DROSH, May 5: After completion of the three-year tenure of the outgoing cabinet, Anjuman Taraqi-e-Chitral Drosh elected its new office-bearers. The Anjuman’s new president for the next three years would be Irshad Mukarar and secretary general Saeedullah Sahil. The election of the new cabinet was held during a meeting of the Anjuman which was chaired […]
CHITRAL, April 16: The Qaqlasht festival has been held regularly for the last quarter century in upper Chitral, however, it has failed to attract the attention of Tourism Corporation of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (TCKP). The festival is held in spring season by the residents of Qaqlasht plateau in the district. It lasts for four to six
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CHITRAL, April 12: On April 7, 8, 9, 2014, a poetry contest on the topic Spring Season \’Bosun\’ was conducted on Facebook group Ghazalan Gurzaen. It was a first program of its kind in the history of Khowar Literature in which as many as 27 Chitrali poets living in different parts of the world took
By Sher Wali Khan Aseer What makes the people of Chitral different is their love for music and festivities that promote love and peace. The valley of Chitral has rich traditions of celebrating every important event round the year most of which are related to agriculture and livestock keeping. One such popular festival is Phindik
KARACHI, March 25: Chitral is our identity and our languages and culture teache us the lesson of brotherhood, peace and love. Chitralis are recognized by their sincerity, love and brotherhood, said Said Nawaz Tanha, a poet from the Madaklasht valley of Chitral. He was speaking at a programme organized by the Chitral Student and Social
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CHITRAL, March 23: The Anjuman Taraqqi-e-Khowar and the Mother Tongue Institute for Education and Research (MIER) held a joint meeting with Shahzada Tanvirul Mulk, the central president of Anjuman Taraqqi-e-Khowar, in the chair. The purpose of the joint meeting was to appreciate the encouraging initiative taken by the National Assembly standing committee on information, broadcasting
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The history of Navroz celebration is traced back to time immemorial. Historical accounts reveal that Navroz celebration started in ancient Persia by King Jamsheed, the greatest king of Pishdadian Dynasty. According to the Persian calendar, Navroz (new day) is celebrated on March 21 as the first day of a new year. This celebration permeated into
Sher Wali Khan Aseer The music composed by Khow musicians has no match, neither in terms of its richness and diversity of modes nor in intricacies of composition. The oldest modes of Khowar music are attributed to the famous fabulous bird – phoenix – probably because such music of the highest artistic beauty is unbelievable
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ISLAMABAD: A delegation of literary personalities from Gilgit-Baltistan and Chitral criticised the Pakistan Academy of Letters (PAL) for ignoring the promotion of languages spoken in their areas. The literary personalities said PAL should provide financial assistance to writers and also publish their literary works. However, Chairman PAL Abdul Hameed said the organisation faced shortage of
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ISLAMABAD, Feb 23: Writers, poets, human rights activists and intellectuals representing 15 languages here on Sunday demanded the national status for all the languages in the country. They also called for legislation for the protection, promotion and preservation of the languages. The literary personalities were speaking at the “Festival of Pakistani mother languages” arranged by
