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Inclusion of Khowar in languages for national status hailed

March 23, 2014

CHITRAL, March 23: The Anjuman Taraqqi-e-Khowar and the Mother Tongue Institute for Education and Research (MIER) held a joint meeting with Shahzada Tanvirul Mulk, the central president of Anjuman Taraqqi-e-Khowar, in the chair. The purpose of the joint meeting was to appreciate the encouraging initiative taken by the National Assembly standing committee on information, broadcasting […]

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Exploring Chitral: Khowar music, the phoenix mode

March 1, 2014

Sher Wali Khan Aseer The music composed by Khow musicians has no match, neither in terms of its richness and diversity of modes nor in intricacies of composition. The oldest modes of Khowar music are attributed to the famous fabulous bird – phoenix – probably because such music of the highest artistic beauty is unbelievable

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In search of an elusive creature – Barmanu!

February 16, 2014

Dr Raheal Ahmad Siddiqui A few years ago, I received a mail from a friend with interest in cryptozoology, asking me to accompany him to the northern areas in search of Barmanu, a mythical creature since I had recently written about another one. Despite many promises, I could not bring myself to go. In December

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Tributes paid to Gul Nawaz Khaki

November 20, 2013

DROSH, Nov 20: At a condolence meeting here, speakers paid rich tributes to Gul Nawaz Khan Khaki for his work to promote the Khowar language and culture. The reference held at the office of the Preserving Indigenous Culture and Languages (PICL) was chaired by retired principal and Khowar poet and writer Ameenur Rehman Chugtai. The

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Gul Nawaz Khan Khaki: an obituary

November 11, 2013

CHITRAL, Nov 11: Gul Nawaz Khan Khaki, a prominent Khowar artist, poet, linguist and author, passed away after protracted illness here on Monday. He was 76. He was laid to rest in his native Singur village on Monday afternoon. Gul Nawaz Khaki had been suffering from cardiac ailment for the last two months and was

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