I heard a lot about magnificent Kalash Valley and its beautiful people but never got a chance to go there. So, when I got an opportunity to visit Kalash Valley, situated in Chitral, I was more than ...

This year’s Chilam Joshi, a four-day festival held in Kalash Valley, attracted a large number of local and international tourists. As the festival drew to a close Saturday night, tourists were ...

The religious festival of the Kalash tribe, Chitermas (Chaumos), is currently underway in the Kalash Valley, drawing both ...

Gulf News travelled to Kalash in Pakistan's Chitral district to explore the lifestyle of an ancient tribe Lives of the Kalash revolve around their festivals which also form a major part of their ...

PESHAWAR: The foreign and domestic tourists and the local people thronged the Rambur and Bamburet valleys as the three-day Uchal festival kicked off in the scenic Kalash valley in Chitral district on ...

The charming young men, kids and elders of the Kalash tribe celebrate the Joshi Festival in May by dancing and paying thanks to God while waving the branching of hickory tree in their hands. Some call ...

The annual three-day festival kicks off amid stringent security in scenic Chitral. The three-day Kalash spring festival, Chilam Joshi, launched with usual fervor in the Bumboret Valley on May 13, and ...

CHITRAL: It was a rare occasion in Rumbur valley when a pilgrim was given a ‘red-carpet’ welcome by the people of Kalash community including women and children, who received him with unprecedented ...

While Pakistan is predominantly a Muslim nation, it is home to an ancient pagan people known as the Kalash who claim descent from Alexander the Great. Known for the love of wine, unveiled women, ...

A liberal outlook and festivals where social norms are turned upside down set the Kalash people of north-western Pakistan apart from the rest of the country. But their culture is under threat as ...