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Chitral meaning
A princely state in alliance with British India until 1947, then a princely state of Pakistan until 1969. The area of the state now forms the Chitral District of the Malakand Division, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. | The capital of the Chitral District, situated on the western bank of the Chitral River, in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It also served as the capital of the princely state of Chitral until 1969. | The largest district in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.
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CHITRAL, PAKISTAN — Three hours after Friday prayers on April 21, 2017, thousands of people gathered in front of the Chitral police station, intent on killing a man named Rasheed.
In Chitral, a group of terrorists attacked two Pakistani military posts located closer to the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, ISPR stated.
It appears that Al Qaeda has been eyeing the region bordering Chitral for establishing a new base to support terrorist activities in the region, including those targeting China.
Meanwhile, the Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif also ordered to replace the outdated power grid of Chitral with modern infrastructure in order to ensure uninterrupted of electricity to residents.
Heavy rain is expected in Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Murree, Galiyat, Mansehra, Kohistan, Chitral, and Dir.
PTI woman member from Chitral Surayya Bibi is contesting for the deputy speaker office against PTI-P member Arbab Waseem.
Britain’s Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge were mesmerized to watch the unique culture, tradition and dance in the stunning Kalash Valley in the Chitral District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistan.
During their tour of Chitral, they visited the remote Kalash Valley which is known for its unique culture and traditions found nowhere in the world.
On Wednesday, they will visit Lahore and Thursday Chitral and be back to the UK on Friday.
The Kalash valleys are located in Chitral in the northern district of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa province bordering Afghanistan.
The verdant, plunging valleys of the northern Chitral district have long attracted tourists for their natural beauty and their brush with legend as the home of the Kalash, who claim ancestry from Alexander the Great.
They travelled to Bumburet, in the Chitral region.
A form of band music composed of clarinets (surnai) and drums is popular in Chitral.
Author Rohan Gunaratna stated that captured al-Qaeda leaders had confirmed that bin Laden was hiding in Chitral.
In the valleys, however, summers can be hotter than on the windward side of the mountains due to lower cloud cover: Chitral can reach convert frequently during this period.
Khowar folk music is popular in Chitral and northern Swat.
Kokan Beg would be assassinated by his ally in Kashkar (lower Chitral) by being pushed down a precipice.
Outside of winter, temperatures in central Khyber Pakhtunkhwa are not so hot as in Chitral.
Since cold air from the Siberian High loses its chilling capacity upon crossing the vast Karakoram and Himalaya ranges, winters in central Khyber Pakhtunkhwa are somewhat milder than in Chitral.
The Dorah connects Zebak and Ishkashim at the elbow, or bend, of the Oxus with the Lutku valley leading to Chitral.