“Every week we get threats from people who ask us to abandon our traditions,” says Fida, a resident of Bamorat village of the Kalash Valley in Chitral. This is one of the realities that the Kalash ...

The Kalash are a non-indigenous tribe with a distinct culture, religion, and way of life living for centuries in District Chitral. Where they come from has been an enigma for centuries. The first ...

“Had it been true, today you would not have found me attired in this outfit,” Syed Gul points towards her typical Kalash dress when asked about the issue of forced conversion of Kalash people to Islam ...

Gulf News travelled to Pakistan's Chitral district only to find that the Kalash society is on the verge of extinction. Declaring the valleys of the Kalash a protected area would go a long way in ...