While cigarettes are allowed under Islam, the terror group’s severe interpretation of Sharia law declares smoking as a “slow suicide” and thus forbidden in ISIS-controlled areas. The Islamic State – formerly known as ISIS or ISIL – began imposing radical restrictions last year after overtaking large areas in eastern Syria’s Deir Elzur province, which is
BOONI, Feb 8: Muhammad Khan alias Baqoo, the owner of Dilnasheen Hotel, considers himself as the Chaudhry of Booni. Talking to ChitralToday, Baqoo said he was also known as Baqoo sahib in the Afghan Pamir and Khojain in the Tajik Pamir. He said so far he had visited the Pamir thrice to purchase cattle. “In 1998, my
This Daf has been preserved and passed on to him from his grandfather. He says this Daf has the honour of representing the culture of Chitral in all the TV programmes in which Khowar singers and other artists have so far performed. Dost Alam told ChitralToday that a number of people had approached him with lucrative
By Muhammad Amin Baloch Pa\’athak is one of the four festivals celebrated by the Ismailis of Chitral, especially in Lotkoh, on the first day of February every year. This tradition is attributed to Nasir Kusraw, who according to verbal traditions practiced a 40-day Chehla in a cave in Garam Chashma (old Injigan). He came out
BOONI, Jan 29: Pehlawan of Mulkhow is indeed a man of nerves but as many other strong men, he also has his weaknesses. Mulkhowo Pehlawan can eat up to 10 plates of Pulao with a jumbo size Pepsi at a time and easily digest it. He has been the active member of the tug-of-war team
