CHARSADDA: Their plans ranged from a simple vacation in Swat to joining the army and becoming the nation’s pride. But alas, all these hopes and dreams were dashed when terrorists stormed Army Public School and killed over 130 of its students. Tightly clutching her brother Uzair Khan’s clothes, seventh-grader Malaika cries herself to sleep at […]
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ISLAMABAD, Dec 7: Rehmat Aziz Chitrali was honoured by Journalists Foundation Pakistan with a gold medal and pride of the nation award at a ceremony at the Rawalpindi Arts Council On December 6, 2014. The 44-year-old is a poet, writer, linguist and researcher renowned not just in his native Chitral district but across the country
PESHAWAR, Nov 30: The young students should own, practice and promote their cultural values, said Dr Mohsin Khan, the director of Institute of Management Sciences (IMS), Hayatabad here on Sunday. He was addressing a cultural event that was organised by IMS in collaboration with Tourism Corporation, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (TCKP). About 50 stalls were set up
CHITRAL, Nov 21: Traditional festivals and customs of indigenous Kho people of Chitral are currently being revived by Chitral Association for Mountain Area Tourism (CAMAT) in 25 selected villages of Chitral. In this regard, the celebration of Binisik festival in village Dokandeh Booni, upper Chitral, was one activity of that project through funding assistance from
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A few of them are discussed below: Atalique Bahader Shah Atalique Bahader Shah belonged to the Roshtay tribe and was born in the Gaht village. He was one of the prominent figures of Mulkhow. He enjoyed the following high-ranking posts of the state during the reign of Shujaul Mulk (1895-1936). I. Atalique of Mulkhow (Deputy
VALPARAI, Nov 18 (AFP): Geetha Thomas owes her life to a text message. The 38-year-old tea plantation worker was able to scramble onto the roof of her home in southern India as a herd of elephants rampaged through her village thanks to an alert on her mobile phone. The warning was part of an initiative
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GILGIT, Nov 16: In pursuit of his passion for linguistics, Rehmat Aziz Khan Chitrali, the man behind the first-ever virtual Khowar language keyboard, has achieved yet another remarkable feat — a software that allows typing in some 40 local languages. The 44-year-old is an eminent poet, writer, linguist and researcher renowned not just in his
BOONI, Nov 13: The annual Falcon festival arranged for the students of private and public sector educational institutions concluded in Booni the other day. Students from about 230 schools and colleges of Booni and adjoining areas participated in different games from Nov 6 to Nov 12. The concluding events were held at the Gahli ground
دروش(جہانزیب) کھوار تہذیب و ثقافت پر گلوکارشیراز بادشاہ کی طرف سے شرمناک حملے پر جہاں چترال بھرمیں تشویش اور غصے کی لہر ڈور گئی ہے وہاں اورسیز چترالی بھی اس مذموم حرکت پر سیخ پا ہیں ۔ گزشتہ رات ادبی تنظیم کھوار اہل قلم اورسیز کی طرف سے ایک ہنگامی ٹیلی میٹنگ منعقد ہوئی جس
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