Opinion
Cultural diversity of Chitral
Cultural diversity of Chitral is unique and centuries-old. Chitral’s picturesque mountains, springs, green areas, hospitable people and rivers teeming with trout fish are spellbinding. Its is also the most peaceful region of Pakistan. Its culture is unique and rich and recognized worldwide. There are two racial groups in Chitral: Khow people and Kalash. The latter
Al Azhar: performing last rights to life
By Reema Abbas KARACHI: Chronicles of carnage rarely differ; their time, date, season mere variables. But with each, we are more permanently damaged. There are survivors, tales of lives extinguished and debris of the living. On repeat. Nevertheless, we are the story people forever at thresholds with presumptions all our own. However, this once, another
Pakistan of the Ismailis
Zaigham Khan The past is another country, and 1906 is on located at a distance of more than a century. In that eventful year, the imam of the small Ismaili Muslim community led the process of forming a political platform for South Asian Muslims at a meeting of the All-India Muhammadan Educational Conference in Dhaka.
Calling names over Shandur MoU
Polo, “the game of kings and the king of games” Shandur is located in Chitral and it is popular for two reasons: the roof of the world and the highest polo ground on the surface of the earth. It is famous for freestyle polo and the rules of this polo are: there are no rules!