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CPEC: experts discuss challenges, opportunities for Chitral, Gilgit-Baltistan

August 24, 2017

F. Ali CULTURAL, ENVIRONMENTAL AND CIVIL SOCIETY ACTIVISTS, RESEARCHERS AND DEVELOPMENT EXPERTS ARE WORRIED ABOUT THE IMPACT OF GLOBALIZATION ON INDIGENOUS PEOPLE, THEIR CULTURE AND ECOLOGY, PARTICULARLY THE SECOND WAVE OF CHANGES THAT IS TAKING PLACE IN THE SHAPE OF THE CHINA PAKISTAN ECONOMIC CORRIDOR (CPEC) AFTER OPENING OF THE KARAKORAM HIGHWAY (KKH) ABOUT THREE […]

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موڑکھو تاریخ کے آئینے میں

July 28, 2017

نوجوان شاعر، ادیب اور اب مورخ، شہزادہ تنویر الملک تنویرؔ کی خوبصورت تصنیف “موڑکھو (تاریخ کے آئینے میں) میرے ہاتھ میں ہے جسے ڈائریکٹریٹ آف کلچر خیبر پختون خوا نے زینت طبع سے اراستہ کیا ہے۔ اس قابل قدر کاوش پر مصنف اوراس کی تخلیقی اور تحقیقی کام کو چند الفاظ کا نذرانہ پیش کرنے

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Pir Nasir Khusraw and the tradition of Pathak

January 21, 2017

Muhammad Amin According to traditions, Nasir Khusraw practised a 40-day chehla (a mystical practice) in a cave in the cliff of Injigan (present Garam Chashma) after his arrival from Yumgan of Badakhshan province in Afghanistan. After completing the chehla, he came out on February 1, as is assumed, and thus the festival is celebrated in

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Literary bodies vow to jointly work for Khowar

August 4, 2016

CHITRAL: At a meeting held to discuss ways and means to promote the Khowar language, representatives of different literary organizations vowed to join hands and work together to achieve the desired result. The meeting attended by representatives of Khowar Ahle Qalam and the Mother-tongue Institute for Education and Research (MIER) was held at a local

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First ever publications on endangered languages launched

April 13, 2016

Yidgha, Dameli and Gawarbati, spoken in different valleys of the district of Chitral, and Ushojo, spoken in Swat, have joined the ranks of languages being used for written communication. These new books contain bilingual word lists and alphabets, all the information necessary both to begin using a language for written communication and to document a

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Exhibition of Chitrali handmade items opens in Islamabad

December 11, 2015

A one-day exhibition featuring products from the Chitrali Bazaar in Peshawar, including handmade woolen items such as caps, embroidered robes, coats and other traditional products opened in Islamabad. Chitrali products and woolen clothing items are popular for their traditional look and good quality in winter and local and non-local people demand for these in chilly

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Chitrali music, a unique cultural heritage

June 13, 2015

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Undocumented languages never survive: MPA

June 6, 2015

CHITRAL: PPP MPA Saleem Khan said he did whatever was important when he was provincial cabinet minister to preserve the endangered languages in KP province and still ready to play his role for the task. He was speaking as president at Project Launching Ceremony from Forum for Language Initiatives (FLI). The ceremony, which was well

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MIER launches Khowar calendar for Bahmani year

March 21, 2015

CHITRAL, March 21: The Mother-tongue Institute for Education and Research (MIER) Chitral launched a Khowar calendar for Bahmani year 1401 (2015-16) at the District Town Hall here on Saturday. The event was marked by enthusiastic participation of literary personalities, researchers, youth and students. Shahzada Tanvir ul Mulk, President Anjuman Taraqqi Khowar Chitral presided over the

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First Khowar calendar launched

January 22, 2015

پشاور (نامہ نگار) انجمن ترقی کھوار حلقہ پشاورنے پہلے کھوار کیلنڈر جاری کیا جسکی تقریب رونمائی گذشتہ روز پشاور میں ہوئی۔ تفصیلات کے مطابق انجمن ترقی کھوار حلقہ پشاور کی طرف سے پہلی مرتبہ کھوار کیلنڈر مرتب کی گئی ہے جسکی باقاعدہ تقریب رونمائی گذشتہ دنوں پشاور کے آرکائیوز ہال میں ہوئی۔ اس موقع پر

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