By Mohammad Ilyas Khwaja (Goldur, Chitral) Khowar language has been grouped as Indo-Aryan language upon resemblance of Khowar words with those of the Indo-Aryan languages, especially the presence of abundance of pure Sanskrit words or almost similar sounding words in the language. As I have seen it, Khowar language though is saturated with Sanskrit wordings […]
CHITRAL: The annual Broghil festival concluded in the far-off valley of Chitral in which a number of games and sports were played by local people. The traditional games and sports were played during the festival attended by hundreds of people from different parts of Chitral. Deputy Commissioner Chitral Khurshid Alam Mehsud, Commandant Chitral Scouts also
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CHITRAL: The absence of an outlet of local cuisines in the Chitral city restaurants and the tourist spots of Kalash valleys and Garam Chashma has greatly disappointed the tourists yearning to have a taste of the these foods. The tourists, including foreigners, said they very much liked local foods apart from seeing the district’s beautiful
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دیوانوں کی باتیں قصہ نمبر۱ تحریر شمس الحق قمر لوگ عجیب کہانیاں سناتے ہیں۔ کچھ پر یقین آتا ہے کیوں کہ سنانے والے کہتے ہیں کہ اُنہوں نے خود اپنی آنکھوں سے یہ واقعہ دیکھا تھا۔بعض واقعات اتنے خوفناک ہوتے ہیں کہ سن کرخون خشک ہو جاتا ہے، رونگٹے کھڑے ہو جاتے ہیں اور جسم
By Abid Latif It was already the dusk, the silhouette of the city in the mountains was visible with its dim far lights. Air all around was testing the olfactory responses with aroma of freshly baked loafs and the conifers wood burnt in earthen ovens of every house hold, wafting out through small chimneys. It
By Ejaz Ahmed Dear world! get ready for performing the last rituals of another indigenous language, spoken in far northern district of Chitral. This Pamiri language, Yidgha, will go into extinction probably in 10 years as the native children and adults are no longer using this as their mother tongue. The official burial will take
Asfar was born and raised in Chitral, save for the one year in Peshawar which he claims “pretty much shaped his future.” Speaking to MangoBaaz, Asfar shared this was the monumental year that got him into pop music as he now had access to cable as opposed to the wonky connection up North where he
CHITRAL: The Kalash and Muslim residents of the three small valleys of Bumburate, Rumbur and Birir are celebrating the Ochaw and Eid festivals that coincided this year. Besides, the people of Rumbur valley are also celebrating the election of Wazir Zada, a local, as the first ever member of the KP assembly this year. The
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Report Khalid Pervaiz A book on Khowar poetry titled ‘ Bloidu Gamburi’ (withered flower) written by a prominent deceased poet Muhammad Changiz Khan Tariqi was launched posthumously at a ceremony held in the Assembly Hall Chitral. The ceremony was attended by participants from different walks of life. Those who spoke on the occasion included prominent
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By Fida Ali Shah Civil administrations of GB and Chitral failed to organize the historical Shandur Polo Festival at world’s highest polo ground Shandur due to a tangle over the distribution of fund, hosting and overly politicised boundary dispute between the regions. Both the provincial administrations overruled the option of joint-hosting and organizing the event
