PESHAWAR: For the first time in the country’s history, a move has been sought to extend marital laws to the Kalash community, living in the vales of Chitral. The Kalash Marriage Act, which will be formulated in consultation with 74 indigenous judges, is expected to be completed by December 2020. The implementation of the decree […]
Rakhshinda Shakir Marriage has been part of human history since antiquity. Every part of the world has its own traditions and celebrations revolving around it; hence Chitral is no exception. The concept of love marriage is yet to be openly a culture in Chitral but even the way marriages are arranged and values attached to
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CHITRAL: Speakers at a function held at Kalasha Dur Museum in Bumburate stressed the need to promote tourism in order to ensure development of the backward but scenic areas of Chitral. The function was arranged in connection with the World Tourism Day and attended by civil society representatives, local people and tourists from different parts
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By Manzoor Ali (Read at source) In an enclave of three remote valleys surrounded by the Hindu Kush mountains of northwestern Pakistan live the Kalash people, a tiny minority of animists in a predominantly Muslim country. Outsiders call them Siaposh Kafirs, or black-clad infidels, due to color of their attire, and the Birir, Rumbur, and
Ehtesham Khan PESHAWAR: For the past 10 years, one of the biggest accomplishments of 33-year-old police officer Jamina in the restive Kalash valley is that she has not had to draw on her government-issued firearm even once. In fact, Jamina said she has relied on her education to deal with thorny issues such as domestic
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