Prof. Rahmat Karim Baig Indigenous knowledge of conservation and resource management. The huge conglomeration of peaks with more than 6000m height have surrounded numerous valleys of Chitral and its population is sparsely scattered on the banks of the rivers and streams in all the valleys which is collectively known as Chitral in the map of […]
Prof. Rahmat Karim Baig In the first write-up on the birds of Chitral it had been indicated that the weapons and ammunition making of the Kho people will be part of the 2nd issue. So according to that plan, here we shall briefly write about local gun powder and lead bullets/pellets used by the hunters
Prof. Rahmat Karim Baig As a densely mountain covered region Chitral had a good population of birds since the time when the Kho migrants had not reached this part of Hindu Kush. Because of very high peaks and cloudy weather the migratory birds also found refuge in the distant valleys but the unfortunates ones also
Prof. Rahmat Karim Baig In the good old days Chitral was Chetrar to the local people and Qashqar to the Pathans. It had scattered settlements and smaller number of population but all able-bodied men were busy in their farm works round the year. No male, either a child over five years, an adolescent or older
Prof. Rahmat Karim Baig Time is the most precious asset that man has got and can build or destroy his life according to his capacity to manage his time – the 24 hour of the day and night but nowadays this has been brushed aside by most of us. For example, members of a family
