Kalash women. Some believe that the Kalash people of Pakistan are descendants of Alexander the Great. Credit: Dimitra Stasinopoulou/Hellenic-Indian Society for ...

Nestled in Pakistan's Hindu Kush mountains, the remote Kalash valley is a popular tourist destination. But a recent attack by Taliban militants has left people living there afraid for their future.

After the eight-hour trip by road, we took a further three-hour journey on a single-lane mud track to reach Kalash Valley and the village of Bumburet, one of the three villages in which the Kalash ...

Analiza Pathak October 27, 2023 9:33 AM IST As part of Meri Maati Mera Desh (MMMD) campaign, sacred soil and rice were collected from the households across the country in Amrit Kalash, which will ...

Thanasis Lerounis, a Greek teacher, was held hostage by the Taliban for seven months. Credit: Youtube screenshot It was October 2009 when Thanasis Lerounis, a Greek teacher, was kidnapped by the ...

The Kalash people, including men, women and children in groups along with their goats and sheep go to the fields and green pastures. The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Culture and Tourism Authority (KPCTA) under ...

Language of Kalash people: The Kalasha language, also known as Kalasha-mun, is a member of the Dardic group of the Indo-Aryan languages. Its closest relative is the neighboring Khowar language.

For the first time, a special development authority has been established specifically for the Kalash community in Chitral valley of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) having a population of around 4,000.