Faith conversion has taken place in the region but is not a recent phenomenon, as is often said; it dates back centuries ago. The places of worship are representation of the wooden architectural heritage in the region of Kalash. There are several mosques located in the area that are quite old. One such mosque, that […]
ISLAMABAD, Dec 16: The spiritual leader of the Imami Ismaili Muslims, Prince Karim Aga Khan, reached Islamabad on Sunday evening. He was received at the airport by Ambassador Syed Tariq Fatemi, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs. During his stay in Pakistan till December 19, the Aga Khan will will meet President
A weekend getaway in the Chitral Valley shows stunning areal views of Pakistan’s northern mountains and the warmth of the Kalash people that have a self-sustaining pre-Islamic culture. It was a sleepless last night in Chitral. The helicopter was down. It was out there somewhere where anyone could find it. And then what would be
NEW YORK, Aug 23: Pakistan’s new government should urgently address serious human rights abuses, said Human Rights Watch (HRW) in a letter to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Friday. It also outlined “10 steps to improve human rights.” The abuses include attacks on religious minorities, disappearances in Balochistan, and impunity for abusive militant groups. In May
CHITRAL, July 16: An Afghan national of Chitrali origin has been appointed as the Governor of the Kunar province of Afghanistan. Shujaul Mulk Jalala also known as Ghulam Rasul is the great grandson of Amanul Mulk II, one of the most powerful Mehtars of Chitral in the late 19th century. When due to some dispute,
CHITRAL, July 3: A man from Malakand Agency was arrested in Drosh on the charge of posing himself as the senior superintendent of police. The police said fake degrees and stamps of different universities were also recovered from the accused. SDPO Drosh circle Mohammad Khalid said Ejaz Rahim, son of Rahimdad of Kupar village of
PESHAWAR, May 20: Former president Pervez Musharraf has directed MPA-elect Ghulam Mohammad from upper Chitral to unconditionally support Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf-led coalition government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The MPA-elect from PK-90 said he held a meeting with Gen Pervez Musharraf at his farmhouse in Chak Shahzad, Islamabad. “My boss ordered me to support the PTI government in
CHITRAL, May 10: Chitral has only one seat (NA-32) in the National Assembly of Pakistan. The constituency covers the whole of Chitral. The district of Chitral spreads over 14,850 square kilometers and according to the 1998 census it had a population of 318,689 – 162,082 males and 142,582 females. Currently, the population of Chitral is
Zar Alam Khan CHITRAL, April 6: There are two provincial assembly seats in Chitral district. They are PK-89 and PK-90. The provincial assembly seat of PK-89 consists of lower Chitral, including the Chitral town and the valleys of Garam Chashma and Kalash. In 2008, the constituency had 114,904 voters. For the 2013 elections, the election
CHITRAL, May 8: As the May 11 elections are approaching, there is uncertainty among the voters in all the three seats of Chitral. Some people also say that there may be upsets especially in the two provincial assembly seats of PK-89 and PK-90. Elections 2013 are also significant in the sense that Shahzada Mohiuddin, who
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