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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ISLAMABAD, Feb 23: Writers, poets, human rights activists and intellectuals representing 15 languages here on Sunday demanded the national status for all the languages in the country. They also called for legislation for the protection, promotion and preservation of the languages. The literary personalities were speaking at the “Festival of Pakistani mother languages” arranged by
Photo Faham Sultan.[/caption] ISLAMABAD, Feb 23: There were hues of colours and melodies as bards from different valleys of Gilgit-Baltistan and Chitral descended on the hilly tourist resort point of Islamabad to exhibit the flavours of their cultures and traditions. To enjoy their performances, there were crowds of people from Gilgit-Baltistan and Chitral living in
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CHITRAL, Feb 21: Speakers at a function held in connection with the Mother Language Day here on Friday asked the KP government to activate the department concerned to promote regional languages. The event arranged by Anjuman Taraqi-e-Khowar Chitral was presided over by Soneri Bank Manager Amir Afzal. Those who spoke on the occasion included Dr
