CHITRAL NEWS & VIEWS
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Glimpse of Chitral Valley
Chitral is the farthest North district of Pakistan. Now it has been bifurcated into two districts namely Upper and Lower Chitral. Historically it has been a sovereign territory since early history. Buddhist , Khows, Kalash and Muslims ruled chitral news valley in different intervals.
The last rulers were the Katooray tribe whose members still enjoy high positions in Chitral. The two main sects of Muslims in Chitral valley Are Sunni Muslims 70 percent and Ismailia Muslims 30 percent.
Chitral is home to the ancient Kalash tribe which makes it a great tourist attraction. It also homes Pakistan’s longest road tunnel namely Lowari Tunnel (8.5 Km). Magnificent mountains with a Terichmir peak beautiful, peaceful, and tourist-friendly people also with 6th highest peak in the world.
First Online Publication Site in Chitral
Chitral was always devoid of adequate communication facilities. During WW II, the ruler employed a ‘specialist’ to listen to BBC News on the only radio which belonged to the ruler and translates news about the war. I launched CHITRAL NEWS in 1993 first as a weekly Urdu newspaper named ‘Hindukush Chitral’.
In 2003 when the internet became available I transferred the paper to an online mode after renaming it as CHITRAL-NEWS. It stand out as the pioneer of honest and bold journalism in Chitral and has shown the way to many other online publications.
Published online and updated multiple times a day- CHITRAL NEWS
It is the only publication from Chitral syndicated by Google for reporting news on Chitral. Chitral News also enjoys a high page ranking of 5 on Google page rank which depicts the high quality of its readers. It has a decent presence on Facebook with over 4000 likes.
- 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 >>
- Only in Pakistan: 108 Mw powerhouse lying dead for want of minor repairsPublished on: 07/08/2020 Comments: 1CHITRAL: It can only happen in Pakistan. On one hand we are crying about shortage of electricity while on the other hand a 108 Mw hydel powerhouse located at Golen in Chitral… Read Further >>
- Pakistan shows guts in foreign policy for the first timePublished on: 06/08/2020 Comments: 1CHITRAL: Pakistan has for the first time stood up to the OIC 's torturous silence on Indian atrocities in occupied Kashmir. foreign Minister SM Qureshi, while talking to TV reporters said that… Read Further >>
- The ‘Little Boy’Published on: 06/08/2020 Comments: 2.. by Mir Wazir Khan The world is commemorating 75-years anniversary of 75-years old ‘Little Boy’. In most of the world’s cultures, little boy is a name for someone within the age… Read Further >>
- Bitter Fact: Former bureaucrats who have served in Chitral do not have a high impression of ChitralisPublished on: 04/08/2020 Comments: 7CHITRAL: A senior Chitrali personality who himself has been in highest of offices and has close rapport with senior bureaucrats, police officials and other elite administrative officials who have at some time… Read Further >>
- The ritual of animal sacrifice on Eid ul Azha, as practiced in Hunza.Published on: 02/08/2020 Comments: 1CHITRAL: In Hunza, a neighbor landof Chitral, all the people of the village who pledge to sacrifice animals bring them to a central location and a joint Qurbani is held. The meat… Read Further >>
- The world is finally losing its taste for meatPublished on: 01/08/2020 Comments: 0.. by Nathaniel Bullard Global consumption of animal proteins has been rising, apparently inexorably, for the past six decades. The coronavirus pandemic has finally changed that trajectory. The Food and Agriculture Organization… Read Further >>
- If animal sacrifice not possible Muslims can donate money to poor on Eid ul Azha, says seminaryPublished on: 31/07/2020 Comments: 1Hyderabad — Muslims, who can’t sacrifice sheep or cattle on Eid-ul-Azha this time due to the Covid-19 situation, can donate the equivalent amount to the poor, according to a decree issued by a… Read Further >>
- Unscrupulous society, reflected by unscrupulous businessmenPublished on: 28/07/2020 Comments: 0CHITRAL: By now there should be no doubt in any body's mind that we in Pakistan generally live in an unscrupulous society, at least in financial matters, where any one who gets… Read Further >>
- Causes of Coronavirus! (urdu)Published on: 27/07/2020 Comments: 0باھر ممالک کے لوگوں کے کچھ کبیرہ گناہ جن کی وجہ سے کرونا وائرس مسلط ہوا ۔ ۱۔ چین کا حرام جانور کھانا۔ ۲۔ انگریزوں کا شراب پینا ۳۔ انگریز عورتوں کا… Read Further >>
- The Last Rites of a Crumbling SystemPublished on: 27/07/2020 Comments: 1.. by Raoof Hasan “Without strong watchdog institutions, impunity becomes the very foundation upon which systems of corruption are built. And if impunity is not demolished, all efforts to bring an end… Read Further >>
- Kumrat-Madaklasht cable car plan: ‘Learn to walk before you run’Published on: 27/07/2020 Comments: 0CHITRAL: The latest proposed project of the KP government of setting up a 14 km long 'worlds highest' and 'worlds longest' cable car project may look very yummy in the theory, but… Read Further >>
- New order for the Judicial System neededPublished on: 24/07/2020 Comments: 1CHITRAL: Among the many ills that ail our country, is the absence of an efficient and fair judicial system. Instances of legal cases being dragged on for generations are not rare in… Read Further >>
- Taking away from Chitral, not a new phenomenonPublished on: 23/07/2020 Comments: 2CHITRAL: The latest is that the Chakdara-Chitral highway project has been dumped and the funds diverted to a highway via Swat instead. A month ago Chitralis were incited with publication of a… Read Further >>
- Collective ‘Qurbani’ culture is need of the dayPublished on: 22/07/2020 Comments: 2Chitral -- As Eid ul Azha or Eid e Qurban (festival of sacrifice) draws near, thousands and thousands of sheep, goats, cows, bulls, camels etc are being Read Further >>
- Chitral returning to normal as COVID-19 SOPS are vanishing fastPublished on: 20/07/2020 Comments: 0CHITRAL: Current situation in Chitral town has almost returned to the the Pre-Corona days as hardly any one in the bazars etc can be seen wearing a protective mask. Restaurants are open… Read Further >>
- Four die as jeep falls off the road in Workop upper ChitralPublished on: 18/07/2020 Comments: 0CHITRAL: Four persons including three from the same family died after their Suzuki jeep fell off the road onto the bank of river Mulkhow. The accident occurred as the vehicle could not… Read Further >>
- DPO vows to take on drug pushersPublished on: 18/07/2020 Comments: 0CHITRAL: District Police Officer Lower Chitral, Abdul Haye has expressed his resolve to take on drug pushers and their collaborators. He was talking to members of Chitral Press club led by their… Read Further >>
- Pushcart vegetable vendors virtually takeover Chitral city roadsPublished on: 14/07/2020 Comments: 0CHITRAL: Despite a large police force including traffic police seen in uniform all the time in the bazars, Chitral city's main bazar roads are at the mercy of pushcart vendors selling vegetable… Read Further >>