The picturesque valleys of northern Pakistan are the cradles of many strange languages and cultures. The languages spoken here — virtually little explored just like these valleys —include Balti, Shina ...

It's like discovering a distant cousin, a really distant cousin. It's like learning that someone you had barely heard of is actually part of the family. In this case, the family is the Indo-European ...

Spoken by a small minority in Kashmir and in Gilgit-Baltistan, Burushaski is a rare and fascinating isolated language In Kashmir, the speakers of Burushaski are said to be the descendants of a tribal ...

The first-ever feature film in the endangered Burushaski language, "Hun Dan: An Echo of a Dirge," was exclusively screened at the Islamabad Club cinema over the weekend, drawing an enthusiastic ...

ilgit-Baltistan has a rich legacy of traditions and culture with a huge tourism potential but folk musicians of the area are concerned about their craft and language disappearing. There have been some ...

Guren Osay is an organisation that was established to promote the culture and art of Brushos of Gilgit-Baltistan. The core objective of organizing this is to instil in the young generation the ...

What makes 'Ya Maula' truly unique is the fact that Natasha Baig has sung it in her native language Burushaski which is widely spoken in Gilgit-Baltistan. The budding singer joins hands with the ...

KARACHI: Amongst the handful of female singers that we have here in Pakistan, there is Natasha Baig – a girl from Hunza, looking to make it big. Within a few years of being in the industry, Natasha ...

The picturesque valleys of northern Pakistan are the cradles of many strange languages and cultures. The languages spoken here — virtually little explored just like these valleys —include Balti, Shina ...