By Asheq Ali Roars of crowds, competition of horses, tactics of the players, blend of rituals and clash of titans. That\’s how I would describe Shandur Polo Festival. This event is one of the largest festivals witnessed in Pakistan. Each year this festival is celebrated during the beginning of July. It is a three-day festival
CHITRAL: The district administration\’s ban on firework at the end of annual Shandur festival is welcomed but there is much more to do to ensure that no wildlife at the pristine environment is disturbed by human activities during the three-day festival. This was stated by Rehmat Ali Jaffar Dost, who heads Chitral Heritage and Environment
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KOGHUZI: Though the deputy commissioner has imposed Section 144 in lower Chitral, people of Koghuzi and Golen are set to hold a protest on Sunday morning. At a meeting of elected local government representatives and others today, it was decided that the locals would gather outside WAPDA colony gate at 9am and peacefully register their
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PESHAWAR: Twelve Village Conservation Committees from Chitral have challenged the provincial government notification banning the use of their 80 percent share in the Markhor and Ibex trophy hunting permits in the Peshawar High Court. The Village Conservation Committees filed the petition through its presidents, seeking the judicial order to set aside the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Anti-Corruption
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CHITRAL: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) on Friday announced two special flights to facilitate tourists to attend the three-day Shandur festival starting on July 7. Two special flights will start operation from the Islamabad International Airport on July 7. The flight will take off at 10:15am on July 7 from Islamabad and return to Islamabad at
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