Zhoshi is the name of Kalashamun festival. It means spring or blossom. The festival derives its name from spring season because it is celebrated in the month of May every year. The Zhoshi festival is being celebrated from May 13 to 18 this year. Kalashamun is the culture of Kalash tribe in Chitral. There are many distortions in […]
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DROSH, May 5: After completion of the three-year tenure of the outgoing cabinet, Anjuman Taraqi-e-Chitral Drosh elected its new office-bearers. The Anjuman’s new president for the next three years would be Irshad Mukarar and secretary general Saeedullah Sahil. The election of the new cabinet was held during a meeting of the Anjuman which was chaired
CHITRAL, April 16: The Qaqlasht festival has been held regularly for the last quarter century in upper Chitral, however, it has failed to attract the attention of Tourism Corporation of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (TCKP). The festival is held in spring season by the residents of Qaqlasht plateau in the district. It lasts for four to six
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CHITRAL, April 12: On April 7, 8, 9, 2014, a poetry contest on the topic Spring Season \’Bosun\’ was conducted on Facebook group Ghazalan Gurzaen. It was a first program of its kind in the history of Khowar Literature in which as many as 27 Chitrali poets living in different parts of the world took
By Sher Wali Khan Aseer What makes the people of Chitral different is their love for music and festivities that promote love and peace. The valley of Chitral has rich traditions of celebrating every important event round the year most of which are related to agriculture and livestock keeping. One such popular festival is Phindik
