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Pakistan hunts poachers of endangered goat
Feb 19, 2013 09:43 EST
Police in Pakistan are seeking nine men who illegally killed an endangered markhor goat in a national park, officials said Tuesday.
5.8-magnitude quake strikes Afghanitsan: USGS
Dec 29, 2012 13:44 EST
A 5.8-magnitude earthquake struck the Hindu Kush region of Afghanistan Saturday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said, with the quake felt in the capital Kabul and parts of Pakistan.
Pakistan court sentences man to death for blasphemy
Nov 15, 2012 09:24 EST
A Pakistani court has condemned a man to death for blasphemy, believed to be the first such sentence given under the country's tough laws against insulting Islam since a Christian woman in 2010.
Moderate 5.5 quake hits Pakistan
Oct 28, 2012 11:04 EDT
A moderate 5.5-magnitude earthquake struck northwestern and northern Pakistan Sunday, with tremors felt in several cities, but officials said there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.
14 Pakistanis who joined Afghan police return home
Aug 12, 2012 17:08 EDT
At least 14 Pakistanis who crossed the border to join the Afghan police force have resigned from their jobs and returned home, officials said Sunday, amid simmering tensions with Afghanistan.
NATO condemns cross-border shelling into Afghanistan
Jul 26, 2012 02:07 EDT
NATO's military force in Afghanistan has condemned cross-border shelling from Pakistan, after Kabul warned that it could significantly harm relations between the strife-torn neighbours.
Afghanistan warns Pakistan over cross-border shelling
Jul 22, 2012 15:21 EDT
Afghanistan on Sunday warned Pakistan any further cross-border shelling could significantly harm relations, just days after the leaders of the two strife-torn neighbours met for peace talks.
Bomb kills 14 in Pakistan tribal zone
Jul 18, 2012 11:09 EDT
A bomb tore through a vehicle in Pakistan's northwestern tribal belt on Wednesday, killing 14 members of the same clan, including three children, officials said.
Earthquake shakes Afghanistan, Pakistan
Jul 12, 2012 12:18 EDT
Buildings shook in the Afghan capital Kabul Thursday as an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 struck in the northern Hindu Kush region, according to a preliminary report by the US Geological Survey.
Earthquake shakes Afghanistan
Jul 12, 2012 11:13 EDT
Buildings shook in the Afghan capital Kabul Thursday as an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 struck in the northern Hindu Kush region, according to a preliminary report by the US Geological Survey.
Pakistan wants Afghan action on Taliban cleric
Oct 17, 2011 08:57 EDT
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan said Monday that Afghan and U.S-led forces had failed to hunt down a Taliban cleric responsible for a spate of cross-border raids despite repeated requests from Islamabad, a complaint likely to deepen tension between the neighbors.
Pakistan badlands inspire belated literary success
Oct 16, 2011 00:37 EDT
A retired Pakistani civil servant nearing 80 may not sound like the most obvious debut author to take the international publishing world by storm, but Jamil Ahmad has done precisely that.
Pakistan asks Kabul to help release children
Sep 08, 2011 14:28 EDT
Pakistan's cabinet on Thursday asked Kabul to secure the release of more than 30 children who were kidnapped after mistakenly crossing the border into Afghanistan.
Pakistan chides Afghanistan over border raid
Aug 27, 2011 15:40 EDT
Pakistan lodged a protest with Afghanistan over a brazen cross-border attack on Saturday by hundreds of Taliban fighters that killed 25 Pakistani troops, the foreign ministry said.
Militants from Afghanistan attack Pakistani posts
Aug 27, 2011 15:10 EDT
CHITRAL, Pakistan (Reuters) - Several hundred militants from Afghanistan launched a pre-dawn cross-border raid on Pakistani paramilitary posts on Saturday, killing up to 36 people, government and security officials said.
25 Pakistan troops killed in Taliban attack
Aug 27, 2011 10:44 EDT
Taliban fighters killed 25 Pakistani troops in a cross-border raid Saturday, the military said, blaming alleged inaction by Afghanistan and NATO in the latest flaring of tensions between the neighbours.
Bin Laden living comfortably in Pakistan: CNN
Oct 18, 2010 16:11 EDT
The Saudi-born militant wanted for the September 11 attacks on the United States nine years ago is being protected by local people and "some members of the Pakistani intelligence services", the television network said.
American 'Bin Laden hunter' released by Pakistan: report
Jun 23, 2010 14:02 EDT
An American man detained in Pakistan for trying to track down and kill Osama Bin Laden has been freed and will return to the United States later Wednesday, his family told local media.
Pakistan may release bin Laden hunter
Jun 18, 2010 09:12 EDT
Pakistan may quickly release an American construction worker in poor health who is being held on suspicion of wanting to kill Osama bin Laden, a senior official said Friday.
US gains access to American held in Pakistan
Jun 17, 2010 19:31 EDT
The United States said Thursday that US officials in Islamabad have met with an American construction worker held in Pakistan on suspicion of wanting to hunt down and kill Osama bin Laden.
Facts from the Wikipedia page:
| Chitral چترال | |
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  Chitral
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| Coordinates: 35°53′N 71°48′E / 35.883°N 71.8°E | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  NWFP |
| Municipal Corporation | 1969 |
| Area | |
| - Total | 14,850 km2 (5,733.6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,100 m (3,609 ft) |
| Population (2006) | |
| - Total | 20,000 |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+5) |
| Area code(s) | 0943 |
| Website | http://www.chitraltoday.com (Chitral Today) www.chitraltimes.com |
