SDFO Wild life Imtiaz Hussain Lal promoted to BPS-18
CHITRAL: Sub Divisional Forest Officer wild Life (SDFO) Imtiaz Hussain Lal of Jughor was promoted to Basic Pay scale 18 who assumed charge of Divisional Forest Officer wild Life Chitral who was already working there as SDFO. He is the first Chitrali who promoted to the post of DFO wild life. … Read entire article »
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TMA Buldozer staff set in hunger strike.
CHITRAL: Tehsil Municipal Administration bulldozer staff set in hunger strike. According to detail some 8 staff who were not given their monthly salary for the last one and half year were set in hunger strike in front of district council office Chitral. Talking to our correspondent Muhammad Afzal said that we were 8 staff working with TMA bulldozer but our salary were stopped one year ago and we are jobless since that. He said that we tried of our best to solve this problem with negotiations but all in vain and we set goes on hunger strike. He said that we will continue our hunger strike till out death if our demand were not fulfilled. While on the other hand Tehsil Municipal Officer Qadir Nasir said that they were totally … Read entire article »
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Chitrali youth invents avalanche warning device
CHITRAL: Realising the danger faced by people of Chitral due to avalanches, a local youth has invented a machine to warn about movement of avalanche in mountains and highlands. “It will help to minimise the devastation caused by avalanches,” said Mohammad Khalid, who has a master degree in electronics from University of Peshawar. He claimed that he had put the machine to proper experimental verifications. “The machine can preempt movement of an avalanche within a radius of one kilometer. It will also help to remove the potential danger of floods caused by avalanches and glacier outbursts,” he claimed. Mr Khalid told our correspondent that the machine worked on the principle of resonance. It could be used to preempt the uncontrolled sliding and slipping of snow mass down the mountains to human settlements, he said. Resonance … Read entire article »
Chilly weather threats to the animal husbandry of Chitral
CHITRAL: The extreme winter season in Chitral poses a potential threat to the animal husbandry as most of the species of cattle heads do not withstand the harsh climate under stress conditions. District officer of livestock department, Dr. Muhammad Riaz was of the opinion that the problem can be addressed to effectively by vaccination against the diseases of hemorrhagic syndrome, enterotoxaemia and new castle which attacked the cattle, goats and poultry respectively. Talking to Chitraltimes.com here on Wednesday, he said that local breed of the animal have been found to be less resistant to the winter-specific diseases where temperature remains below zero degree Celsius for more than three months of the year. He said that the extreme climatic conditions are one of the factors detrimental for the multiplication of the … Read entire article »
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Services of Pak Army Engineering Battalion hailed for keep open Lawari tunnel.
CHITRAL: Services of 101 Engineering Battalion of Pakistan Army was highly appreciated by social and political circle of Chitral. Lawari top is the only land route connecting Chitral to other parts of the country which was remaining close for all type of vehicular traffic for weeks during winter season after snowfall. But after handing over maintenance of road and construction of Lawari tunnel to Frontier Works Organization (FWO) and 101 Engineering Battalion of Pakistan Army … Read entire article »
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Disable wapda employee during service appeal for compensation.
CHITRAL: A young boy who was disable during his duty appeal for compensation. According to detail Bashir Ahmad 26 was serving in Grid Station Operation (GSO ) staff as daily wages labor he was very honest person. On 14th August 2011 power supply from national Grid station Dir was disconnect to Chitral due to some fault in main transmission line of 11000 KV near Ziarat passing through Lawari top. He was directed by his officers … Read entire article »
Govt working for welfare of journalist community: Dr Firdous
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan said on Friday that the government is committed to working for the welfare of journalists. She was talking to a Chitral media delegation that called on her here. Firdous Ashiq Awan said the government has provided conducive environment to media so that they can perform their duties in a professional manner. The government, she said believes in freedom of expression as free and responsible media … Read entire article »
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