By Zahiruddin CHITRAL: Shamshera, a young Kalash woman, is running a shop in her native Krakal village of Bumburate valley to not only support education of her two brothers, but also meet the expenses of her house. The Aga Khan Rural Support Programme had, in 2016, provided her with the grocery shop at a cost […]
By Asheq Ali Distant apart from the rest of the country, Chitral has been an attraction for inhabitants of Pakistan and people around the world for its pleasant climate and rich heritage. In recent years, however, winds have changed their projections and also the sun has thrown the burning rays, both the changes have embodied
By Zahiruddin CHITRAL: Though the freezing cold in Chitral’s northernmost belts located at an altitude of over 8,000 feet confine animals to corrals in villages, yaks keep grazing in pastures under the open sky even during snowfall. The Broghil, Yarkhun Lasht, Khot and Laspur villages located in the foothills of Hindu Kush system of mountains
By Prof Rahmat Karim Baig It was in 1998 when I was in a position to trek in the desert lands of high Hindu Kush in upper Chitral and a German trekker, who had already visited some of the famous valleys, asked me to trek to Udren Pass at the height of 5,300m in the
By Muhammad Amin Muhammad (p.b.u.h) was the last messenger of Allah, the almighty, was born at Makah on 12th Rabiul Awal, 570 A.D. He was given birth in a noble family through a noble tree. His father had died before he came to the world and after a few years he was also deprived of
