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Chitral’s verdant, plunging valleys have long attracted tourists for their natural beauty and their brush with legend as the home of the ancient, polytheistic Kalash, many of whom are fair with light-coloured eyes. Pakistan’s smallest religious minority, they speak their own language and celebrate through music, dance and alcohol, which they brew themselves for rituals

Some circles also expressed the feat that the elected representatives at the local level in the district as well as in the tehsils would divert the funds to areas on the basis of their likes and dislikes leaving the damaged infrastructure unrepaired. Sources privy to the matter told ChitralToday that the members of the local

Shah Nawaz Sana Razakhel, a resident of Mroi, told ChitralToday that three people lost their lives in the October 26 natural disaster while 87 houses were fully and 123 others partially damaged in the village. He said due to the absence of any relief, the affected people were compelled to live in tents even in

Chitral via the Lowari Pass. One of our readers on ChitralToday\’s facebook page termed it the gateway to the land of peace.Lowari Pass (or Lowari Top) (elevation 10,230 feet) is a high mountain pass that connects Chitral with the upper Dir district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Lowari Top is a relatively low pass by far

Talking to local newspaper reporters at his office, the DC said under the decision taken by the provincial government, only small vehicles would be allowed entry in the tunnel. No heavy vehicles such as trucks would be allowed to cross the tunnel as construction work continues inside the passageway. He said goods bound for Chitral