Culture

The significance of Pathak festival

By Suraya Afzal Abu Moinuddin Nasir Khusraw was a very great theologian of Ismailism, well-known poet and a great literary figure of Persian. He was born in the year 1004 AD in the Khorasan province of Iran. Besides the holy Quran, he had also great command on the Old Testament. Before assuming his spiritual life, […]

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Lok Virsa praised for conserving folk heritage of Chitral

ISLAMABAD: National Institute of Folk and Traditional Heritage (Lok Virsa) organized a launching ceremony for its two newly-published books – Aangai and Chitral Ke Lok Geet – with the great musical performance by renowned folk singer Mansoor Ali Shabab from Chitral. Senator Usman Khan Kakar, Chairman Senate Functional Committee on Problems of Less Developed Areas, was the chief guest.

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Chitrali patti continues to attract buyers from across the country

The handmade woolen items of Chitral are famous throughout Pakistan and other countries. Visitors from different parts of the country and abroad take keen interest in buying these items. Chitral’s linguistic, cultural heritage must be preserved Sohaib Mukhtiar, a visitor from Multan, said he had come to Chitral to buy Chitrali warm clothes for his

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