By Farman Ali Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) may not be a priority region in terms of governance and social development, a group of socially-conscious and culture-sensitive people have experimented with the integration of folk music in the school curriculum for the first. The Pakistan Mountain Folk Music School Integration Project was launched in Hunza in May and […]
By Fazal Khaliq MINGORA: Jurra mosque is not only a worship place for people of Jurra village but also a resting place and symbol of Swat cultural heritage. Located in the historical village of Jurra in Matta tehsil, the mosque, according to the villagers, is more than a century old. It was constructed by a
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دیوانوں کی باتیں شمس الحق قمر بونی حال گلگت کہانی یہاں تک پہینچی تھی کہ میری آنکھ میں سولہ مرتبہ قطرے ڈالے گئے تھے میں سوچ رہا تھا کہ ابھی میری آنکھ سن ہو گئی ہوگی۔ میں ۔بار بار اپنی آنکھ کو انگلیوں سے چھو کر دیکھ لیتا کہ سن ہوئی ہے یا نہیں۔ مجھے
دیوانوں کی باتیں شمس الحق قمرؔ بونی حال گلگت ڈاکٹر طبقہ کسی مریض کے جسم کے متاثرہ حصے کو انجکشن کے ذریعے بے حس کر کے کاٹ کر درست کرنے کو پروسیجر کہتے ہیں چاہے اُس عمل میں آُ پ کی آنتیں ہی باہر کیوں نہ نکالی جائیں مگر کام پروسیجر ہی ہے۔ دو بڑے
صد ا بصحرا ڈاکٹرعنایت اللہ فیضیؔ کوئی بھی قوم یا قبیلہ یا گروہ اپنی ثقافت کی وجہ سے پہچانا جاتا ہے۔ ثقافت میں رہن سہن، بودو باش، خوراک، لباس، مکان، عادات، اطوار سب آجاتے ہیں۔ موسیقی بھی ثقافت کا ایک حصہ ہے۔ ثقافت صدیوں سے ہندوکش کی پہاڑی گھاٹیوں میں پروان چڑھتی رہی ہے۔ ثقافت
CHITRAL: The three-day Chilim Jusht or Joshi festival concluded with much funfair and religious activities in the scenic Kalash valleys of Chitral on Wednesday. The festival, which heralds the arrival of spring season in Chitral, is usually celebrated in the three Kalash valleys — Bamburet, Birir and Rumbur – , according to a press release
CHITRAL: The “Chilim Jusht Festival 2018” officially started on Monday with the first ritual of “chirik pipi”, milk distribution by shepherds, to welcome the spring in the Kalash valleys. To the Kalasha, the festival is the culmination of religious life and like the big funerals, it unites the people. The spring festival honors the fairies
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By A.M. Khan For a couple of weeks, promotion, preservation and protection (3Ps) of Kho culture has been the topic of a hot debate in Chitral on social media. The apologists and critics were, primarily, divided on a thin line, their approaches were different but their end-3Ps was common. The culture of Chitral has both
PESHAWAR: Preparations for the upcoming Chilim Jusht or Joshi festival are in full swing as local people have launched a cleanliness drive. Tourism Corporation Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (TCKP) authorities have planned to set up a tent village to facilitate the tourists during the event in the scenic Kalash valley in Chitral. This year the local people
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ISLAMABAD: The National Institute of Folk and Traditional Heritage (Lok Virsa) and Mandwa Film Club organized a screening of documentaries on Kalash and folk music of Chitral at its media centre here. “We will promote bilateral cooperation between local cultural organization and Lok Virsa Islamabad in research activities to preserve the traditional heritage, music and
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