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Kaghlasht Festival attracts foreign, domestic tourists 

BOONI: Kaghlasht Festival continues to attract foreign and domestic tourists as competitions of various traditional games of Chitral were held on the third day in the scenic meadow in Upper Chitral. Different sports competitions, including polo, sports for the physically challenged persons, traditional food stalls, cultural show, tug-of-war, skate shooting, marathon race, volleyball, cricket, football,

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PTV starts daily Khowar news bulletin

PESHAWAR: Pakistan Television (PTV) on Wednesday started daily Khowar news bulletin from its Peshawar centre. The Khowar news bulletin has been launched from PTV National which is telecast at 2:20pm. Khowar is the third largest language in Khyber Pakthunkhwa and is spoken by people of Chitral as well as Ghizer district of Gilgit-Baltistan.  Earlier, Khowar

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Chitral\’s linguistic, cultural diversity needs preservation: Parwaz

PESHAWAR: Senior writer Zafarullah Parwaz has asked authorities to take steps for preservation and promotion of linguistic and cultural diversity of Chitral valley. “Chitral valley enjoys unique traditions, history and ancient heritage. Around 12 languages are being spoken with Khowar being the major lingua franca of locals,” he told this scribe. Mr Parwaz, a resident

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