CHITRAL: Eidul Fitr and the Chilimjusht spring festival of the Kalash tribe are likely to fall on the same day next month after more than three decades, which is set to attract an unprecedented number of tourists if the coronavirus situation does not worsen by that time. The spring festival is scheduled to commence from […]
CHITRAL: The Forum for Language Initiatives (FLI) held a five-day activity to support the writing system development in Shekhani language in Chitral last week. On average, 12 people who represented more than three dialects of the language participated in the event. The participants reached a consensus for developing spelling guide, rules, characters etc. to introduce
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پس وپیش اے۔ایم۔ خان وہ آواز جسے ایک بچہ ماں کے پیٹ میں سب سےپہلے اور زیادہ سُن لیتی ہے، پیدائش کے بعد ماں کی گود میں، اور پھر گھریلو اور سماجی بول چال سے سُن کر پھر وہی زبان بولنے کی کوشش کرکرکے آخرکار اپنی ناپختہ سمجھ بوجھ، احساسات، اورجواب ٹوٹے پُھوٹے بلکہ خوبصورت
CHITRAL: Dr Inayatullah Faizi, a noted researcher of local culture and folk heritage, has regretted the fact that traditional and indigenous games in Chitral have lost attraction among the players, including women. He said fading traditional games of Chitral conformed to the geography, material resources, social norms and climatic conditions of the area and entertained
His Highness Saif-ul-Mulk Nasir Mehtar Chitral, Feb 1962. The former ruler of Chitral, his Highness Saiful Mulk Nasir was born at Chitral House, on May 12, 1950. He was the elder son of H.H. Mehtar Saif ur-Rahman, Mehtar of Chitral. Saiful Mulk Nasir was made Chitral’s ruler or Mehtar in 1954 after his father His
CHITRAL: Yadgha speakers of Lotkuh valley in Lower Chitral arranged a poetry program on Phatak day in Garam Chashma town of Lotkuh valley, said the Forum for Language Initiatives (FLI) on Wednesday. A group of Khowar poets from Upper and Lower Chitral districts joined them in the event which was held for the promotion of
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Fatehul Mulk Ali Nasir To the former North West Frontier was in a way colonial British India’s answer to the Wild West of North America – with the local inhabitants taking the place of the Native Americans as a savage yet honorable people. The Siege of Chitral in 1895 was considered one of the last
ارندو(نامہ نگار) گزشتہ دنوں علاقائی زبانوں پر کام کرنے والا ادارہ فورم فار لینگوئج انیشیٹیو اسلام آباد کے زیر انتظام ارندو اور اس کے گردو نواح میں بولی جانے والی قدیم زبان گواربتی بولنے والی کمیونٹی کے لیے تین روزہ ارتھوگرافی اور رائیٹرز ورکشاب کا انتظام کیا گیا، پروگرام کے سہولت کار مئیر چترال کے
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چترال (محکم الدین) ہفتے کے روز کالاش ویلی بمبوریت کے مقام برون میں تینوں کالاش ویلیز کے سینکڑوں افراد نے آشکبارانکھوں سے معروف کالاش شخصیت آمدن شاہ کو آخری رسومات کی آدائیگی کے بعد فائرنگ کی گھن گرج اور ڈھول کی تھاپ پر ماتمی گیت اور رقص کے ساتھ سپرد خاک کردیا۔ آمدن شاہ کالاش
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CHITRAL: The winter festival of Kalash tribe Chitramas, concluded on Tuesday in Bumburate valley after 15 days. However, the concluding ceremony of the festival did not attract tourists due to fear of Covid-19. A fox was set free in the foothold of the forest by the panel of bitans (Kalash religious leaders), who made prediction
