Prof. Rahmat Karim Baig As Muslims we celebrate two Eids each year but in the past, people of my age, will remember that three days before Eid there used to be a noticeable hustle and bustle in the village such as the male children used to visit each house asking an egg and would thus […]
تحریر: شاکریز خان وادی چترال کے اندر واقع ریشن ایک خوبصورت اور تاریخی گاوں مانا جاتا تھا۔ اس گاوں کی تاریخی حیثیت اب بھی برقرار ہے کہ یہاں کے پولو گراونڈ میں لفٹننٹ ایڈورڈ اور لفٹننٹ فوولر 1895 میں مقامی پہلوان محمد عیسیٰ اور دوسرے بہادروں کے ہاتھوں گرفتار کئے گئے۔ مگر اصل کہانی موسمی
CHITRAL: The population of Chitral has seen a 1.8 per cent growth per year which an official said was less than the national growth of 2pc per year. Secretary Population Welfare KP, Ziaul Haq stated this during a visit to the district population welfare office here the other day. He expressed satisfaction over the population
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داد بیداد ڈاکٹرعنایت اللہ فیضی عوامی جمہوریہ چین اپنی ڈیڑھ ارب کی آبادی کو خوراک میں خود کفیل بنا نے کے بعد دنیا کے 100ملکوں کو پھل، انا ج اور سبزیوں کی پیداوار برآمد کر کے زرمبادلہ بھی کماتا ہے اور یہ کا میابی چین کو زراعت میں نئے تجربوں کی وجہ سے ملی ہے
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
Prof. Rahmat Karim Baig (One of the many reasons to be discussed later). There is a general idea about the inhabitants of Chitral that they are comparatively civilized, docile and have good manners, but this presumption arose out of misunderstanding due to inaccurate interpretation to those who come with questions about the inhabitants of this
Prof. Rahmat Karim Baig In the old days of Chitral, the river systems were a great obstacle for reaching their relatives in villages across the rivers. In summer, the volume of the rivers was too high due to melting of glaciers and also the speed of the rivers became very fast. But in winters the
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
Porf. Rahmat Karim Baig (Pic: Wikipedia) Life in the narrow valleys and fan-shaped villages of Chitral has fortunately been peaceful and tranquil from time immemorial except at certain stages of history when the princes of the ruling families of Chitral rose against each other to snatch powers in the small principality. The princes, unfortunately, were
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