Chitral News & Views
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Chitral News Briefs
This page lists brief news regarding Chitral without going into the details of the news. It is essentially the crux or the takeaway from news. Read Further >>
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Sorry state of Pakistan
Published on: 14/08/2022
CHITRAL: Ever since inception of Pakistan, rulers of the country have not done their duty properly, rather have been unfair with this entity. Today we have reached a stage which can be… Read Further >>
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14 August; A short history of Pakistan (urdu)
Published on: 13/08/2022
Chitral: A short history of Pakistan is well encapsulated in this urdu stanza. Credit goes to the poet who wrote this evergreen couplet for Pakistan. Read Further >>
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Chess should be made a mandatory part of school curriculum
Published on: 13/08/2022
OUR brain is the most important/vital organ in our body. It contains billions of neurons that make trillions of their connection networks. Neurons are responsible for carrying information throughout our body. They… Read Further >>
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Pakistan’s ‘Kodak moment’
Published on: 10/08/2022
Kodak was established 135 years back in 1888. It enjoyed a market share of 80% in photography in 1970. However, it failed to scan the changing environment of digital photography and ultimately… Read Further >>
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Kalash woman returns from Greece after three decades
Published on: 09/08/2022
.. by GH Farooqi CHITRAL: A kalash woman Moi Korela, has returned to Chitral after living in Greece for 32 years. The then young girl had married a Greek national on choice… Read Further >>
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Israeli scientists develop ‘longevity drug’
Published on: 06/08/2022
JERUSALEM, Israel — A fountain-of-youth drug could soon make the problems of aging a thing of the past. Researchers in Israel say they have identified a group of molecules that repair the damaged… Read Further >>
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Is two third majority necessary for a government to deliver?
Published on: 04/08/2022
CHITRAL: There is a general perception that Pakistan has not developed due to instable democracy and lack of sufficient majority of any sitting government. Is that true?? Let us take the case… Read Further >>
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Demerits of Democracy
Published on: 29/07/2022
Pakistan is a ‘Banana Republic’ for its staggering position both in political and economic fields because the MNAs and MPAs have not achieved the majority votes of their constituencies and, therefore, sell… Read Further >>
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Hunting for pleasure is nothing to be proud of
Published on: 24/07/2022
.. by Gulsher Panhwer Johi SOME influential men were recently caught by locals after they killed eight Chinkara deer in Tharparkar. A young man, Utam Singh Rajput, valiantly resisted and banged his… Read Further >>
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Sure shot solution for fallen moral standards of Pakistani Muslims
Published on: 24/07/2022
CHITRAL: It is no secret that the moral standards of Muslims world over (save noble exceptions) have fallen to the lowest ebb, as say the ground realities today. Tales of moral degradation… Read Further >>
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Chitralis have got to be hardened and disciplined !
Published on: 18/07/2022
.. by Prof Rahmat Karim Baig The local people of Chitral have become lazier these days except a few youth with high IQ but the rest are generally mediocre. It is natural… Read Further >>
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Environmental terrorism
Published on: 15/07/2022
.. by Prof. Rahmat Karim Baig The word has created a disgusting gloom over our society as we go through the pages of the books, magazines, journals and the media. We have… Read Further >>
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‘Steps needed to contain population boom’
Published on: 13/07/2022
ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi and other stakeholders have sought measures to restrict population growth in Pakistan by “normalising family planning” as a report by the United Nations suggests that the global… Read Further >>
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How to avoid a Sri Lanka like situation in Pakistan
Published on: 11/07/2022
CHITRAL: Pakistan is running close behind in the footsteps of Sri Lanka towards the finish line of Bankruptcy. How Sri Lanka reached the stage is quite similar to what Pakistan has been… Read Further >>
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Recurring erosion and damage to roads need a permanent solution
Published on: 09/07/2022
CHITRAL: Every year the main and sub valleys that constitute the two districts of Chitral undergo flood damage and mountain/soil erosion. Life is disrupted due to these natural phenomena which are not… Read Further >>
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Erasing sins with rituals; a misinterpretation by Islamic scholars
Published on: 08/07/2022
CHITRAL: If anything has damaged the character and moral fiber of Muslims the most, it is the misinterpretation of Islamic teachings. Being originally benign and beneficent many have be narrated in ways… Read Further >>
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Laspur residents hospitality puts Muree locals to shame
Published on: 07/07/2022
CHITRAL: A couple of years back when tourists were trapped in Murree snow, horrifying tales of inhuman and callous attitude of the locals came up, leading to a countrywide protest and boycotting… Read Further >>
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Chitralis demand accountability in Shandur festival fund utilisation
Published on: 04/07/2022
CHITRAL: Every year at the time of Shandur festival rumours sprout about foreign and local VVIPs expected visit of the festival and there are also rumours about the amount of funds allocated… Read Further >>
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Chitral dominates at Shandur, wins the final match too
Published on: 03/07/2022
[caption id="attachment_26985" align="alignleft" width="720"] Chitral team captain 65 year old Sikander Ul Mulk[/caption] CHITRAL: Chitral polo teams were visibly dominant at the three day Shandur polo festival which concluded today. Having only… Read Further >>
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Pakistan; IMF is complicit in the crime!
Published on: 02/07/2022
CHITRAL: There are two distinct opinions regarding the IMF giving loans upon loans to Pakistan. One opinion is that the IMF is a culprit and it has enslaved us by giving loans… Read Further >>