CHITRAL: Special assistant to the chief minister on Auqaf, Haj and Religious Affairs, Wazirzada Kalash, has said the draft Kalash Endowment Fund Act will soon be presented in the provincial cabinet for approval for its onward tabling in the assembly for enactment. Talking to Dawn here on Tuesday, he said the purpose of establishment of […]
CHITRAL: The first ever album of Khowar folk songs has been widely appreciated by music lovers, who termed it an invaluable effort to preserve the treasure of old songs, which are subject to corrosion in the modern age. A project of Anwar Aman Initiative for Music (AAIM), the album is named ‘Hoop Gie’. The album,
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PESHAWAR: After deciding to enact a law for the recognition of their marriages, the provincial government has approved the establishment of the Kalash Valleys Development Authority (KVDA) to preserve the ancient culture of Kalash in Chitral. This was announced by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister’s Special Assistant on Minority Affairs Wazirzada while signing a memorandum
CHITRAL: The Kalash festival of Pul was celebrated in Birir valley, which marked the beginning of harvesting season of grapes and walnuts in the valley and the return of cattle from the high pastures to the villages by the herdsmen to which they had ascended in May. The festival is peculiar to the Birir valley
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PESHAWAR: For the first time in the country’s history, a move has been sought to extend marital laws to the Kalash community, living in the vales of Chitral. The Kalash Marriage Act, which will be formulated in consultation with 74 indigenous judges, is expected to be completed by December 2020. The implementation of the decree
Rakhshinda Shakir Marriage has been part of human history since antiquity. Every part of the world has its own traditions and celebrations revolving around it; hence Chitral is no exception. The concept of love marriage is yet to be openly a culture in Chitral but even the way marriages are arranged and values attached to
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CHITRAL: Speakers at a function held at Kalasha Dur Museum in Bumburate stressed the need to promote tourism in order to ensure development of the backward but scenic areas of Chitral. The function was arranged in connection with the World Tourism Day and attended by civil society representatives, local people and tourists from different parts
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By Manzoor Ali (Read at source) In an enclave of three remote valleys surrounded by the Hindu Kush mountains of northwestern Pakistan live the Kalash people, a tiny minority of animists in a predominantly Muslim country. Outsiders call them Siaposh Kafirs, or black-clad infidels, due to color of their attire, and the Birir, Rumbur, and
Ehtesham Khan PESHAWAR: For the past 10 years, one of the biggest accomplishments of 33-year-old police officer Jamina in the restive Kalash valley is that she has not had to draw on her government-issued firearm even once. In fact, Jamina said she has relied on her education to deal with thorny issues such as domestic
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BUMBURATE: The process for acquisition of land for Kalash festival places and graveyards has started with the distribution of cheques among the landowners In this regard, Commissioner Malakand Division Riaz Khan Mehsud visited Bumburate and Rumbur and distributed checks among the landowners. The commissioner handed over cheques for Rs4.3 million to the landowners for the
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