GH Farooqui CHITRAL: In order to ensure preservation and promotion of the culture of Kalash community and other minorities, the government is patronizing a number of festival and events in the province. Among these events, three annual festivals of the Kalash festivals in Chitral are being funded by the government through the Auqaf department and […]
چترال (محکم الدین) چترال کے ممتاز شاعرو ادیب عنایت اللہ اسیر کا کھوار شعری مجموعہ \”ژیرغست\” کی تقریب رونمائی ہفتے کے روز چترال پریس کلب ہال میں منعقد ہوا۔ تقریب کے مہمان خصوصی ریشن سے تعلق رکھنے والے انجمن ترقی کھوار کے سنئیر رکن ریٹائرڈ صوبیدار شاہ عالم تھے جبکہ صدر محفل کے فرائض انجمن
Mayur Dana Kalash (Friday Times) In Chitral, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), there are three small valleys inhabited by the Kalash tribe: Biriu (Birir), Rukmo (Rambor) and Mumorete (Bumborate). According to locals and researchers, approximately 3,000 to 4,000 Kalasha live here. Known as one of the world’s oldest cultures, the Kalasha have a unique lifestyle. Regarding the origins
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Prof. Rahmat Karim Baig Chitral has got very small tracts of cultivable land with enough water for irrigation but there are also many arid plains with no water resources to be managed easily. Our forefathers also used aqueducts to supply water to difficult terrains with good intention to plant trees. The aqueducts were called ‘Bixh
Gul Hamaad Farooqi CHITRAL: The death of a 92-year-year-old Kalash woman of Krakar village was celebrated by the community for two full days till her burial a few days ago. Sherkani was mother of a well-known personality of Kalash tribe, Abdul Khaliq Kalash. The body of the deceased was kept at the Jastkan, a religious place
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زمانہ قدیم اور کافر دور سے چترال کی تیر اندازی کی بڑی شہرت رہی ہے۔ امیر تیمور نے یہاں کے کفار سے جنگ ہونے پر ان کی تیراندازی کی بڑی تعریف کی ہے حالانکہ اسکے اپنے تاتاری مغل اور ترک خود بہترین تیر انداز مانے جاتے تھے۔ معلوم ہوا ہے کہ چترال میں آخری تیر
Prof Rehmat Karim Baig Chitral has been a self-dependent society for certain geographical constraints. The men and women worked together to run family finances and did hard work to remain self-sufficient unless seriously affected by any calamity. The females were skilled in wool technology of the time and ran cottage industries and made all kind
Prof Rahmat Karim Baig When we speak of Chitral we mean both Kho and Kalash communities that have lived here for above a thousand years and very cordially. The past of the culture of Chitral was prominent for many good values that were appreciated by visitors but with the influx of modern facilities and amenities
حافظ نصیر اللہ منصور چترالی پروفیسر مولانا نقیب اللہ رازی صاحب کا قلم روان دوان ہے وہ اب تک مختلف اہم موضوعات پرکئی کتابیں اور مقالات لکھ چکے ہیں ان کی کتابیں پورے پاکستان میں بڑی دلچسپی کے ساتھ پڑھے جاتے ہیں۔ان کی شخصیت علوم دینی کے ساتھ علوم عصری سے بھی آراستہ ہے۔ وہ
CHITRL: The Wakhi community of Broghil valley in Upper Chitral held a literary programme, the first ever of its kind in the area. The event was attended by poets, writers and singers of the Wakhi language. The event was followed by a musical night. More than 50 people from the community were present on the
