The Kalash people of Chitral live in three small valleys of Bumburate, Birir and Rumbur. The valleys are bounded in the northwest by Badakhshan and in the southwest by Noristan province of Afghanistan. Dir and Swat districts of Pakistan are located on the south of the valley while Gilgit-Baltsitan’s Ghizer, Goopis, Hunza and Gilgit are […]
Chitral is located in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Administratively, it is divided into the districts of Lower and Upper Chitral. Historians, anthropologists, authors, travelogue writers and others have described Chitral as the most romantic, captivating and enchanting place tugged into the mighty Hindukush mountains in the northwest of Pakistan. Chitral is bordered in the
By Sher Wali Khan Aseer It was March 1983. I was in Karachi – then a peaceful and friendly city of our beloved country. I and my spouse had the lucky chance to participate in the charter presentation ceremony of the Aga Khan University, Karachi. It was an awe-inspiring function honored by His Highness
EVEN after six decades, the people of Gilgit-Baltistan continue to suffer in constitutional limbo despite their unconditional accession to Pakistan. In spite of efforts to integrate with Pakistan, the people of the region have been repeatedly ignored and deprived of their fundamental rights such as the right to vote, representation in the National Assembly and
By Muhammad Jalaluddin Shamil BOONI (CHITRAL): A few months back, a friend of mine through SMS inquired whether I had any information about the Khowar equivalent of the names of the months of the year. The underlying intention of this SMS was to gather, from various sources, the names of the months in Khowar
By Nisar Ahmad Shah GARAM CHASHMA, Dec 26: Celebrating Mountain Day! Isn\’t it a novel idea? Indeed it is. The role of media, civil society and educated youths in highlighting important issues like preservation of biodiversity, wildlife, culture, deforestation, global warming, basic legal human rights, extremism, disaster management, and welcoming migratory birds deserve to be applauded. Different
For those of us who are not prepared to believe that good governance is possible without changing the system, this would come as a surprise that a change of guard has made good governance a reality in the DHQ hospital. Last year I had bemoaned the poor state of health delivery system and had quoted
Mountains are the country’s most valuable resources. They are a great source of pride & joy for every Chitrali. Mountains dominate the skyline wherever it appears raising our eyes above the everyday level of civilization. They represent the nature in different ways and various colours. They are the symbolic representation of achievement and isolation of
The ongoing construction of an eight-kilometre-long tunnel in the Hindu Kush Mountains, and a little earlier than that the launching of the internet service in the valley has finally brought Chitral to the fore on the national scene. Before that few in Pakistan, except some greedy hoteliers from the down country in the Kalash valleys,
