CHITRAL: The Tourism Corporation Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (TCKP) and the provincial culture department have been accused of sending Pashto singers and dancers to Chitral to perform in the Chilim Jusht and Shandur festivals while neglecting the local artistes. Former project manager of IUCN in Chitral, Dr Inayatullah Faizi said that the Chitral culture had no parallel […]
FOR the second time in three years, National Assembly member Marvi Memon’s move for granting the status of national language to the mother tongues of a large number of Pakistanis has been thwarted. A standing committee of the Assembly defeated the bill by a 4-1 verdict. The bill sought the status of national language for
ISLAMABAD, June 30: The National Institute of Folk and Traditional Heritage (Lok Virsa) carried out an extensive research fieldwork in Gilgit-Baltistan to document and promote its indigenous folk culture and craft heritage. Executive Director Lok Virsa Shahera Shahid stated that in pursuance of Lok Virsa Ordinance promulgated by the government of Pakistan in 2002, the
Three soldiers from Pakistan were among 175 men honoured in a ceremony held by the British government for winning UK’s highest military honour, the Victoria Cross, for services rendered in the First World War. The soliders include Sepoy Khudadad Khan, Jemadar Mir Dast and Naik Shahamad Khan. There are a total of 11 VCs that
AYUN, May 26: The formal launching of Chitral Horticultural Society – Gulistan – will be held at the PTDC Chitral at 10am on Tuesday (May 27). Gulistan is the brainchild of Shahzada Maqsoodul Mulk of Ayun who has for long been working on the idea of laying the foundation of Chitral Horticultural Society. “I feel
BAGRAM AIR BASE, May 25 (Reuters): US President Barack Obama landed in Afghanistan on Sunday for a surprise Memorial Day weekend visit with US troops to thank forces who are preparing to withdraw after nearly 13 years of war. Spirited out of Washington aboard Air Force One Saturday night, Obama flew for more than 13
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KARACHI, May 20: It gave me great pride when I discovered that the ‘Kalashan Dur’ project of Sara Sultan d/o Sultan Wazir of Mastuj (Commissioner Income Tax Karachi) got distinction in the final project at the prestigious Indus Valley School. Ms Sara is in her final year at the school and studying interior design. The
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It gives me immense pleasure to have the fourth (October to December 2013) issue of Khowar Nama in hand. With its publication, the Mother Tongue Institute for Education and Research (MIER) has succeeded in bringing out all the numbers/issues of 2013. Khowar Nama, a quarterly periodical aimed at promoting Khowar prose, is indeed the result of the
DROSH, May 9: Speakers at a memorial reference here paid tributes to Khowar’s noted poet and writer late Fidaur Rehman Fida for his literary services. The reference was organized by Anjuman Taraqi-e-Khowar Drosh in collaboration with the South Asia Partnership Programe’s ‘Awaz Programme’ and Young Star Development Organization at the C&W rest house. Fidaur Rehman
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Zhoshi is the name of Kalashamun festival. It means spring or blossom. The festival derives its name from spring season because it is celebrated in the month of May every year. The Zhoshi festival is being celebrated from May 13 to 18 this year. Kalashamun is the culture of Kalash tribe in Chitral. There are many distortions in
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