It is in apropos of a news item that the government will get 320 MW of gas-fired power plant from UAE. Our President himself was present at the time of the handing over ceremony. It shows our President’s personal interest and his government's terms with UAE that in the time of dire need of electricity we have received such a valuable powerhouse which even can be operational with gas-fired. Let’s stop this incident here. First I will quote the example of my own district Chitral. We have three thermal power stations lying inoperative
in the time of severe load shedding period: one is in Tehsil Molkhoh and the other in Mastuj while the third one is in proper Chitral. On asking the reason for these inopearive thermal power houses, the authorities bluntly say that the government doesn’t give us diesel to run the powerhouses. So what about the new gas-fired power plant; will our brotherly UAE govt also give us gas to run it otherwise Wapda never bothers to run such power stations within the country.
Another aspect of this charity we received wrapped into the cover of gift from the UAE Govt is surprising. Why we the people of Pakistan always ask for charities from different countries, sometimes for oil or financial and powerhouse? After all we are the nuclear country. Doesn’t our scientists have any capability to manufacture such kind of powerhouse? Because the Holy Prophet (PBUH) once said, “That the upper hand is better than the lower one”. Is it our fate and destination to ask for aid all the time? It is not the proper time to change our policies toward the aid centre to the self-sufficiency. If our Govt and we try to make some effective reforms we would be in the position to say no to foreign aids forever. It is the universal truth that those nations who look for foreign aids and never rely on their own resources never progress in any field.
So it is now the responsibility of our "popular" Govt to lead the nation towards self-sufficiency and economical independency, while using and relying on our own sources instead of foreign aid.
Bashir Hussain Azad
Chitral.
Friday, February 6, 2009
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Rain, snowfall lash Chitral again
CHITRAL: Heavy Rain and snowfall again lashed Chitral bringing down the temperature and blocking roads in a number of valleys particularly in the upper areas on Wednesday.
The rain started on Wednesday morning and till evening it had intensified in all parts of the district including the Chitral town keeping the residents indoor.
In upper Chitral which was already blanketed in over half a foot snow, the fresh snowfall has blocked many villages creating problems for the people in getting essential commodities especially firewood.
Most of the people in Chitral describe this year’s record rain and snowfall as a blessing coming on the heels of the epoch-making change due to the construction of Lowari Tunnel.
Chitral-Shikashim Highway
Dear Editor,
I used to live in Chitral for quite long time during the Afghan War and I travelled through Broghil and Durah so many times, I was doing stone business in Chitral. This is the only source to read this online news paper to be incontact with Chitrali people. I always remember the Chitrali people, their simplicity, honesty and hospitality. I have enough information about the route which is more discussed in the local online news papers. What is feel I want to extant this topic into you online news papers as well because too many readers browsing the online newspaper. Currently, I have a leather business in the Nothern City of Tajikistan "Khujand". The letter I am pasting bellow also you can find in attahced file,
Regards,
Mirza Muhammad Ziayie
Khujan - Tajikistan
Chitral – Ishkashem Highway Project
During my studies in Kazakistan one of my colleagues awed me very much, there were two reasons; one I was not a good reader, weak in studies and second I was not good as my friend was in Russian. It took me three months; I mean I was so impressed, he was quoting books and writers all the time; one fine morning we were sitting outside the apartment Ms. Dilnozo asked me about my friend Mr. Rahmikodov. I replied; he is very learned guy, and she smile, her impression was showing that something is wrong. I mean to quote the sentence here is, we have to take this debate on a very positive way and on realistic grounds, not the fake materials people do write and we will extract. Whilst, the topic we are talking, is very important for the future generations of Chitral, Badakhshan Afghanistan and Badakhshan Tajikistan. Before I start answering the respectable writers, I can apologize first, because my English is not up to that standard and I am not a good writer
like them. However, I am not personally targeting anyone; it is a kind of experience sharing. During the Afghan war several times I traveled to Chitral from Badakhshan and Chitral to Badakhshan via Durah, Khatinza and once from Broghil. During my student life and even now I have very frequent visits to Central Asian Countries, still doing business in Khujan Tajikistan. Last week I traveled from Ishkashem Afghanistan – Tajikistan via Khorog to Dushanbe then fly to Khujand.
First of all, I can comments on the first writer; Mr. I. Aseer’s write up is impressive one; he has a good knowledge about the area from Chitral to up –to Ishkashem Bridge. The same he has written is perceive sound; I met one Chitrali guy in 1994, we travelled from Chitral Town to Garum Chashma, he was helper with the surveyor team, still I remember his name; Syed Alim Shah. During discussion he told that the distance is the same what Mr. I. Aseer has written in his letter. But on the other hand, I will be disagreeing with the distances given by Mr. Aseer between Dushanbe and Chitral is not the correct one. Yes, it is right as Alim Shah told that 185 to 225 like that, it is from Chitral to Ishkashem not Dushanbe it might be miss printed. While, you are travelling from Chitral to Dushanbe that you have to choose three bridges to enter into Tajikistan.
Bridge One (Ishkashem)
The nearest bridge which has access for heavy and light vehicular is Ishkashem the bridge has been inaugurated by HH Prince Karim Aga Khan, Mr. Khalili from Afghan side and Mr. Imam Ali Rahmanov the President of Tajikistan. If you cross that bridge you will enter into Tajikisan there is only one road leads to Dushanbe is the road on the right bank of Oxus River (Darya-e-Panj in Tajikistan and Dary-e-Amu the Afghan people says). The condition is good in most places but, it is difficult to travel in winter time due to heavy snow fall as we experienced last week. Here, I can share with our readers about the distances between Chitral to Ishkashem Tajikistan is similar like that what Mr. I. Aseer has written as I traveled, but it might be less or may be 50 km longer not more than that. While, you are travelling from Chitral to Brogil it is approximately 220 km only in Pakistan side. Beside of that last year July when we went to Brogil in Afghanistan side we
measured by our own jeep distance recorder, it is 110 km from Ishkashem to Khandud the capital town of Brogil and the same from Khandud to Brogil, it means 220 km from Afghanistan side. So, to reach the first bridge through Broghil pass indicates traveling more than 440 km from Chitral to reach Ishkashem Bridge. In one autumn we three friends traveled from Chitral to Ishkashem , it was 1996 and took fifteen days to reach there through Broghil. While, travelling from Chitral to Ishkashem is only three days journey through Durah Pass. Here, I can also mention the distance between Ishkashem to Khorog that is 180 km and distance between Khorog to Dushanbe is 579 km but, if you reached in Khorog one another road is leading to Kirghizstan, so you may go to Dushanbe or other central Asian Country (but only in summer Kirghizistan).
Bridge Two (Shughanan)
The second Bridge also constructed by Aga Khan Development Network between Shughnan Afghanistan to Khorog. Shughnan is like Chitral, six month cut off from the other part of Afghanistan due to heavy snow fall in Shiwa Pass. If you are choosing this bridge to go to Tajikistan then you have to travel to Baharak and then Shiwa pass to Shughan and then Khorog. So, from Ishkashem to Baharak it is approximately 100 km & Baharak to Shughan is approximately the same 100 km the road through Brogil will be 640 to enter into Tajikistan. While, choosing Durah Pass you cannot go to Ishkashem and the distance between Ishkashem and Zebok is 35 km so, between Chitral and Khorog will be 385. Hence, you are in a Central Asian City, you may go to Dushanbe or Kirghizstan from there.
Bridge Three
Sher Khan Bandar the Main Bridge between Afghanistan and Tajikistan
This bridge is situated at a distance of 85 km from Kunduz city, most trade between Central Asian Countries and Afghanistan is accessible through this bridge & route. It is easy for reset of the Asian countries to choose this route rather than the other two bridges, except security the road condition and other infrastructure is very good, if road has been constructed between Chitral to Badakhshan this route will be used sometimes in winter. Here, again I can write the distance between Faizabad the capital city of Badakhshan and Kunduz is 265 and between Ishkashem to Faizabad is 160.
Now I would like to answer the second writer
1. The road will cross through Pakistani Territory (expect Wakhon Strip), what I think is not the the right statement when we are talking about Durah or Broghil, it is only Possible through Arkari to cross the 20 km of Wakhon Strip at Qazdeh, but it is not possible because of the glacier on the way between Arkari and Qazdeh.
2. Every county construct road to see the future feasibility not only to see the current scenario, the future cost of trades and travelers are also being considered. If we think like that the road from Peshawer through Gilgit to Chital is more feasible as compare to Lawari Tunnel. Furthermore, Durah pass was available for vehicular traffic for several years and it has been blocked in several places when Mr. Najmuddin Khan was Commander of Northern Badakhshan due to Taliban fears, only needs repair and expansion.
3. Yes, here I can agree with the writer that very short span of time the road will be constructed, but huge amount will be spend on maintenance or these kinds of roads are constructed for one time. Aga Khan Rural Support Programme built roads even for pastures in Northern Pakistan, Broghil is the only area don’t have road access, what I think is maintenance.
4. Yes, the Broghil road is much easier for Silk Route and if we are thinking about China that this side is 100% more feasible than current KKH between Pakistan & China.
5. Wakhan is six month cut off with other part of Afghanistan due to snow fall and both sides Durah and Broghil are not feasible in winter but using modern technology it can be possible.
6. Finally, we don’t have to be impressed from the Western people and the NOTES OF CHITRAL which written by them, just ask thousand Chitralies & Afghanis living in Chitral have been to Badakhshan during the Afghan war and after that, which part is shortest and more reasonable THAT WE CAN SAY A BEST NOTE.
7. Last but not least, I can comments on the writer’s view & try to correct him; the Capital City of Afghan Province Badakhshan is Faizabad. If you are travelling from Faizabad to Mazar-e-Sharif, you have to go to Takhar Province first then Kuduz Province, then Baghlan Province then Smangan Province then you can enter into Balkh Province and Mazar-e-Sharif is the capital city of Balkh. When we are talking about historical records & trade, we can start from the very recent records i.e. trade during Afghan War (which I was also doing stone business through Durah Pass), at the Time of Mehtar-e-Chitral and Religious Scholars like Hakin Nasir-e-Khisraw and Pir Shams. I can agree with the writer that there are some stories regarding Kirghiz & Chinese people who were using the Broghil route for Pilgrims and trade and still that is feasible for China and the Kirghizstan but that must be another topic like Kashghar or Pamir – Chitral highway not
Chitral – Ishkashem Highway.
Mirza Mohammad Ziayie
Khujand - Tajikistan
I used to live in Chitral for quite long time during the Afghan War and I travelled through Broghil and Durah so many times, I was doing stone business in Chitral. This is the only source to read this online news paper to be incontact with Chitrali people. I always remember the Chitrali people, their simplicity, honesty and hospitality. I have enough information about the route which is more discussed in the local online news papers. What is feel I want to extant this topic into you online news papers as well because too many readers browsing the online newspaper. Currently, I have a leather business in the Nothern City of Tajikistan "Khujand". The letter I am pasting bellow also you can find in attahced file,
Regards,
Mirza Muhammad Ziayie
Khujan - Tajikistan
Chitral – Ishkashem Highway Project
During my studies in Kazakistan one of my colleagues awed me very much, there were two reasons; one I was not a good reader, weak in studies and second I was not good as my friend was in Russian. It took me three months; I mean I was so impressed, he was quoting books and writers all the time; one fine morning we were sitting outside the apartment Ms. Dilnozo asked me about my friend Mr. Rahmikodov. I replied; he is very learned guy, and she smile, her impression was showing that something is wrong. I mean to quote the sentence here is, we have to take this debate on a very positive way and on realistic grounds, not the fake materials people do write and we will extract. Whilst, the topic we are talking, is very important for the future generations of Chitral, Badakhshan Afghanistan and Badakhshan Tajikistan. Before I start answering the respectable writers, I can apologize first, because my English is not up to that standard and I am not a good writer
like them. However, I am not personally targeting anyone; it is a kind of experience sharing. During the Afghan war several times I traveled to Chitral from Badakhshan and Chitral to Badakhshan via Durah, Khatinza and once from Broghil. During my student life and even now I have very frequent visits to Central Asian Countries, still doing business in Khujan Tajikistan. Last week I traveled from Ishkashem Afghanistan – Tajikistan via Khorog to Dushanbe then fly to Khujand.
First of all, I can comments on the first writer; Mr. I. Aseer’s write up is impressive one; he has a good knowledge about the area from Chitral to up –to Ishkashem Bridge. The same he has written is perceive sound; I met one Chitrali guy in 1994, we travelled from Chitral Town to Garum Chashma, he was helper with the surveyor team, still I remember his name; Syed Alim Shah. During discussion he told that the distance is the same what Mr. I. Aseer has written in his letter. But on the other hand, I will be disagreeing with the distances given by Mr. Aseer between Dushanbe and Chitral is not the correct one. Yes, it is right as Alim Shah told that 185 to 225 like that, it is from Chitral to Ishkashem not Dushanbe it might be miss printed. While, you are travelling from Chitral to Dushanbe that you have to choose three bridges to enter into Tajikistan.
Bridge One (Ishkashem)
The nearest bridge which has access for heavy and light vehicular is Ishkashem the bridge has been inaugurated by HH Prince Karim Aga Khan, Mr. Khalili from Afghan side and Mr. Imam Ali Rahmanov the President of Tajikistan. If you cross that bridge you will enter into Tajikisan there is only one road leads to Dushanbe is the road on the right bank of Oxus River (Darya-e-Panj in Tajikistan and Dary-e-Amu the Afghan people says). The condition is good in most places but, it is difficult to travel in winter time due to heavy snow fall as we experienced last week. Here, I can share with our readers about the distances between Chitral to Ishkashem Tajikistan is similar like that what Mr. I. Aseer has written as I traveled, but it might be less or may be 50 km longer not more than that. While, you are travelling from Chitral to Brogil it is approximately 220 km only in Pakistan side. Beside of that last year July when we went to Brogil in Afghanistan side we
measured by our own jeep distance recorder, it is 110 km from Ishkashem to Khandud the capital town of Brogil and the same from Khandud to Brogil, it means 220 km from Afghanistan side. So, to reach the first bridge through Broghil pass indicates traveling more than 440 km from Chitral to reach Ishkashem Bridge. In one autumn we three friends traveled from Chitral to Ishkashem , it was 1996 and took fifteen days to reach there through Broghil. While, travelling from Chitral to Ishkashem is only three days journey through Durah Pass. Here, I can also mention the distance between Ishkashem to Khorog that is 180 km and distance between Khorog to Dushanbe is 579 km but, if you reached in Khorog one another road is leading to Kirghizstan, so you may go to Dushanbe or other central Asian Country (but only in summer Kirghizistan).
Bridge Two (Shughanan)
The second Bridge also constructed by Aga Khan Development Network between Shughnan Afghanistan to Khorog. Shughnan is like Chitral, six month cut off from the other part of Afghanistan due to heavy snow fall in Shiwa Pass. If you are choosing this bridge to go to Tajikistan then you have to travel to Baharak and then Shiwa pass to Shughan and then Khorog. So, from Ishkashem to Baharak it is approximately 100 km & Baharak to Shughan is approximately the same 100 km the road through Brogil will be 640 to enter into Tajikistan. While, choosing Durah Pass you cannot go to Ishkashem and the distance between Ishkashem and Zebok is 35 km so, between Chitral and Khorog will be 385. Hence, you are in a Central Asian City, you may go to Dushanbe or Kirghizstan from there.
Bridge Three
Sher Khan Bandar the Main Bridge between Afghanistan and Tajikistan
This bridge is situated at a distance of 85 km from Kunduz city, most trade between Central Asian Countries and Afghanistan is accessible through this bridge & route. It is easy for reset of the Asian countries to choose this route rather than the other two bridges, except security the road condition and other infrastructure is very good, if road has been constructed between Chitral to Badakhshan this route will be used sometimes in winter. Here, again I can write the distance between Faizabad the capital city of Badakhshan and Kunduz is 265 and between Ishkashem to Faizabad is 160.
Now I would like to answer the second writer
1. The road will cross through Pakistani Territory (expect Wakhon Strip), what I think is not the the right statement when we are talking about Durah or Broghil, it is only Possible through Arkari to cross the 20 km of Wakhon Strip at Qazdeh, but it is not possible because of the glacier on the way between Arkari and Qazdeh.
2. Every county construct road to see the future feasibility not only to see the current scenario, the future cost of trades and travelers are also being considered. If we think like that the road from Peshawer through Gilgit to Chital is more feasible as compare to Lawari Tunnel. Furthermore, Durah pass was available for vehicular traffic for several years and it has been blocked in several places when Mr. Najmuddin Khan was Commander of Northern Badakhshan due to Taliban fears, only needs repair and expansion.
3. Yes, here I can agree with the writer that very short span of time the road will be constructed, but huge amount will be spend on maintenance or these kinds of roads are constructed for one time. Aga Khan Rural Support Programme built roads even for pastures in Northern Pakistan, Broghil is the only area don’t have road access, what I think is maintenance.
4. Yes, the Broghil road is much easier for Silk Route and if we are thinking about China that this side is 100% more feasible than current KKH between Pakistan & China.
5. Wakhan is six month cut off with other part of Afghanistan due to snow fall and both sides Durah and Broghil are not feasible in winter but using modern technology it can be possible.
6. Finally, we don’t have to be impressed from the Western people and the NOTES OF CHITRAL which written by them, just ask thousand Chitralies & Afghanis living in Chitral have been to Badakhshan during the Afghan war and after that, which part is shortest and more reasonable THAT WE CAN SAY A BEST NOTE.
7. Last but not least, I can comments on the writer’s view & try to correct him; the Capital City of Afghan Province Badakhshan is Faizabad. If you are travelling from Faizabad to Mazar-e-Sharif, you have to go to Takhar Province first then Kuduz Province, then Baghlan Province then Smangan Province then you can enter into Balkh Province and Mazar-e-Sharif is the capital city of Balkh. When we are talking about historical records & trade, we can start from the very recent records i.e. trade during Afghan War (which I was also doing stone business through Durah Pass), at the Time of Mehtar-e-Chitral and Religious Scholars like Hakin Nasir-e-Khisraw and Pir Shams. I can agree with the writer that there are some stories regarding Kirghiz & Chinese people who were using the Broghil route for Pilgrims and trade and still that is feasible for China and the Kirghizstan but that must be another topic like Kashghar or Pamir – Chitral highway not
Chitral – Ishkashem Highway.
Mirza Mohammad Ziayie
Khujand - Tajikistan
Education with a difference
By Islamuddin
The lack of meaningful education is the biggest challenge facing Pakistan and without overcoming this challenge Pakistan can neither develop nor overcome extremism and the culture of intolerance. This situation has persisted in spite of our spending enormous resources in teacher training and mushroom growth of institutions for teacher training.
In this background when I received a letter from the Professional Development Central, Chital (PDCC) of the Aga Khan University informing me that I have been nominated for a six week certificate course in Educational Leadership and Management (ELM), I was in a fix whether to attend the course or not.. Some friends expressed the opinion that there is not much to be learnt from these trainings. As the first segment of the course was due to start in January and I had no other commitments during the month, I decided to join the course. The way the course opened and progressed, I was happily surprised to know that there was so much to be learnt and shared.
The theories and practices discussed during the course had been picked up from successful models around the world, tested and implemented in advanced countries. Discussions on the best practices and their contextualization proved to be fascinating areas for committed teachers. After going through these intensive sessions, the course participants were able to make out sense as to why our education system was not producing desired results. There was consensus among trainees that our teachers fail to be pedagogical leaders. For them teaching was just a job, which only attracted the disgruntled, who lacked commitment to teach and to improve their capacity. Our traditional training modules only re-enforced the existing mindset that trainings were of no practical use except for TA/DA and technical requirements for promotion or a break from school drudgery. No efforts are made to re-engineer the correct mindset, so as to mould the trainees to
become genuine teachers.
The training at PDCC was different. It not only addressed the issue of human re-engineering but also the business process re-engineering. It brought about paradigm shift-in the attitude of trainees and gave them the much needed skills to improve the education scene. The only complaint from the trainees was that they were not allowed space to change things in their institutions. However at the end of the first segment of the training programme the trainees were convinced that given commitment and capacity, way can be found to improve things within the existing system.
There is an urgent need to expand the training activities of PDCC, not only in the education sector but also to extend it to other professions, specially in enterprise development without which Chitralis can not benefit from the post-Lowari emerging world economic order. It is unfortunate that the proposed opening of Aga Khan University campus in Chitral with EU funding, could not materialize and opportunity to gain global reach in education was lost, at least for the time being. In this scenario PDCC provides us a silver lining to update skills of professionals in education and hopefully in other sectors in not too distant a future.
PDCC has proved to be a global level training institution which has brought the most advanced knowledge and skills at the door steps of Chitralis. On the basis of my experience at PDCC I can say with confidence that it will be able to make a difference in our much neglected education sector. It is encouraging to see that all the instructors at PDCC are Chitralis, who know our context. The team is ably led by Dr.Afzal, again a Chitralis, with tremendous commitment to PDC vision. This generous and unassuming scholar along with his dedicated team has put Chitral on the educational map of Pakistan. Today professionals from different parts of Pakistan, including Kashmir and FATA are availing the training opportunities at PDCC. For me my two week stay at PDCC has been most rewarding. It has helped me to conceptualize and contextualize the knowledge and skills that I already have and has also given me additional knowledge and skills to be
more efficient and effective. I found the standard of its faculty and resources to be of global standard of which I have ample experience as I have gone through the training processes at leading institutions like CSA and NIPAs etc. It would be in the fitness of things that the Govt. should get its teachers trained at PDCC and PDCC, on its part should consider starting regular teachers training programmes like PTC,CT,B.Ed and M.Ed to improve the standard of professionalism among teachers and prevent mushroom growth of fake institutions.
The lack of meaningful education is the biggest challenge facing Pakistan and without overcoming this challenge Pakistan can neither develop nor overcome extremism and the culture of intolerance. This situation has persisted in spite of our spending enormous resources in teacher training and mushroom growth of institutions for teacher training.
In this background when I received a letter from the Professional Development Central, Chital (PDCC) of the Aga Khan University informing me that I have been nominated for a six week certificate course in Educational Leadership and Management (ELM), I was in a fix whether to attend the course or not.. Some friends expressed the opinion that there is not much to be learnt from these trainings. As the first segment of the course was due to start in January and I had no other commitments during the month, I decided to join the course. The way the course opened and progressed, I was happily surprised to know that there was so much to be learnt and shared.
The theories and practices discussed during the course had been picked up from successful models around the world, tested and implemented in advanced countries. Discussions on the best practices and their contextualization proved to be fascinating areas for committed teachers. After going through these intensive sessions, the course participants were able to make out sense as to why our education system was not producing desired results. There was consensus among trainees that our teachers fail to be pedagogical leaders. For them teaching was just a job, which only attracted the disgruntled, who lacked commitment to teach and to improve their capacity. Our traditional training modules only re-enforced the existing mindset that trainings were of no practical use except for TA/DA and technical requirements for promotion or a break from school drudgery. No efforts are made to re-engineer the correct mindset, so as to mould the trainees to
become genuine teachers.
The training at PDCC was different. It not only addressed the issue of human re-engineering but also the business process re-engineering. It brought about paradigm shift-in the attitude of trainees and gave them the much needed skills to improve the education scene. The only complaint from the trainees was that they were not allowed space to change things in their institutions. However at the end of the first segment of the training programme the trainees were convinced that given commitment and capacity, way can be found to improve things within the existing system.
There is an urgent need to expand the training activities of PDCC, not only in the education sector but also to extend it to other professions, specially in enterprise development without which Chitralis can not benefit from the post-Lowari emerging world economic order. It is unfortunate that the proposed opening of Aga Khan University campus in Chitral with EU funding, could not materialize and opportunity to gain global reach in education was lost, at least for the time being. In this scenario PDCC provides us a silver lining to update skills of professionals in education and hopefully in other sectors in not too distant a future.
PDCC has proved to be a global level training institution which has brought the most advanced knowledge and skills at the door steps of Chitralis. On the basis of my experience at PDCC I can say with confidence that it will be able to make a difference in our much neglected education sector. It is encouraging to see that all the instructors at PDCC are Chitralis, who know our context. The team is ably led by Dr.Afzal, again a Chitralis, with tremendous commitment to PDC vision. This generous and unassuming scholar along with his dedicated team has put Chitral on the educational map of Pakistan. Today professionals from different parts of Pakistan, including Kashmir and FATA are availing the training opportunities at PDCC. For me my two week stay at PDCC has been most rewarding. It has helped me to conceptualize and contextualize the knowledge and skills that I already have and has also given me additional knowledge and skills to be
more efficient and effective. I found the standard of its faculty and resources to be of global standard of which I have ample experience as I have gone through the training processes at leading institutions like CSA and NIPAs etc. It would be in the fitness of things that the Govt. should get its teachers trained at PDCC and PDCC, on its part should consider starting regular teachers training programmes like PTC,CT,B.Ed and M.Ed to improve the standard of professionalism among teachers and prevent mushroom growth of fake institutions.
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Convention on Tunnel issue convened in Chitral
THE District Council of Chitral has decided to convene a convention of political parties on February 7 to devise a strategy to build presuure on the federal government to open the Lowari Tunnel for the people of Chitral.
The convention will be held in the auditorium of the Commerce College for which invitation cards are being sent to the political representatives in all parts of the district.
The decision has been taken keeping in view the hardships of the people and the government's stubornness to open the tunnel.--Zahiruddin
The convention will be held in the auditorium of the Commerce College for which invitation cards are being sent to the political representatives in all parts of the district.
The decision has been taken keeping in view the hardships of the people and the government's stubornness to open the tunnel.--Zahiruddin
Another Chitral Scouts personnel killed in Swat
Another Chitrali working in the Chitral Scouts lost his life during clashes with militants in the restive Swat on Tuesday. Sepoy Jan Khan was killed at about 3pm when security forces came under fire in the valley. He was a resident of Inkip in the Yarkhun valley of Chitral.
A number of Chitral Scouts personnel as well as policemen from Chitral have been killed in Swat and FATA. The Chitral Scouts is also taking part in the ongoing operation against militants in the Mohmand Agency.
A number of Chitral Scouts personnel as well as policemen from Chitral have been killed in Swat and FATA. The Chitral Scouts is also taking part in the ongoing operation against militants in the Mohmand Agency.
High LPG, milk prices in Chitral
Report Bashir Hussain Azad, Chitral
After the shortage of one an half month, LPG and milk are again available in Chitral bazaar. According to the dealers, they have arranged gas and milk through Afghanistan roads. The LPG is being sold at Rs130/kg whereas the market rate of LPG in Peshawar an other areas is about Rs80/kg. Similarly, milk is being sold at Rs80/litre instead of Rs60/litre. Because of the cold weather and load shedding the common man has no option but to rush to the LPG shops for filling their cylinders.
Local administration didn’t take any action against these high prices of LPG and milk.
After the shortage of one an half month, LPG and milk are again available in Chitral bazaar. According to the dealers, they have arranged gas and milk through Afghanistan roads. The LPG is being sold at Rs130/kg whereas the market rate of LPG in Peshawar an other areas is about Rs80/kg. Similarly, milk is being sold at Rs80/litre instead of Rs60/litre. Because of the cold weather and load shedding the common man has no option but to rush to the LPG shops for filling their cylinders.
Local administration didn’t take any action against these high prices of LPG and milk.
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