KARACHI, March 25: Chitral is our identity and our languages and culture teache us the lesson of brotherhood, peace and love. Chitralis are recognized by their sincerity, love and brotherhood, said Said Nawaz Tanha, a poet from the Madaklasht valley of Chitral. He was speaking at a programme organized by the Chitral Student and Social […]
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CHITRAL, March 23: The Anjuman Taraqqi-e-Khowar and the Mother Tongue Institute for Education and Research (MIER) held a joint meeting with Shahzada Tanvirul Mulk, the central president of Anjuman Taraqqi-e-Khowar, in the chair. The purpose of the joint meeting was to appreciate the encouraging initiative taken by the National Assembly standing committee on information, broadcasting
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The history of Navroz celebration is traced back to time immemorial. Historical accounts reveal that Navroz celebration started in ancient Persia by King Jamsheed, the greatest king of Pishdadian Dynasty. According to the Persian calendar, Navroz (new day) is celebrated on March 21 as the first day of a new year. This celebration permeated into
Sher Wali Khan Aseer The music composed by Khow musicians has no match, neither in terms of its richness and diversity of modes nor in intricacies of composition. The oldest modes of Khowar music are attributed to the famous fabulous bird – phoenix – probably because such music of the highest artistic beauty is unbelievable
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ISLAMABAD: A delegation of literary personalities from Gilgit-Baltistan and Chitral criticised the Pakistan Academy of Letters (PAL) for ignoring the promotion of languages spoken in their areas. The literary personalities said PAL should provide financial assistance to writers and also publish their literary works. However, Chairman PAL Abdul Hameed said the organisation faced shortage of
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