Hardly would there be a gallery in Pakistan where the colourful portraits of the uniquely beautiful Kalash women are not displayed. At every hotel one can see pictures of the Kalash girls in their traditional attire. The Kalash culture is among the few things Pakistan can boast of as a tourist attraction. The print media […]
By Nasira Jabeen Much have occurred tainting further our pure realm since I last scribbled: instances of high magnitude and anxiety; dramatic and valiant ones; brazen bloody carnages within the state and its neighbourhood. All these on common citizens’ part call for casting aside their indolence and rising above their circumstances to render in that
Rushing pass by on a bicycle he heard a young voice begging,\” Ay, sahib thoray paisay daina bhooki hoon. “The rider who himself was flooded away by the whirlpools of his thoughts stopped all of a sudden and looked behind. What he did was to throw a few coins in the mudded, ragged dupatta of
The looting of Chitrali passengers near Charsadda en route from Peshawar to Chitral is the result of the indifference of our elected representatives towards their subjects. It also shows the inefficiency of the district administration, including the traffic police, the stupidity of the driver and the management who issued tickets for Chitral in various adas
Hailing from Chitral, Sajid’s tale of coming to Karachi is a bittersweet combination. His journey begins from a small town of Chitral, where he lived until he was seven. His father is a seasoned labour in Karachi like many other low-skilled Chitrali workers who come to big cities with a sole purpose to earn livelihood
