PESHAWAR: The Chilimjusht or Joshi festival kicked off on Thursday to welcome the spring season in the scenic Kalash valley in Chitral. The festival was organised by the Tourism Corporation Khyber ...

who came to either Kafiristan of Afghanistan or Kalash valley in Chitral. Now, Shalak or Shaw-lak is a Hebrew word, which is a noun and it means an act of throwing something forcefully and Shah is ...

The Kalash live in three valleys of Chitral ... Street view — Brumbret Valley. We started our journey to Chitral in the winter of last year. It was December and thus an off-season for tourists.

CHITRAL: Kalash community of Chitral celebrated ... “The people from all over Pakistan want to visit Kalash valley to witness its festival but broken roads keep them away,” said Saifullah ...

A small community of several thousand Kafirs living in three side valleys in Pakistan’s remote Chitral Valley were all that remained of the ancient pagan Kafirs. For their part, the Kalash or Kafirs ...

No one even touches them during this period. During a trip to Kalash Valley in Chitral, Gulf News found out that the Kalash sing and dance around the bodies of their loved ones for two to three ...

Once a large community that for many centuries ruled the scenic northern Pakistani district of Chitral and adjoining border areas of Afghanistan, the Kalash minority tribe has shrunk to around ...

Kalash Valley, in the region of Chitral. The festival itself was organized by the Hindukush Snow Sports Club whereas the match was organized by the District Football Association of Lower Chitral.

The Kalasha winter festival - Chawmoss – is being celebrated with religious zeal and zest as the Kalash children collected ... tourists have also come to the valley to see and enjoy the unique ...

PESHAWAR: At least five foreign militants were killed in Chitral’s Kalash valley on Tuesday in an intelligence-based operation by security forces. “Security forces spotted movement of ...