Monsters and spirits of Khowar folklore
Chitral is a land of mystery and fables. Our remote and inaccessible location and small population may have something to do with this.
Culture
Sitar player wants preservation of traditional musical instruments
PESHAWAR: Noted Chitrali sitar player Zainullah Jan has asked the provincial culture department to preserve traditional musical instruments to enrich live music as the art of making musical tools is fading away in the province. He said that not only he could play Chitrali sitar but also could craft it. He said that he introduced
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A ‘food walk’ in Chitral bazaar
By Asheq Ali Often inspired by food bloggers, I took my first ever food travel to Chitral bazaar. It was a typical autumn day which started with a drizzle and afterwards the sun also came out. Autumns in Chitral are very special as their arrival is accompanied by hot cuisines at home and bazaars. Different
Chitral presents perfect picture of pluralism, claim speakers
CHITRAL: Speakers at a seminar praised the state of social and sectarian integration prevailing in Chitral where over three dozen languages are spoken. Held under the aegis of Idara-i-Taleem-o-Taraqi (IBT), a Swat-based organisation, scholars from Chitral, Swat and Gilgit-Baltistan read out papers on different aspects of the theme ‘Pluralism in Northern Pakistan’. The scholars included
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Endowment fund set up to support Kalash community
CHITRAL: Chief Minister Mahmood Khan has announced a sum of Rs50 million for setting up an endowment fund which will relieve the Kalash community of the big spending on funeral ceremonies. Deputy Commissioner Naveed Ahmed told this scribe that the families of the dead would be aided financially from the profits accrued from the endowment
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