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Honour or shame?
Kohistan, like many conservative and remote areas, has seen its fair share of honour killings
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CM orders inquiry into Kohistan girl’s killing
She was killed by her family members on jirga’s orders
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Father of girl killed for ‘honour’ arrested
Court hands over Arsala to police on seven-day physical remand; three accomplices also apprehended
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470MW hydel project planned
NEPRA asked to approve run-of-the-river project in Kohistan district
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25 perish in Kohistan bus-car collision
The accident took place when bus travelling from Gilgit to Rawalpindi hit a small car on the Karakoram Highway
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9 Chinese among 13 dead in Kohistan bus plunge
Accident occurred as ill-fated bus heads towards worksite of Dasu Dam project
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Kohistan people urged to support Dasu Dam
Commissioner distributes cheques worth Rs300m among evacuees
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Trophy hunter pays Rs10.3m for markhor
Richard Danely camped out in freezing weather for two days to find the right pair of horns
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A Kohistani Dilemma: Female literacy rate slips
Access to schools remains a farfetched dream for women in the district
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Justice at last
A precedent in the judicial history of Pakistan
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Bridge collapse tragedy
Attention to infrastructure is necessary if the government wants to promote international tourism in the country
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Bridge collapse in Kohistan kills at least 26
Incident occurred as the passenger van traversed a wooden bridge
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Senate panel wants Kohistani murder case moved to ATC
Senate committee also requests to form JIT; security for his family
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Police arrest nominated suspect in Kohistani’s murder
DPO Marwat says the accused was arrested from Palas village
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Trapped in snow: Seven labourers rescued from Upper Kohistan valley
Pakistan Army assisted PDMA, civil administration in rescue operation
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Eight labourers killed as van buried in Kohistan landslide
Efforts underway to recover remaining four labourers still trapped under the rubble at Karakoram Highway
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Man arrested for killing two women, alleged lovers in Kohistan
DPO says relative shot them in an open ground
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Kohistan video scandal: Suspects confess to killing 3 women
DPO says they killed Bazigha, Sareen Jan, Shaheen and dumped their bodies in a river
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Kohistan video scandal: Police arrest four suspects
For six years tribesmen kept cheating court that women reportedly killed were alive
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Four suspects sent on eight-day remand in Kohistan girls' murder case
In 2012, five women filmed 'singing, dancing' with men at a wedding party were allegedly killed on jirga orders
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Landslides: FWO reopens KKH in Kohistan
Road was reopened four days after it had been blocked due to landslides
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17 killed in Karakoram Highway bus accident
Rawalpindi-bound bus falls into ravine with 18 onboard with a woman surviving miraculously
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Man killed, woman escapes 'honour' killing in Kohistan
Human rights directorate in K-P urges police to ensure her safety
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PTI govt failed to reopen nearly 350 closed schools
Officials say there were some issues with the schools which prevented their reopening
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CM unveils Indus Highway dual carriageway project
Thousands of people have lost their lives over last two decades on the deadly highway
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PTI's announcement of division of Swat district isolates people
Stats reveal most areas in Buner, Shangla, Kohistan still rely on Swat district for health facilities, education
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K-P govt to build 545mw project in Kohistan
CM Khattak says investors will get security and all possible facilities
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PTI’s candidate bags Kohistan seat unopposed
Opposing candidates say they were convinced to withdraw nominations by Palas Kolai elders
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Alleged honour killing: SC asks NADRA to find whereabouts of Kohistan girls
Their video shot at a wedding went viral four years ago
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Landslide: Three forest officials injured in Kohistan
The three officials were heading to a forest in the area
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Bifurcating Kohistan: Elders demand referendum
Accuse provincial govt of favouring move to declare Pattan as district headquarters
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Kohistan’s elders oppose merger with Upper Kohistan
Tribes from Kandiya, Shanaki, Jalkot and Seo threaten to stage protest if headquarters is shifted from Pattan.
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Tribal council fails to reach consensus over dispute
Grand jirga to be held with all tribal leaders to resolve dispute
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Heavy Rains: Landslide blocks KKH in Kohistan
Highway was blocked suspending vehicular traffic heading up to G-B and down to the rest of the country
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Treacherous Road: Five injured as avalanche strikes cars
Injured were shifted to hospitals in Dasu for treatment
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Two years on: Kohistan earthquake victims threaten agitation unless compensated
Victims claim only five per cent were given handouts, 2,600 families still waiting
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Pitting tribes: Tribal elders reject bifurcation of Kohistan
Palas Kolai committee to file review petition in Supreme Court
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Kohistan firing: ATC sends three FC men on one-day physical remand
A private bank's guard was killed when the FC men opened fire following their assault of a taxi driver on Saturday
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SC orders sessions judge to visit Kohistan to verify 'honour' killings
Advocate General K-P submits investigation report stating that the girls are alive
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Kohistan murders: Film highlights role of jirgas in honour killings
Feature-length documentary falls short of demystifying contentious issues surrounding the case
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Unmet demands: Kohistan landowners forcibly stop work near Dasu Dam
Access road linking dam site to KKH blocked through sit-in
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Apathetic police: Twenty passengers robbed
The distraught passengers approached the Kohistan police to lodge a complaint
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Developing Hazara: 46 small hydel projects completed
The projects, include 12 in Abbottabad, 28 in Battagram and six in Kohistan
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Agreement reached: Harban tribe in Kohistan pardons assailants
Jirga member says cleric, jirga performed govt’s task
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Cleric brokers truce between Kohistan, Chilas tribes
Qazi Nasir was invited by jirga in Diamer because of influence he wields.
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An intractable dispute
A boundary dispute between Gilgit-Baltistan and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa is threatening to deteriorate into violence
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Chances of survival fades for villagers in Kohistan
Hazara commissioner says food not delivered due to inaccessibility
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35 more feared dead after landslide hits houses in Kohistan
Casualties of victims could only be confirmed when rescuers make their way to the area, say officials
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Kohistan’s bifurcation unconstitutional: PHC
Issues order on petitions filed by seven former district, tehsil and UC nazims
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Dobair Khwar Hydropower Plant: Tribal elders demand electricity generated from Pattan plant
Tribal leaders say most areas of Kohistan sans power, despite WAPDA’s promise