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Jashn-e-Chitral

There is very famous anecdote of Mula Nasirridin that once upon a time Mula had to occupy the seat of arbitrator meanwhile two persons visited him with an accusation, during his proceeding he asked from the first person to give his arguments in relation to the case as he presented his viewpoints Mulla said that you are right while as he listened the annotations of the second one he said that you are also right, considering this judgment of Mulla Nasiruddin his slave who was seated beside him questioned that this decision is very surprising both parties are right ? As he listened to his slave Mulla very promptly replied you are right too.


After reading two divergent attitudes pertaining to projected festival of Jash-ne Chitral in your venerated online news may be most readers are confronting the same situation as the slave of Mullah Nasir had to experience. One segment of our society reminding us we are not in a position to hold such relaxation because our public is in trouble side by side. Even many areas in upper Chitral had to undergo very callous condition due to heavy flood. This may be wise decision to spend our resources if we have to rehabilitate those who are in pain or dispossessed.

While on the other hand my friend Mr.Saiffudin appeared with new ideas that carry high worth in context to promote tourism in the area which is considered the single source that could boost up our economy and consequently will prove caring to alleviate poverty. So such kind of activities like Shandur polo, Jashn-e-Qaqlasht and Jashn-e-Chitral would not only be the source to highlight our culture but will attract huge number of tourists and this is my conviction that we could preserve our culture, tradition or customs whatsoever we have through these resources otherwise we might be part of history.

Syed Faizul Hussain Hamza
Chitral.
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Qashqar Magzine

Chitrali students are publishing their magazine after a long time. Chitral Students Welfare Organization Islamabad is striving to make this effort possible of publishing a periodic journal of Chitrali students.

All the Chitrali students are requested to send their creative ideas in the form of articles, poems, funny articles, drawings/paintings and pictures. The last date for submission is 22 September,2008.

Contact:
Didaar Ahmed
Room 167, Hostel 1,
New Campus,
International Islamic University,
Islamabad.
dapervez@hotmail.com