travelogueWhen I came to Kalash on a 5-day-trip with a group of journalists and photographers, I was as curious to know about unusual women of Kalash as I was interested in exploring Kalash Valley.

Kalash women dance during a festival in Bumburate valley. — Dawn. Kalash women continues to be the victim of malnutrition due to poverty and the rigid religious beliefs which force them to ...

During festival time in Pakistan's Kalash valley, almost anything is possible for women. They can declare their love for a suitor and end their marriages, as long as the community knows about the ...

CHITRAL, Jan 23: While most primitive ways of life in Chitral are undergoing a change the Kalash women have been able to preserve their culture specially their traditional costumes. Talking to ...

The women of Kalash are famous for their impeccable features, glowing complexions, and flawless skins. And I thought this was my opportunity to witness this gorgeousness and capture a few faces ...

Kalash women awaiting the purification ceremony at the start of the festival. In the lead up to the holiday, the men grind flour at a communal mill and bake their loaves at home or in the jestekan.

In a remote valley in Pakistan dozens of Kalash minority women dance to celebrate spring’s arrival – but as a gaggle of men scramble to catch them on camera, the community warns an influx of domestic ...

CHITRAL: A video making rounds on social media is showing a tourist in Chitral District’s Kalash Valley harassing local women. The viral footage shows an unidentified man following Kalash women ...

According to Kalash tradition, menstruating women are required to go into seclusion in a separately built facility called a Bashalani, and can rejoin their families after their period is over.

The Kalash people’s free mixing of the sexes and use of alcohol are anathema to many of their devout ... Kalash women hold each other by the shoulder and swirl around in their ...

During festival time in Pakistan's Kalash valley, almost anything is possible for women. They can declare their love for a suitor and end their marriages, as long as the community knows about the ...

Nosheen Abbas finds out about the liberated life that Kalash women are able to lead in the mountains of north-western Pakistan.