Kalash 22 Dec 09, pro. Athanaci is back to Kalash valley Mumuret today according to some local sources. But the details are yet to conform. Mr. Zar Dula told me in a telephonic conversaton with The Kalasha Times that he saw him in Scouts and Police car who then taken him to Mumuret Chitral Scouts Post and Guest House. Further details are awaiting as the telephones are not working since the last conversation. Keep visiting us as soon we receive any new development concerning the good news we will update all of you.

(by Luke rehmat)

Cawmos Purificiation (On’j'esta) days end in Rukmu

News by: Luke Remat

Kalash 18 December 09, the main days for purification (On’j'esta) had ended up in Kalash valley Rukmu. According to locals the winter festival was good but due to sever cold and muddy atmosphere people faced difficulties. The new thing is that a young girl name Rajina got married with Japanis young man (Akiko Wada married Kalasha Jamat Khan in recent years she is also belongs from Japan), who was visiting there frequently during winter festivals. Besides these three other girls are got married respectively one in same valley and two got married in Mumuret valley there names are as follows:

Kalash 19 December 2009

Greek volunteer Pro. Athanasi will release soon from the kidnappers. Kalasha community are become very happy to know about this good news. Athanasi is a sincere  human who had devoted his time and life for the preservation and development of Kalash valleys. We hope that he will come back without any trouble. We are great full to D’zaw in this regards.

IG NWFP Announced 50 Jobs for Youth of Kalash in Police and Border Police Department

Kalash 23 Nov 2009

 News By: Luke Rehmat

Kalash, the IG of police department on his visit to Kalash valley Mumuret said that ‘Kalash people will have 50 jobs within one an half month’ during his meeting with the elder here in PTDC Motel. President of Kalash People’s Development Network Luke Rehmat brief the team, and also emphasis on security and especial protection for the festivals. The IG assured that a police station will built in Mumuret valley with a force of 40 people. He also said that he will direct the police force to alert the force during the festivities.

United Valleys of Kalash (Rukmu, Mumuret and Biriu) Received First Snowfall

Kalash, 17 November 2009

 

News by: Luke Rehmat

 

Kalash valleys received its first snowfall last night. The local inhabitant are very sad as they are not completed their work and winter preparation. Last year the valleys were covered with snow before mid of November but the weather was clear onward. This year the weather is not same its being snow falling since last night and the weather here is not clear yet. People are worried because they have no fire-woods as the collect usually till the mid of December every year. Some people are even not collected there corns and grasses. Cawmos (The winter festival is coming up) but the Kalasha people are yet to prepare themselves for the most important festival of the year.

Greece blames Pakistan for

kidnapping of its citizen

CHITRAL, 29 Sep 09:  The Greek ambassador  in Pakistan has blamed the Ministry of interior for the Kidnap of its citizen from Kafristan valley Chitral, says a news story in daily ‘The Nation’. the story is reproduced verbatim below:

ISLAMABAD – Greece Tuesday blamed Pakistan for the kidnapping of its citizen Athanasius Lerounis from Chitral on September 8 that might prompt the European Union missions in Pakistan to make it a common case for Islamabad to tackle.

“Ministry of Interior is directly responsible for kidnapping of Lerounis”, Greece Ambassador Petros Mavroidis told TheNation.

The Greek Envoy did not share more details about efforts seeking to secure safe release of the Greek volunteer allegedly being held hostage by a group of Afghan Taliban.

“This is a very sensitive matter. I do not want to comment more on it”, said the Greek Ambassador.
Asked whether Greek authorities had also approached the Afghan government for help as kidnappers have shifted the Greek volunteer to Afghanistan, the ambassador said, “that is another issue”.

Meanwhile, when contacted, neither Secretary Interior Qamar Zaman nor official spokesman of the Ministry were available for their comments.

However, a senior security forces official told TheNation that Pakistan was making serious efforts on its own to secure safe release of the Greek engineer who has been shifted to Afghanistan, thus putting more responsibility on Afghan authorities.

“Since there is no effective mechanism to check cross border movements between Afghanistan and Pakistan, our lone efforts to secure safe release of the Greek volunteer might not bear fruits”, official said while speaking on condition of anonymity.