Unheard Chitral voices.

THIS refers to the plight of the residents of Torkhow and Upper Mulkhow valleys in Upper Chitral. About a hundred thousand people are facing issues of road connectivity with the rest of the district and the country.

This situation was created when a decades-old wooden bridge on the main road, which was connecting these valleys to the rest of the country, fell down into the ravine, killing a truck driver earlier this year. The authorities have failed to make an alternative arrangement since then. With heavy snowfall, the valley braces for a long winter, and the people fear that the disconnected valleys may be short of essential supplies.

Further delays in...