CHITRAL: The foreign and domestic tourists and the local people thronged the Rambur and Bamburet valleys as the three-day Uchal festival kicked off in the scenic Kalash valley in the Chitral district on Tuesday. “A large number of foreign and domestic tourists have reached the valley to enjoy the festival. Many of the tourists also
PESHAWAR: While the developed world makes strides in offering multiple career opportunities to the disabled, in a country like Pakistan, those who happen to be both physically challenged and poor are still viewed by many as a burden. Yet far from letting his limited mobility be a handicap, one Kalash man has not only found success
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BUMBURATE: Religious leaders and Qazis of the Kalash community on Saturday said there has been a reduction of about 50 per cent in the celebration of traditional and cultural events of the Kalasha tribe over the years. They were addressing a gathering of Kalash people at Kalasa Dur in connection with the World Indigenous People’s
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BUMBURATE: The Kalash community is all set to observe the World Indigenous Peoples Day to be held on Aug 9. In this regard, preparations have been finalized in the three valleys of Birir, Rumbur and Bumburate. Kalasha Dur chairman Bakhtawar Shah told ChitralToday that religious leaders, elders and people from different walks of life from
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On a day in early May 2019, scholars, writers and activists from the mountain communities of Gilgit-Baltistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa gathered in Bahrain, a scenic town 65 kilometres north of Mingora in Swat district. Coordinated by a local organisation in collaboration with the University of Sydney, the one-day gathering was an attempt to deliberate the
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