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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BUMBURATE: The process for acquisition of land for Kalash festival places and graveyards has started with the distribution of cheques among the landowners In this regard, Commissioner Malakand Division Riaz Khan Mehsud visited Bumburate and Rumbur and distributed checks among the landowners. The commissioner handed over cheques for Rs4.3 million to the landowners for the
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داد بیداد ڈاکٹرعنایت اللہ فیضی ہندو کش کی وا دیوں میں پرو فیسر عبدالرزاق چوہدری کا سفر نا مہ ہے آپ انگریزی پڑھا تے ہیں اور اردو لکھتے ہیں میر پور ازاد کشمیر کی حسین و جمیل وادی کے با سی ہو تے ہوئے انہیں گد گدی ہوئی کہ کسی حوالے سے چترال اور وادی
Fateh Ul Mulk Ali Nasir The Shandur Pass is the junction of the Khowar speaking world. On one side lies Chitral, the heartland of the Kho people and on the other Ghizer, the population of which is not ethnically Kho but started speaking Khowar due to the political and cultural influence of Chitral. Today Khowar is the single largest language in Ghizer
