Deh ba Deh By Karam Illahi Rayeen is one of the scenic villages of Torkhow valley and is situated at a distance of about 100 kilometres from Chitral town on the right bank of Chitral River. Rayeen has five hundred households and its population is estimated at four thousand. It has two parts, upper Rayeen […]
Rayeen, where a leviathan (qalamdar) is imprisoned Read More »
Deh ba Deh CHITRAL, May 26: There is a stone called ‘Qalamdar Botini Boht’ at Rayeen village of Torkhow. Many folk stories are attached with this historical monument of the village. Mr Karam Illahi will explore the village and also shed lights on this stone in our next article under the Deh ba Deh series.
Dr Inayatullah Faizi Village in focus: Balim Location: Laspur valley Distance from Chitral town: 115 km Number of households: 280 Population: 3,000 (estimated) Literacy rate: over 80 per cent Nomenclature In Chitral, each piece of land, each single plot, each single house and each estate has a typical name. Even mountain slopes, gorges and patches
CHITRAL, May 14: To explore the beauties and historical background of Chitral, we are starting a series of articles about the villages of Chitral with the name of Deh ba De (village by village). Historians, teachers, our correspondents, citizen journalists and others can write about their respective villages so that not only the people of
Dr. Zubeda Sirang (AKU Karachi) When we talk about the communication facilities in the area, a 20-25 wide Kacha road up to Sholkoch was constructed in 1992-93. The upper part of the valley called Soyarkhun is still commuting through a deadly, narrow kacha road (that doesn’t even deserve to be called as a jeep able
