CHITRAL, Oct 22: Khowar scholars and teachers at a day-long workshop here discussed the ways how to streamline and bring uniformity into the alphabets of the language as it is set to be included in the primary level syllabus from the next academic session in the valley. The seminar held at Commerce College hall was […]
HAVANA, Oct 22: Fidel Castro, who appeared in public Saturday for the first time in six months amid a swirl of rumors he was dead or dying, blasted the reports as trash in a sarcastic editorial in state media Monday. Castro, who left power in a health crisis in 2006 after almost five decades at
CHITRAL, Oct 21: The Patient Welfare Society (PWS) Booni arranged a musical concert and culture show to collect funds for the needy and deserving patients. Speaking to the participants, President PWS Shah Nazir and General Secretary Mir Sawat said they had been working for the welfare of the poor and needy patients for many years.
DROSH (CHITRAL), Oct 18: A Mushaira was held at the Government Middle School, Drosh, with the aim of creating awareness and protecting Chitral’s unique culture, including diversity of its languages, and also promote peace not only in the valley but also outside of it. The programme was organized under the auspices of a local civil
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By Tariq Iqbal Some events can come to define a life. Most often, these events are sudden, unexpected and irrevocable to change the framework of existence. However, it is not the event in itself that defines a life but the repercussion of it. This reality was too horrific and unbearable to face for my family
PESHAWAR, July 23: The Kalash Environment Protection Society has demanded of the government to submit a bid to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to include the Kalash valley’s culture in the World Heritage List for preservation. In a press release issued here Monday, the society said right now the valleys were
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ISLAMABAD, Aug 7, 2012: The Forum for Language Initiatives (FLI) recently launched four new books written in the two local (minority) languages – Palula and Gawri (also known as Kalam Kohistani). Two of these books are included in FLI’s new publication series, FLI-maqami zaban-o-adap ka ishaati silsila: Palula matali (Palula Proverbs) compiled by Naseem Haider,
Report Waqar Ahmad CHITRAL, May 25: The people of Chitral added a new chapter to the history of the valley when they attended a colourful ceremony held at the historical Chitral Fort in connection with the crowning of the new Mehtar Shahzada Fatehul Mulk Ali Nasir on Thursday. The ceremony was attended by more than
Report Waqar Ahmad MASTUJ, May 17: The cricket team of Global School and College System Brep won the Tehsil Jashn-e-Baharan Cup Cricket Tournament at Chapari, Mastuj. A total of 28 teams from across Tehsil Mastuj participated in the tournament. The final was played between the teams of Global School and College System and Yaran Cricket
CHITRAL, May 14; On the occasion of the famous Kalash festival Chilim Jusht, the Kalash people of Rumbur got a new Jastakhan (dancing hall) with modern facilities suited to their needs. The speakers at the function held in connection with the inauguration of a Jastakhan constructed by Chitral Integrated Area Development Project (CIADP) funded by
