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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ISLAMABAD, Feb 16: For all the inhabitants of the former princely state of Chitral, there is good news. Shahzada Fatehul Mulk Ali Nasir, the young and recently-crowned Mehtar of Chitral, has been engaged to a daughter of the noble family of the Pakela valley in Hazara on this day of 16th February, 2014, says a
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
ISLAMABAD, Feb 12 (AFP): The Pakistani Taliban have announced an “armed struggle” against the indigenous tribe of Kalash and the Ismaili Muslims in the picturesque Chitral Valley, calling on Sunnis to support their cause in a video. The valley was once dominated by moderate Ismailis and is also home to the Kalash, a polytheistic people
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Every winter, due heavy snowfall and extreme weather, Chitral used to become totally cut-off from the rest of the country for five or more months at a time. During that time, the people of Chitral were forced to travel through Afghanistan to reach other parts of Pakistan and back, as there was no accessible land
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