Photo Faham Sultan.[/caption] ISLAMABAD, Feb 23: There were hues of colours and melodies as bards from different valleys of Gilgit-Baltistan and Chitral descended on the hilly tourist resort point of Islamabad to exhibit the flavours of their cultures and traditions. To enjoy their performances, there were crowds of people from Gilgit-Baltistan and Chitral living in […]
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CHITRAL, Feb 21: Speakers at a function held in connection with the Mother Language Day here on Friday asked the KP government to activate the department concerned to promote regional languages. The event arranged by Anjuman Taraqi-e-Khowar Chitral was presided over by Soneri Bank Manager Amir Afzal. Those who spoke on the occasion included Dr
ISLAMABAD: There are 6,000 languages in the world, out of which 3,000 are on the brink of extinction because they have less than 250 people who speak them. This information was shared by participants of various events held in different parts of the city in connection with the ‘International Mother Language Day’. It was also
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CHITRAL, Feb 20: In yet another attempt to explore Chitral and its people, ChitralToday is launching a new series of write-ups on the artists, poets and other literary personalities of the valley. Chitral has always been gifted with curious and able minds having abundance of potentials to excel in all fields of life. When we look at
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ISLAMABAD, Feb 20: The Initiative for Promotion of Pamiri Arts and Culture (IPPAC) and the Capital Development Authority (CDA) are holding a two-day f Gilgit-Baltistan and Chitral cultural celebrations at Skaraparian from February 22. The event having colorful cultural shows, music, arts, cultural dance and many more items will begin at the Open Air Theatre.
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ISLAMABAD, Feb 18: The Forum for Language Initiatives (FLI), Bakrawal Mobile School Trust and Indus Kohistan Cultural and Development Organization have planned to arrange a conference on the eve of International Mother Languages Day (IMLD) on February 21. Researchers, social workers, politicians and people associated with language preservations and cultural activities will attend this conference
Dr Raheal Ahmad Siddiqui A few years ago, I received a mail from a friend with interest in cryptozoology, asking me to accompany him to the northern areas in search of Barmanu, a mythical creature since I had recently written about another one. Despite many promises, I could not bring myself to go. In December
Culture Culture is the characteristics of a particular group of people, defined by everything from language, religion, cuisine, social habits, music and arts. But in Chitral, the culture has limited meaning that is music and at maximum includes polo. Under big banner titled “Chitral cultural show “music programmes are arranged. If we keep the definition
ISLAMABAD, Feb 10: Speakers at a condolence reference paid homage to Prof Dr Boghshoh Lashkarbekov, an eminent linguist, scholar and intellectual, who contributed immensely to the promotion of Wakhi Pamiri language and culture. They also remembered Pir Ali, a noted poet and singer of Wakhi language. Dr Boghsoh Lashkarbekov, a noted linguist and historian died
YASEN, Feb 2: The mighty Shandur mountains have failed to keep the people of Yasen and Chitral (Chetrar) separated from each other thanks to the culture and traditions which they have shared for centuries. D.J. Mathal, Chief Editor of daily Baang-e-Saher and weekly Baang, says that like the Chitralis the people of the Ghizer district madly love their culture
