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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A.M. Khan International Mother Language Day is celebrated every year to reiterate the global commitment that languages and multiculturalism can advance inclusion and diversity, and help leaving no one behind. This year’s celebration, in Chitral, must be a rethink on the meaning of the notion: mother tongue, is translated in patrilineal tradition. Bifurcated into
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Local lore suggests Jinnah was born in Jhirk in 1876, at around the same time that the first Aga Khan had been living there. Hasan Ali Khan (Published in Dawn.com) On Saturday, October 9, 2021, I left Karachi with architect and urban planner Arif Hasan, his research assistant, student interns and a friend to head
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ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Mother Languages Literature Festival concluded on the eve of the International Day of Mother Languages on Sunday, pledging to promote cultural diversity and demanding institutions concerned take proactive measures to safeguard endangered languages of the country. The three-day festival held at at the Pakistan Academy of Letters (PAL) left behind yet another
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Prof. Rahmat Karim Baig Once I had the honour to attend a seminar on indigenous knowledge of the old days of Chitral and there were many learned and professional men from Chitral and other districts. They spoke on various old skills, risk reduction tools, development of skills of various crafts, architectural approach of the old
Prof. Rahmat Karim Baig The hands that rocked the cradle ruled the world. This is an English saying copied from literary circles but in English as well as in other languages parody is sometimes used to entertain friends or let’s say poets, who often resort to this form. There were cynics who brought a little
شیر ولی خان اسیر یکم فروری 2022 کو بہار احمد صاحب کا فون آیا۔ بہار احمد کی شخصیت اور کردار محتاج تعارف نہیں۔ چترال برینس کے بہار احمد کے ساتھ تعلق اس وقت سے ہے جس وقت بہار احمد محکمہ تعلیم میں استاد تھے۔ ایک متحرک، پرتجسس اور تعمیری ذہن کے مالک بہار احمد کو
By M. Irshad Ullah PESHAWAR: The annual Chitral Culture Day was held on at Qayyum Stadium Peshawar on Sunday. The Chitral Culture Day event was organized by Abdul Qadir Khan Foundation. Mayor of Peshawar Zubair Ali was the chief guest and he opened different stalls showcasing the culture of Chitral. The stalls included traditional food,
شیر ولی خان اسیر اپر چترال میں ماہ حال کی سات تاریخ یعنی کل سے سنو فیسٹول منانے کا اہتمام ہوا ہے۔ اس کا کریڈٹ ضلعی انتظامیہ کو جاتا ہے۔ صحتمند سرگرمیوں کو ترقی دینا وقت کی آہم ضرورت ہے۔ہم اس قسم کے قابل ستائش اقدامات کا خیر مقدم کرتے ہیں۔ اس نئی سرگرمی کے
PESHAWAR: Smaller languages spoken in northern areas of Pakistan such as Khoway should be promoted and preserved by government, speakers at a consultative session said. The event was arranged by the Forum for Language Initiatives (FLI), a non-profit organisation working on the documentation and promotion of smaller languages of northern Pakistan. A number of speakers
