhwa(TCKP) and Chitral Association for Mountain Area Tourism (CAMAT) joined hands to celebrate Navrouz and, with it, to honour the beauty of Chitrali culture and cuisine. A festival of indigenous cuisine and local music was set up here in Chitral town with a purpose to market the local culture through the tourism industry. Shoshp, Chhira Shapik, Ghara, Shoshpalaki, Chamborogh, Sanabachi, Mol and Lajeik were showcased. Cooking and food generally associated with women in the entire region and linking this sort of tradition with mainstream economic activity would primarily translate into empowering women of Chitral economically. This will also help to aggrandise the interest of the women in the Home Economics. On the other hand, it is a general observation that the mountains areas of Pakistan are going through identify crises … Read entire article »
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Booni Bar Association election held. Ghulam Mustafa elected president of Cabinet.
CHITRAL: Annual election of Booni Bar Association held at Bar Room Booni some 75 KM from here. The annual election was held under supervision of Khwaja Nizamuddin Advocate interim president of Association. Ghulam Mustafa advocate was elected president of Booni Bar Association unopposed. The following members were elected for present cabinet. Ghulam Ali Shah vice president, Nizar Ali Khan Advocate Secretary General, Khalil Ahmad Baig Advocate Finance Secretary and Sahibqar Hussain Advocate Librarian. These all members were elected unopposed. … Read entire article »
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