GAZIANTEP, Turkey: Shortly before its operatives killed 14 Iraqi Shiite children in a school bombing this month, the group once known as al-Qaeda in Iraq sent guerrillas into northern Syrian villages with orders to reopen local Sunni classrooms. In a series of early fall visits, the militants handed out religious textbooks along with backpacks bearing […]
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Report Waqar Ahmed (Photos S. Nazir Hussain) CHITRAL, Oct 10: As all good things come to an end, so did the 10-day long Jashan-e-Chitral on Thursday. The main attraction of the final day was a polo match when Chitral A outclassed its traditional rival Gigit-Baltistan by one to 12 goals. The guest team remained under
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CHITRAL, Oct 6: Abdul Ghani alias Dul Maama of Broze, Chitral, is not an ordinary man. His life has been full of literary work, including Khowar poetry. At the age of around 80, he still participates in literary gatherings with zeal. Dul Maama and his typical Chitrali Chonjer (catapult) always accompanies him wherever he goes
CHITRAL, Oct 6: A Mushaira was organized in connection with the ongoing Jashn-e-Chitral in which more than 100 poets from across Chitral participated. [caption id=\"attachment_13064\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"432\"] Photos S. Nazir Hussain[/caption] The unique thing about the Mushaira held in the town hall was the participation of famous poets Abdul Khaliq Taj, Tauseef Hassan and Zafar
USTAD Wahab Gul, 72, a resident of Swabi district, is the senior most and popular Chitrali sitar player in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. He had launched his career in his early teens as an amateur artist but later he adopted playing Chitrali sitar as his profession. He remained affiliated with Radio Pakistan Peshawar and Pakistan Television, Peshawar
