Food taboos: Kalasha women victim of faith, patriarchy
High Asia Herald Report There are certain food taboos in some Asian and African communities and tribes that are prohibited
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Chitral
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‘Most ice on earth is very close to melting conditions’
Even if we change our emissions now, we are committed to a lot of ice melt, says Prof. Kääb. Image
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In a first, skiing training camp starts in Chitral
by Fakhr-e-Alam The first-ever, a snow skiing training camp was held in upper Chitral for young winter sports enthusiasts. Asif
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GBCL season 4 kicks off with musical show
https://www.facebook.com/Azeemhunzai786/videos/2481734982072360/?t=7 Call for highlighting the importance of mountain sports, cultural diversity as mountains matter for youth By Gul Nayab
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Chitrali, Kailasha cultures showcased in capital
Fashion show and handicraft from the two valleys were also on display at the Aabpara Community Centre
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The last Kyrghyz ruler in Gilgit
A submachine gun that started a quest to know more about the Kirghiz exodus from the Pamirs Raheel
Read MoreThe agonies of daughters of Chitral
Innocent girls continually paying the price of cursed marriages without their consent By Suhail Ahmad Daughters, as the Quran
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Chitral Burn, Trauma Centre remains non-operational
Gul Hamad Farooqi Last month eight members of a poor workers’ family – two brothers, their mother, wives, and three
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Karomber Lake — the jewel in Broghil’s crown
Bank of Karomber Lake. — Photo by author “My Love!I am the receding sunshine on the mountains,the running wind on
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Chitrali children work in auto-repair shops without safety gears
Two young auto-workers at work vulnerable to hazards. Photo by the writer. Gul Hammad Farooqi CHITRAL: The child labour in
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8 killed, 10 injured in Chitral road crash
By Gul Hamaad Farooqi CHITRAL: At least eight people died and 10 others injured when a passenger van fell into
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AKAH: a journey of hope
The Aga Khan Agency for Habitat (AKAH) has been helping communities create safe and resilient human habitats, with improved services
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Kalashas losing their cultural identity to external intrusions
Over 4,000 Kalashas, belonging to an ancient pagan tribe are living in three valleys in the Hindu Kush mountains
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Five British climbers rescued from Chitral mountain
One of the expedition members fell on a glacier and three were stranded overnight on Koy-i-Zom peak in Yarkhun valley
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Myths and menstruation: Overcoming Pakistan’s period taboo
Women in Pakistan sew sanitary pads to break period taboo for girls BOONI (Chitral): Bent over her hand-crank sewing machine,
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