By Zahiruddin CHITRAL: Zerbali, hitherto a famous flowering plant grown in Chitral and second only to Ishperu Gulab, a local variety of rose, is almost extinct as people avoid growing it due to the wide space it covers. Zerbali is the name of the plant as well as its deep yellow flowers. The plant is […]
PESHAWAR: Tourists from Germany, France, Japan and elsewhere in the world continued to throng Kalash valleys to enjoy the three-day Chilimjusht or Joshi festival celebrations starting from June 14. On the directives of Tourism Corporation Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (TCKP) Managing Director Junaid Khan, in-charge of the Tourist Information Centre in Chitral, Zarin Khan, is briefing the
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PESHAWAR: The Gandhara Hindko Board and Anjuman Tarraqi-e-Khowar joined hands to launch a research-based book \”Funoon-e-Lateefa aur Chitral\” (fine arts and Chitral). A function was arranged at the Sain Ahmad Ali Auditorium of the Gandhara Hindko Academy to launch and appreciate the 250-page publication. Shehzada Tanveerul Mulk, a writer, poet, researcher from Chitral, has authored
By Dur Wali Khan (Laspur) Matiltan is an extremely beautiful and picturesque valley of Swat with its mesmerizing landscape and lofty mountains adorned with tall pine trees. It located at the extreme north of Kalam in the district of Swat. Here one finds oneself very close to the mother nature and can relish the pristine
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BUMBURATE: The annual spring festival of Kalash community, Chilimjush, was on Wednesday inaugurated under the aegis of the ministry of religious and minorities affairs. Deputy secretary of the ministry Imran Rashid had come from Islamabad to represent the ministry. Speaking at the inaugural ceremony, he said the government was committed to ensure free and secure
CHITRAL: A function was held at the town hall to launch two books written by Dr Inayatullah Faizi and Mufti Younus Khalid on Friday. The ceremony to launch Allama Muhammad Ghufran by Dr Faizi and Sabiq Riasat Chitral ki Tarikh aur Tarz e Hakumrani by Karachi-based Mufti Khalid was chaired by former chairman of Geography
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LAHORE: A Chitral and Kalash culture show was organized at the Lahore Arts Council in which artists from Chitral presented different items. Chitrali and Kalasha singers and artists presented traditional music and dance and received accolades from the audience. Popular folk singer of Chitral Shujaul Haq along with his team performed on the stage and
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صدا بصحرا ڈاکٹرعنایت اللہ فیضی تاریخ نو یسی میں علماء کا حصہ ہمیشہ نمایاں رہا ہے مولانا محمد یونس خا لد کی تازہ تصنیف ’’ریا ست چترال کی تاریخ اور طرز حکمرانی‘‘ اس علمی سلسلے کی نئی کڑی ہے جس میں پا کستان کے شمال میں افغا نستان، تا جکستان اور چینی صو بہ سنکیانگ
LISBON: His Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan presented the Aga Khan Music Awards in Lisbon along with President of Portuguese Republic Professor Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa and Prince Amyn Aga Khan, says a press release. Among the world’s many music awards, no extant award or prize focuses on the constellation of devotional music and poetry,
میری ڈائری کے اوراق سے شمش الحق قمر مارچ 31 ذین العابدین (مرحوم) کی برسی کا دن ہے۔ ذین العابدین (مرحوم) اپنے خاندان کے علاوہ دوستوں کے حلقے میں بھی \”ابا جی\” کے نام سے ہی مشہور تھے ۔ ہماری ایک سوچ تھی کہ آپ کی حیات میں آپ کی زندگی کے مختلف ادوار پر
مرحوم ذین العابدین کی شخصیت اُن کے قدردانوں کی نظر میں Read More »
