Nabeel Anwar Dhakku

Footprints: WOES AND FEARS IN KAHOON VALLEY

IT is a hot day but the light breeze blowing through the Kahoon Valley of Salt Range makes it tolerable. A gardener... Updated 12 Jun, 2018 12:56pm

PTI drops ex-general as candidate in Chakwal

The decision took local party leaders and workers by surprise. Updated 10 Jun, 2018 12:48pm

Anger grips PTI leaders in Chakwal as ex-general, PML-Q men get tickets

CHAKWAL: The local leaders of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) were shocked when they came to know that a retired... Published 09 Jun, 2018 06:03am

New procurement policy leaves Chakwal’s wheat growers in the lurch

“I have managed to get a good yield but am forced to sell my wheat in the open market." Updated 05 Jun, 2018 09:35am

Chakwal’s water supply mega project remains unfinished

Due to the indifference of the government, the project is unlikely to be finished by December 2020. Published 25 May, 2018 06:59am

Chakwal’s Sardar Ghulam Abbas may rejoin PTI

The veteran politician had left the party in 2012 and had joined PML-N Published 21 May, 2018 06:57am

Colonial-era rest house abandoned a month after renovation

One of the last vestiges of the history of Gurha Uttam Singh has been abandoned by the Jhelum district administration. Updated 20 May, 2018 11:56am

Mining for generations: miners in Khewra appear content with their work

Though many countries have developed modern techniques, the miners in Khewra still use the old traditional ways. Updated 20 May, 2018 11:54am

Influential politician Sardar Ghulam Abbas quits PML-N over ex-PM’s interview

Sardar Ghulam Abbas says he can't defend Nawaz Sharif during the election campaign due to his recent interview. Published 16 May, 2018 12:46pm

CM opens revamped DHQ hospital

New laboratory will offer 43 tests, introduction of CT scan means patients do not have to travel to Rawalpindi Published 09 May, 2018 07:16am

Potohar region’s wheat yield lower than average

CHAKWAL: Punjab agriculture department officials have attributed the Potohar region’s lower-than-average wheat... Published 02 May, 2018 06:10am

Chakwal Municipal Committee ‘flouts rules’ in naming public park after late MPA

CHAKWAL: The Chakwal Municipal Committee’s decision to rename the city’s only public park – Committee Bagh –... Published 30 Apr, 2018 06:55am

Khewra Railway Station’s closure hinders salt transport

When the British developed the Khewra salt mines in 1872 – the oldest and second largest mines in the world –... Published 15 Apr, 2018 06:27am

Punjab plans to set up centre for olive research

CHAKWAL: In collaboration with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the Punjab government... Published 12 Apr, 2018 06:13am

Majority of students in ‘English medium’ public schools being taught in Urdu

Though the Punjab government gives students studying in government- run schools free books, most students have to ... Published 08 Apr, 2018 06:47am

Two die in accidents

CHAKWAL: Two persons were killed in road accidents, police sources said on Sunday.The fi rst incident took place on... Published 19 Mar, 2018 07:02am

New monument honours locals who helped build Chakwal hospital

CHAKWAL: A doctor and a medical superintendent at the Chakwal District Headquarters Hospital (DHQ) have spearheaded... Published 18 Mar, 2018 07:07am

Talagang village records highest population in Chakwal district

According to provisional census result, Thoha Mahram Khan has a population of 29,564 and 4,801 houses Published 12 Mar, 2018 07:12am

Decades-old Chakwal library in dire straits

Even as flowers bloom in Committee Bagh, a public park around the imposing facade of the Iqbal Library, the inside ... Published 11 Mar, 2018 06:53am

Farmers facing losses as foot and mouth disease goes unchecked

CHAKWAL: Amjid Kahoot, a young farmer in Murid village, established a dairy farm 14 months ago thinking that this ... Published 05 Mar, 2018 06:57am