Culture

My shepherd has no name but brave!

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

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Inclusion of Khowar in languages for national status hailed

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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Navroz, a message of love

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

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Chitral, GB writers say govt doing nothing for promotion of their languages

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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National status for all languages demanded

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

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