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Ancient winter festival in Pakistan’s Chitral concludes with rituals, traditional dance

  • Chawmos festival is celebrated in December by the Kalash people, who are numbered around 4,000
  • Festival marks welcoming of new year, celebrated with dance, animal sacrifice, singing and feasting
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Northern Pakistan, Balochistan on flood alert as nearly 40 killed in rain disasters this week 

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Ancient spring festival kicks off in Pakistan’s Chitral, drawing crowds with traditional music and dance

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Army says 7 militants killed, 6 injured during gunbattle in northwestern Pakistan

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12 militants, 4 soldiers killed in gunbattle as militants launch attack in Pakistan’s north – army

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Scientists say discovery of 3,000-year-old burial site key to tracing origins of Pakistan’s Chitral 

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Chitral’s first woman cop scales new heights in mountainous Pakistani district

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In wintry Peshawar, Chitral’s woolly hats sell like hot cakes

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