During the visit of the Khowar poets, a special literary sitting was arranged in their honours at the Radio Pakistan Gilgit. Led by Dabistan-e-Booni vice-president Hafiz Ullah Amin, the delegation consisted of young poets Talat Mehmood, Muhammad Zafar Hayat, Sahib Wali Asra and Saeed Kainati. The main objective of the visit was to promote and […]
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Moscow City is celebrating its 868th birth anniversary and the music festival is part of the celebrations. The IMMF parade takes place each year in September with the best Russian and international military orchestras performing together at Moscow`s Red Square for nine days. An ISPR release said Pakistan tri-services band performed at Sokolniki Park and
CHITRAL, Aug 28: The Forum for Language Initiatives (FLI) held a five-day orthographic workshop from August 24 to 28 on the Gawarbati Language community in Drosh. The event was held under Small Grants and Ambassador’s Fund Programme of USAID to provide the community with a programme, comprising of documentation techniques and training for preservation and
Report Ejaz Ahmed ISLAMABAD, Aug 20: The Forum for Language Initiatives (FLI) Islamabad held a one-week workshop for the language community of Dameli with financial assistance from Small Grants and Ambassador’s Fund Program of USAID. The FLI, a non-governmental and non-profit organization working on language and heritage preservation in northern Pakistan since 2003, has taken
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By Shiza Malik Adil Iqbal is a Scottish-Pakistani textile designer, whose designs have been showcased at fashion weeks in London and New York. Pakistan and its rich textiles were a source of early inspiration for Mr Iqbal, whose 2006 graduate collection was inspired by childhood memories of watching his Pakistani mother and grandmother sewing. This
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By Zahiruddin Visit Chitral and you will find ‘Gior bisi Shanduro te’ written on the back of vehicles and on the walls of hotels and restaurants. It is an invite in local language to youths to visit Shandur, the venue of an annual festival at an altitude of more than 10,000 feet above sea level.
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CHITRAL: PPP MPA Saleem Khan said he did whatever was important when he was provincial cabinet minister to preserve the endangered languages in KP province and still ready to play his role for the task. He was speaking as president at Project Launching Ceremony from Forum for Language Initiatives (FLI). The ceremony, which was well
Cultural diversity of Chitral is unique and centuries-old. Chitral’s picturesque mountains, springs, green areas, hospitable people and rivers teeming with trout fish are spellbinding. Its is also the most peaceful region of Pakistan. Its culture is unique and rich and recognized worldwide. There are two racial groups in Chitral: Khow people and Kalash. The latter
“If this celebration ends, our culture will end,” said Muhtaram Shah, 80, a Kalash elder who wore a shimmering golden coat for the festival in the Bumburet valley, where he and other male elders engaged in mock fights with sticks amid the dancing. The Kalash are under pressure from modernization and the cultural and physical
