Khowar Nama is a quarterly Khowar Magazine published in Chitral for the last one year under the sponsorship and editorialship of Mother Tongue Institute of Education and Research (MIER) to document the culture, traditions, values, folk and classical music, works and contribution of Chitrali artists. It has been an educational and cultural tradition of subcontinent, […]
CHITRAL: The Tourism Corporation Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (TCKP) and the provincial culture department have been accused of sending Pashto singers and dancers to Chitral to perform in the Chilim Jusht and Shandur festivals while neglecting the local artistes. Former project manager of IUCN in Chitral, Dr Inayatullah Faizi said that the Chitral culture had no parallel
FOR the second time in three years, National Assembly member Marvi Memon’s move for granting the status of national language to the mother tongues of a large number of Pakistanis has been thwarted. A standing committee of the Assembly defeated the bill by a 4-1 verdict. The bill sought the status of national language for
ISLAMABAD, June 30: The National Institute of Folk and Traditional Heritage (Lok Virsa) carried out an extensive research fieldwork in Gilgit-Baltistan to document and promote its indigenous folk culture and craft heritage. Executive Director Lok Virsa Shahera Shahid stated that in pursuance of Lok Virsa Ordinance promulgated by the government of Pakistan in 2002, the
Three soldiers from Pakistan were among 175 men honoured in a ceremony held by the British government for winning UK’s highest military honour, the Victoria Cross, for services rendered in the First World War. The soliders include Sepoy Khudadad Khan, Jemadar Mir Dast and Naik Shahamad Khan. There are a total of 11 VCs that
