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• People remain stranded as flood situation worsens

  Created: Sunday, 08 August 2010 14:16 Author: Administrator

  ROHRI, Aug 8, 2010: Pakistani navy boats travelled along kilometres of flood waters on Sunday to rescue people stranded in a disaster that has angered many over the government's response. The worst floods in 80 years have killed over 1,600 people, left ...

• Yarkhun valley receives more rains

  Created: Sunday, 08 August 2010 13:55 Author: Administrator

   Chitral Today ReportDIZG, (YARKHUN), Aug 8, 2010: A new spell of rain lashed the Yarkhun valley and was continuing when this report was filed at about 2pm on Sunday. In Khruzg village, flash floods washed away five houses, standing wheat crops and orcha...

• 63 killed in Gilgit-Baltistan floods

  Created: Sunday, 08 August 2010 06:22 Author: Administrator

  By Farooq Ahmed GILGIT, Aug 8, 2010 : Sixty-three people were killed when heavy rain coupled with lightning and subsequent flash floods and landslides wreaked havoc in Gilgit-Baltistan on Saturday. Police DIG Wazir Mohammad Ali said by phone that at lea...

• More rains, floods forecast

  Created: Saturday, 07 August 2010 17:09 Author: Administrator

  ISLAMABAD, Aug 8, 2010: The met office on Saturday forecast widespread heavy rains across the country during the next three days.The Met office said that the weather system over central India was moving in the western direction and may approach the countr...

• Biori valley cut off; residents face crisis

  Created: Saturday, 07 August 2010 13:52 Author: Administrator

  CHITRAL, Aug 7, 2010: The Biori valley of Tehsil Drosh, some 80 km from here, is totally disconnected from rest of the district after floods washed away the 25-km-long road to the area. People of the area are using mountain routes for moving to safer pl...

• Floods also hit Drosh, Ayun

  Created: Saturday, 07 August 2010 11:00 Author: Administrator

  CHITRAL, Aug 7, 2010: More floods have hit various parts of Chitral disconnecting roads, water and electricity supplies.  The worst hit areas were Drosh, Ayun etc where the floods caused widespread destruction and washed away irrigation channels, electri...

• Peshawar University to re-arrange missed papers

  Created: Saturday, 07 August 2010 05:46 Author: Administrator

  PESHAWAR: The University of Peshawar has announced that it will rearrange papers for the MA, MSc, B.Ed and M.Ed students who failed to appear in the examination due to floods.A press release said students who missed their papers on July 29 and 30 due to f...

• Flood in Chitral Gol causes evacuation

  Created: Friday, 06 August 2010 16:03 Author: Administrator

  Report Idrees Hayat CHITRAL, Aug 6, 2010:  People living along the Chitral Gol have fled their houses due to high flood in the Chitral Gol. As the water level rose and darkness fell on Friday, Zargaran Deh was vacated and the residents took  refuge ...

• Yarkhun road reopens

  Created: Friday, 06 August 2010 14:52 Author: Administrator

  Chitral Today Report  CHITRAL Aug 6, 2010: After days of closure, roads from Chitral to Yarkhun and other valleys in upper areas have been opened.  Reports said traffic started operating on the roads without any hindrance. But there were chances of mor...

• Anti-radicalisation strategies discussed

  Created: Friday, 06 August 2010 07:04 Author: Administrator

  ISLAMABAD, Aug 6, 2010: Religion contributes as a catalytic factor; politics is the major driving factor behind rise in radicalization in Pakistan. Although, support for Al-Qaeda and other terrorist groups is at record low, Pakistan stands to be worst-hit...

• Water supply in Booni, Reshun restored

  Created: Thursday, 05 August 2010 16:16 Author: Administrator

  CHITRAL, Aug 5, 2010: The Sarhad Rural Support Programme (SRSP) on Thursday said it has restored water supply in Booni, Junali Kotch, Zaiet and Reshun villages, which had been washed away by the recent torrential floods. Regional programme manager Salim...

• Chakdara bridge to be reconstructed in 10 days

  Created: Thursday, 05 August 2010 14:36 Author: Administrator

  ISLAMABAD, Aug 5, 2010: The road link to three districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa which are disconnected due to recent flash floods will be restored within 10 days, Federal Minister for State and Frontier Regions (SAFRON) Najmuddin Khan said on Thursday. â€...

• Attention Readers

  Created: Thursday, 05 August 2010 07:23 Author: Administrator

  Within a short span of around two years, Chitral Today has gained immense popularity among its readers belonging to Chitral and Gilgit-Baltistan living all around the world. One of the reasons for this success of the website, we think, is our policy to r...

• Rains, floods disrupt educational activities in KP

  Created: Thursday, 05 August 2010 06:55 Author: Administrator

   PESHAWAR, Aug 5, 2010: The Education Department has suspended educational activities as school and college buildings in most of the districts are being used as relief camps.A total of 451 relief camps have so far been set up in educational institutions ...

• Two Canadians offloaded at Chitral airport

  Created: Wednesday, 04 August 2010 17:27 Author: Administrator

  CHITRAL, Aug 4, 2010: Two Canadian tourists protested when they were offloaded from a Peshawar-bound flight at Chitral Airport because their seats were not confirmed by the PIA head office Karachi. There had been frequent complaints against PIA official...

• Chitrali Jawan's body sent home

  Created: Wednesday, 04 August 2010 13:24 Author: Administrator

  PESHAWAR, Aug 4, 2010: The funeral prayer of army jawan from upper Chitral, Sher Hakeem, who was killed in a clash with militants in the Tapo village of Orakzai Agency, was held at  the Corps Headquarters Peshawar on Tuesday. Corps Commander Lt-Gen Asif...

• Destroyed roads hamper relief work in Malakand Division

  Created: Wednesday, 04 August 2010 07:21 Author: Administrator

  PESHAWAR, Aug 4, 2010: Relief activities in the flood-hit areas of Malakand division including Chitral have come to a standstill owing to destruction of roads. Residents contacted in the far-flung areas of Malakand after restoration of cellular phone serv...

• Road blockades trouble passengers

  Created: Wednesday, 04 August 2010 05:31 Author: Administrator

  Chitral Today Report  CHITRAL, Aug 4, 2010: People coming to and going out from Chitral are facing trouble due to disruptions in road communication in the aftermath of the devastating rains and floods in different parts of the province which have damage...

• Melting of glaciers main cause of floods: expert

  Created: Tuesday, 03 August 2010 14:13 Author: Administrator

  ISLAMABAD, Aug 3, 2010: The main cause of recent floods is melting of glaciers in the upper parts of the country which are dissipating at a faster speed as compared to the remaining world. This was stated by Prof M. Iqbal Khan, the first and only Pakista...

• Rains cause widespread destruction in Chitral

  Created: Tuesday, 03 August 2010 07:14 Author: Administrator

  By Zar Alam Khan ISLAMABAD, Aug 3, 2010: Rains have caused widespread destructions in Chitral but the intensity of damages to public and private properties could not be ascertained due to disruption in the telecommunication system.However, local governmen...