PESHAWAR: The KP government has tabled the Kalash Marriage Bill 2026 in the provincial assembly to provide legal recognition ...

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtun­khwa government has tabled a bill in the provincial assembly to provide for solemnisation and registration of marriages by Kalash minority families, making 18 years’ ...

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government has introduced a new bill to formally regulate marriage registrations within the ...

Daily life for a Kalash woman revolves around fulfilling a bunch of responsibilities — fetching water, preparing meals, taking care of livestock, farming, and weaving textiles. But a girl, in her 20s, ...

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, ...

KALASH VALLEY, Pakistan -- Hidden in the mountains near Pakistan's border with Afghanistan, the Kalash tribe loves homemade wine and whiskey, dances for days at colorful festivals, and practices a ...

The Kalash community is known as one of Pakistan's most peaceful and mystical. Its members wear colorful gowns, practice their own religion and live in the shadows of mountains near Chitral, a tourist ...

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has listed a tradition of the minority Kalash community in Pakistan on the list of intangible cultural heritage in need of ...

A Kalash woman wearing a traditional dress takes a selfie with her friends on May 16 during a break as they celebrate Joshi, a festival to welcome the arrival of spring, at Bumburate village in ...

Chawmos, a festival of Pakistan’s tiny Kalash community, is a portrait in contrasts: solemn ritual and joyous dancing, gender segregation and public flirtation, togetherness and isolation. Photographs ...