Lotkoh Telephone Exchange......letter II

Dear Sir,

Geographically Lotkuh Tehsil is an important area of Distt Chitral. It has more that 40,000/= population divided in three main vallies i.e. Garamchashma, Arkari and Karimabad. Its entire boundries are linked with Afghanistan specially, Shah Salem, Baghust and Arkari are the main routs.
Pakistan Telecommunication corporation Limited (PTCL) had established a telephone exchange in Garamchashma some Years ago and another exchange has been established at Breshgram Karimabad in December 2006. Both Exchange are linked with a boaster at Parsan. From the very beginning it has been the problem of the exchange that they are not functional due to some technical problem in the boaster at parsan. Most of the year it remain out of order specially, in winter it remains completely off.
Secondly, V.Wireless tower was also established at Garamchashma last year, connection and telephone set were distributed to the payment of Rs.3000/ to Rs.3500/= through a franchise, which also much higher than the actual rates. People are paying monthly rent of land lines and V.Wireless without using connections. Complaints have been done to the local authorities of PTCL but no solution to the problem has come out.
In the last couple of weeks Chitral was under climatic disaster where a number of people was died. People of Chitral especially, those who are living in the down country are facing problems to contact their families.

Though your online newspaper, we request to the higher authorities of PTCL, Federal Minister for communication to take action to solve the problem facing by the people, and to take action against those  PTCL authorities who are responsible for the situation.

Thanks and regards

Abdul Azim
Quetta

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Condolence

We deeply grieved reading on Chitraltimes.com and B.B.C about the avalanches in our beloved Chitral region.

We are grateful of Chitraltimes for timely publication of all such news /information, which really help us and all other Chitralis living in other countries.

AL Mighty God bless the soul of all those who  lost their lives and give courage to there family members to bear this unrecoverable loss.

We again thanks for Chitral times co operation in this regards.

Muhammad Hussain Rijaa
Gen Sec :

Chitral Cultural and Welfare Organization

U.A.E.