CHITRAL: The five-day Kalash spring festival of Chilim Jusht will be a low key event this year in the wake of coronavirus pandemic. The festival is scheduled to start from May 12 in the three valleys of Bumburate, Birir and Rumbur. The Kalash spring festival heralds the arrival of the spring season in the valley […]
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ISLAMABAD: Dawood Shah, a member of the Kalash community of Chitral, has been recommended for inclusion as member in the National Commission on Minorities (NCM). Dawood Shah, in his early 40s, belongs to Rumbur and holds a BA degree. Locals told ChitralToday that Mr Shah is well versed on the religious and cultural matters of
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KARACHI: In an unusual occurrence, a team of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Wildlife Department and the WWF-Pakistan filmed a Himalayan lynx hunting a markhor on the steep rocky cliffs of Chitral. This is for the first time that the nocturnal hunter and highly elusive animal has been filmed in the area. https://www.facebook.com/ChitralToday/videos/682332085918085/?t=7 The lynx is known
تحریر: یاسمین الہی قاضی بچھڑا کچھ اس ادا سے کہ رت ہی بدل گئی اک شخص سارے شہر کو ویران کر گیا کل نفس ذائقۃ الموت (ہر ذی روح کو موت کا مزہ چکھنا ہے) اے اللہ بے شک میں لوٹ کر تیری ہی طر ف آنا ہے۔ دنیا کی رنگینیوں میں کھو کر اکثر
By Fateh-ul-Mulk Ali Nasir Prior to Aman-ul-Mulk’s ascension to the throne of Chitral in 1858 the fortunes of this deep valley set amongst the heights of the Hindu Kush were very different. Chitral has long had a tradition of kingship, and indeed the early signs of nationhood, since at least the days of the Chinese
CHITRAL: On the international mother languages day held on Feb 21, speakers at an event in Peshawar asked the government to expedite work on the mother tongue curriculum policy for which the provincial assembly had passed a bill in 2012. Meanwhile, speakers at a function arranged in Chitral also stressed the need to take steps
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CHITRAL: The three-day snow sports festival concluded in Madaklasht village of Sheshi Koh valley on Sunday. Different games involving local and non-local participants were organised, while a number of foreigners also showed up. Held by Hindu Kush Snow Sports Club with the financial assistance of Tourism Corporation Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, GLOF-II Project, UNDP and ministry of
ISLAMABAD: Anthropologists, community leaders and social activists on Saturday called for preserving the indigenous languages of Chitral, besides the local folklore, music which are the assets of intangible heritage of the valleys of this area. Cultural music and dance from the most rugged mountainous region enthralled the dwellers of twin cities on the weekend. Artistes
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DUBAI: Haji Muhammd Zafar from Chitral is well known in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for his services to the Chitralis not only in the UAE but also back home. Though he has lived in the UAE for years, Haji Zafar continues serving his community back home. He has also been actively promoting Chitral\’s culture
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BUMBURATE: There are numerous festivals and traditions which the tiny Kalash community of Chitral continues to celebrate round the year. Many of the festivities running into days and sometimes weeks are related to the changing weathers and keep the members of the community not only engaged to their environment but also bring them the much-needed
