Yacholo/Phuthh is a hairy creature, but his hair is not deemed as a dirty part of the body. In fact, they are considered as a key to wealth. Whoever posses a bundle of Yacholo/Phuthh’s hair he or she becomes rich.
Zubair Torwali is the co-founder and executive director at IBT, a nonprofit advocacy and research organization in Swat Pakistan. He attended the University of Peshawar, Peshawar and studied English literature and language and then joined a…
Jardhang’aaylo: A Mythical Creature of Gilgit-Baltistan By: Aziz Ali Dad In addition to other dimensions of life, the indigenous cosmology of Gilgit-Baltistan and Chitral grapples with the mystery of death as well. It is this attempt to…
July 12, 2023 Zubair Torwali Society & Culture Zubair Torwali Zubair is a writer and activist for the rights of all the marginalised linguistic communities of north Pakistan. He is the founder of the civil society organisation Idara…
Meherban Shah: The Unsung Hero During my teenage years I very well remember the time when I first visited Shimshal village in Hunza. It was a rainy afternoon when we left for the dangerous Shimshal road in an orange jeep. We had to get off…
Who does not like chocolates? One would be considered a lucky person if they get a free chocolate bar every day for the rest of their life. They would be even luckier if the number of chocolate bars is increased to two per day. Even three…
