Culture of chitral

کھوار اور توروالی کے مشترکات

داد بیداد ڈاکٹرعنایت اللہ فیضی کھوار اور توروالی دو ہند آریائی زبانیں ہیں جو عالمی زبانوں کی انڈو یورپین شاخ سے تعلق رکھتی ہیں دونوں زبانوں کو داردی گروپ میں رکھا گیا ہے جو زبانوں کا ذیلی گروپ ہے، حا ل ہی میں ادا رہ برائے تعلیم و تر بیت بحرین سوات نے ریسرچ سکا […]

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Qaqlasht Kaghlasht festival 2025

Qaqlasht festival from April 17

Jamshed Ahmad Chitral’s famous traditional and cultural festival, Jashn-e-Qaqlasht 2025, will commence on April 17 and continue for four days. This announcement was made at a meeting of the Jashn-e-Qaqlasht Committee held at Qaqlasht under the chairmanship of Chief Patron Mukhtar Ahmad Sangeen. The meeting was attended by committee members and sports conveners, although Committee

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PPP Afzalullah Afzal apology

PPP Chitral leaders asked to apologize to poet Afzalullah Afzal

CHITRAL: Anjuman Taraqqi-e-Khowar (Chitral chapter) at an emergency meeting on Wednesday  condemned  \”offensive remarks\” made by PPP Chitral leaders and activists against Afzalullah Afzal, a known poet and literary figure of Khowar language. The remarks were made over a video clip from a humorous poem Afzal presented in a 2021 poetry session, which was recently

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Chitral State – A Legal History

Reviewed by Dr Inayatullah Faizi The princely state of Chitral ruled by despotic Mehtar was one of the 600 infamous autonomous entities of the Indian subcontinent before the emergence of Pakistan. Due to its close proximity to the borders of Afghanistan, Russia and China, the princely state remained in the limelight during the “Great Game”

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Kalash traditions

Kalash elder accuses own community member of undermining traditions

CHITRAL: A Kalash elder on Monday accused a member of his own community of conspiring against their customs, traditions, and culture. Addressing a press conference here, Bahram Shah, a former Kalash minority member of the district council, alleged that Mangil Khan was attempting to erase the centuries-old traditions of the Kalash people, causing distress among

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شیر علی خان درانی ۔۔ شاعر خوش مزاج

شیر علی خان درانی ۔۔ شاعر خوش مزاج

دھڑکنوں کی زبان   محمد جاوید حیات  الفاظ کی شرینی اپنی جگہ لیکن سامعین اور حاظرین اس کے قہقہے کے منتظر رہتے ہیں ۔۔اس کا مزاح اس کے چہرہ انور پر عود آتا ہے ایک تبسم پھیلتا ہے اور پھر قہقہا بلند ہوتا ہے پھر شاعری آتی ہے ۔۔مصرع پہ مصرع شگفتہ ہوتے ہیں مشاعرہ

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Chamborogh drink in Chitral

Chamborogh sale on the rise in Chitral

(Picture: Chitral Guide) CHITRAL: The juice of apricot, locally known as Chamborogh, has become the most favourite beverage in Chitral during the recent years as shops selling it is mushrooming in Chitral city, Drosh, Booni, Garam Chashma and other areas. Chitral is known as one of the biggest apricot-producing areas of Northern Pakistan where it

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