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CHITRAL: The annual festival of the Kailash tribe, Ochal, finalized with all its colorful and beautiful scenery, but the tourists who come here do not want to leave this beautiful area. Kailash celebrates this festival every year when the fruits ripen in the area and hence it is also called the festival of giving thanks. The Kailash Valley is so …

Till 1947 our people from Chitral used to travel to Srinagar (Indian Kashmir) via Gilgit and used to take the seeds of different herbs to Kashmir. They also sowed poppy. They told me that travel to Srinagar was safer than travel to Peshawar and Kabul. They used to trade in things that were lighter in weight but expensive in value. …

A new renting service is initiated in Booni Bazar by the famous environmentalist and activist Mr. Rehmat Ali Jaffar Dost. The aim of this initiative is to make renting services better for the people of Booni. Some of the services that this business would offer include renting of camping and other travel gears, cameras, tent, generator, sound system, multimedia system, …

In 1997, Rooziman Shah mopped floors at a Blimpie Subs & Salads gas station. It wasn’t the job he had expected. Rooziman came from Chitral, Pakistan. He studied political science and economics at the University of Karachi. He worked as a business center manager for Pearl Continental Hotels and Resorts, a chain of five-star hotels in the country. Coming to …

The Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Sindh, Jamshoro organized a 3-day International Workshop on digitization and Geo-referencing of Herbaria and Botanical Gardens in Pakistan. The event was organized by the efforts of Dr. Rabia Asma Memon who was focal person of workshop as well. The event was organized in collaboration with Prof. Dr. Mary E. Barkworth of Intermountain Herbarium, …

Chitral: Several politicians from various political parties gathered on Saturday at a political convention to discuss the failing state of education in District Chitral, analyze the five-year education plans of contesting candidates and probe reasonable solutions to ensure quality education across the government-run schools. The convention was organized by Alif Ailaan and attended by parents, youth activists and civil society …

The festive season is just around the corner and we can’t wait to celebrate this auspicious period with the spirit of love and harmony. Ramadan has always been a pious and important month for Muslims around the globe. During the month, Muslims observe fasting and along with performing other religious obligations, Eid is celebrated by spending time with family members …

CHITRAL:  Annual festival of Kalash community Joshi (Chelumjosh) attracted thousands of domestic as well as foreign tourists in the scenic valley of Bumborate, Rumber, and Birir. As Kalash people celebrating 2 small and two mega festivals each year. This was spring season religious festival of Kalash community has a unique culture and declared indigenous people by the UNESCO. The four-days  Joshi festival …

Facebook is the principal digital public square of today. And while many young’ns might prefer Snapchat or Instagram, Zuck & Co’s social network is still an extremely integral virtual venue and will continue to be for some time. While Facebook’s business model has evolved to include its mobile incarnation and other associated apps, the old familiar website is still the …

Chitral: WFP and UNDP together with PRCS launched a One UN Joint Programme on Resilience in Chitral on Wednesday; March 07, 2018 in which, over 40 participants from NDMA, DDMU, Department of Education, Forest Department, TDMAs, AKAH, AKRSP, SRSP, Other Government Line Departments and Civil Society Organizations participated. Pakistan is prone to disasters and the considerable cost of recurrent natural …