Culture

Mansoor gets award for revitalizing Khowar folk songs

ISLAMABAD: Legend of Khowar music Mansoor Ali Shabab was given Mountain Music Award by DEVCOM Pakistan at COMSATS University in Islamabad on Wednesday in recognition of  his services for revitalizing and performing the centuries-old Khowar folk songs and tunes in their original and true essence. The event was attended by British Deputy High Commissioner to […]

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Students arrange function to promote Chitral\’s culture

ISLAMABAD: Chitrali students studying at the National University of Modern Languages (NUML) arranged a function at a community centre aimed at promoting the Khow culture of Chitral. Chitrali families living in Rawalpindi and Islamabad and people from Gilgit-Baltistan along with students from different countries also attended the event. Chitrali souvenirs such as kaphol (caps) were

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In winter, Chitrali caps sell like hot cakes in Peshawar

A special Chitrali cap takes hours of meticulous handcrafting Recent visit of Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to Chitral has boosted countrywide sales     PESHAWAR: Every winter, the traditional wool apparel business, especially Chitrali caps and chughas,  in Peshawar’s historic Chitral bazaar begins to boom.   The bazaar was first established by shopkeepers from

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