Dancing in the Birir festival.–Photo Courtesy Dawn All About Lifestyles The Kalasha people, or ‘Kafir’ Kalash, as they are generally called, live in three remote valleys in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ...

CHITRAL, May 14: A new Jastakhan (dancing hall), equipped with modern facilities, was inaugurated in Rumbur valley of the district on the occasion of famous Kalash festival Chilim Jusht. Funded by the ...

The annual Chomos festival came to an end with a steady rhythm on the drums as Baitan, the religious leader of the Kalasha, made prosperous predictions for the New Year in a charsue, or a dancing ...

The royals were in Bumburet, in the Chitral valley, on the third day of their tour when they visited a traditional Kalash village. After watching a group dance in the village square, the Duchess ...

In a remote valley in Pakistan dozens of Kalash minority women dance to celebrate spring’s arrival — but as a gaggle of men scramble to catch them on camera, the community warns an influx of domestic ...

Wearing traditional headgear and clapping to music, Britain’s Prince William and his wife Kate met a tiny animist tribe in northern Pakistan on Wednesday, after flying by helicopter to a remote Hindu ...

The kalash tribe is one of those tribes who have the least population of just 3,500 people. They reside in three valleys ramboor, bamborit and barir. Though initially they were scattered in 12 valleys ...

Community warns an influx of domestic tourists is threatening their unique traditions Kalash women wearing traditional dresses dance as they celebrate 'Joshi', a festival to welcome the arrival of ...

The Chomos festival is celebrated by the Kalash tribe of District Chitral, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan at the end of every year and is supposed to be the tribe’s longest festival, starting from the ...