'Preservation of languages essential for cultural diversity'
Published in Dawn, February 21st, 2018.]]>
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Mother languages literature festival underway in Islamabad
`We will continue to draw our inspiration from her struggle against human rights violations,` she said. Ms Khattak claimed that her organisation was going to initiate a scholarship in her name. Addressing the opening ceremony, Dr Saba proposed establishment of Pakistan Cultural Fund which would be utilised for promotion and preservation of culture in Pakistan.
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Kalash culture preservation project hailed
Wazir Dad, a Kalash community member and manager of Ayun and Valley’s Development Programme, said that for the first time any government had approved funds for a project to conserve the cultural heritage of their community. He said the graveyard and the Jashtakhans, the places where the people of Kalash community usually dance during their
The significance of Pathak festival
By Suraya Afzal Abu Moinuddin Nasir Khusraw was a very great theologian of Ismailism, well-known poet and a great literary figure of Persian. He was born in the year 1004 AD in the Khorasan province of Iran. Besides the holy Quran, he had also great command on the Old Testament. Before assuming his spiritual life,
Lok Virsa praised for conserving folk heritage of Chitral
ISLAMABAD: National Institute of Folk and Traditional Heritage (Lok Virsa) organized a launching ceremony for its two newly-published books – Aangai and Chitral Ke Lok Geet – with the great musical performance by renowned folk singer Mansoor Ali Shabab from Chitral. Senator Usman Khan Kakar, Chairman Senate Functional Committee on Problems of Less Developed Areas, was the chief guest.
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Books on Chitral's folk songs to be published on 29th
ISLAMABAD: The National Institute of Folk and Traditional Heritage (Lok Virsa) would organize a launching ceremony of its two newly written books ‘Aangai’ and ‘Chitral Ke Lok Geet’ on January 29. The books launching ceremony would be held at Lok Virsa’s Media Centre in Islamabad followed by special performance by musicians from Chitral. Talking to
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Chitrali patti continues to attract buyers from across the country
The handmade woolen items of Chitral are famous throughout Pakistan and other countries. Visitors from different parts of the country and abroad take keen interest in buying these items. Chitral’s linguistic, cultural heritage must be preserved Sohaib Mukhtiar, a visitor from Multan, said he had come to Chitral to buy Chitrali warm clothes for his
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ایک آہم سماجی مسلہ
شیرولی خان اسیر اسلامی ثقافت میں غمی خوشی میں عزیز رشتے دار، ہمسائے وغیرہ ایک دوسرے کے ساتھ ہمدردی اوراظہار خوشی کے لئے ایک دوسرے کے یہاں حاضری دیتے ہیں- ہماری کھو ثقافت میں بھی اسلامی روایات کے مطابق مبارک بادی بوقت خو شی اور پرسا ہنگام فوتگی کو بڑی اہمیت رہی ہے- خاص
