Then vs. Now: Photographer visits Kalash, rediscovers girl he photographed in 2017
- 21-Sep-2021
Just how magical can a place like Chitral get? Photographer Adeel Chishti’s experience in the mystical Kalash valley speaks for itself! Adeel Chishti, in an unexpected stroke of luck, rediscovered a young Kalash girl who he had photographed back in 2017 on a recent trip to the Kalash valleys in Chitral, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Sharing a […]
Here is a brief overview of Prince William and Kate Middleton’s Pakistan tour
- 19-Oct-2019
The British Royal couple, Prince William and Kate Middleton on Friday left for United Kingdom (UK) after completing their five-day visit of Pakistan. The British Royal couple, Duke and Duchess of Cambridge Prince William and Kate Middleton arrived in Islamabad on Monday, 14th October 2019 on a five-day official visit to Pakistan. Prince William and […]
In pictures: Prince William and Kate enjoy Kalasha community’s dance, don traditional headwear
- 17-Oct-2019
They are on a five-day royal tour in Pakistan.
Designer’s Milan Fashion Week collection incorporates Kalash valley’s craft
- 23-Sep-2019
More than 4,000 meters of material was embroidered by 46 Kalash women.
Kalash MPA stresses need to protect indigenous communities at UN
- 03-May-2019
Adoption and preservation of indigenous communities is ultimate responsibility of state and government of country where indigenous people reside: Wazir Zada
Ensure constitutional right of religious freedom, rights body chief tells govt
- 06-Sep-2017
ISLAMABAD: Expressing deep reservations over the marital and legal rights of newly converted Kalash women, Justice (retd) Ali Nawaz Chohan – Chairman of the National Commission for Human Rights (NCHR) – has urged government to ensure constitutional rights of religious freedom granted to every citizen. He was speaking at a news conference on Wednesday after […]
Peshawar High Court orders inclusion of Kalash in census
- 04-Apr-2017
PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court (PHC) has ordered inclusion of Kalash region on the national census form prior to second phase of the exercise commencing from April 25. The two-judge PHC bench issued directives to the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics to effect the new change. The orders came during a hearing of writ petition filed […]
Kalash seek seperate column in population census
- 29-Mar-2017
PESHAWAR: The Kalash community has filed an application in the Peshawar High Court seeking their religion be mentioned separately in the form for the ongoing population and housing census. Several representatives of the minority community renowned for their distinct lifestyle and culture submitted the application expressing concern that the census form does not mention them. They […]
Afghan Taliban allegedly shot dead two Kalash herders
- 30-Jul-2016
CHITRAL: Two cattle herders belonging to the ethnic Kalash community were shot dead and their cattle were taken away allegedly by Afghan Taliban in the Bakh grazing pasture.
Kalash girl’s ‘forced’ conversion to Islam sparks clash in Chitral
- 16-Jun-2016
ISLAMABAD: Hundreds of people clashed with members of a remote animist tribe in Pakistan's north Thursday after a teenager claimed she was forced to convert to Islam, police and residents said, bringing violence to a previously peaceful part of the country.