Jashan-e-Qaqlasht begins on April 12

PESHAWAR: The four-day Qaqlasht festival in Upper Chitral would get underway from April 12.

The festival will showcase different sports competitions including polo, sports for the physically challenged persons, traditional food stalls, cultural show, tug-of-war, skate

shooting, marathon race, volleyball, cricket, football, and music night.

A grand music night will be held on April 14 in which the visitors and tourists will be entertained with traditional dances and chorus.

Games like falcon prey, hockey and other activities like buddy dik, quiz competitions, mushaira and paragliding are other features of the festival.

It also features music of reed instrument and that of pure Chitrali sitar. Folk dance includes ‘chong righishi’ and ‘tatali wawali’, and ‘mamashish’ which are at the verge of extinction.

Jashan-e-Qaqlasht is 2,000 years old festival of the people of Chitral. Qaqlasht festival is celebrated in the month of April.