The mela which bears his name is celebrated in the #Cholistan desert over seven consecutive Thursdays. This year the mela started on February 11. The fifth Thursday is the most popular day and also observed as a local holiday. For hundreds of years, people have come from all corners of Cholistan and beyond to join in the festivities. It is now the most popular festival in southern Punjab, with Hindus and Muslims participating as one in the theatre performances, magic shows, dancing, rides, horse and camel shows, jewelry shopping, and, of course, feasting.
After easily the toughest day of our journey, we have reached Chilas in Gilgit-Baltistan with Wajahat Malik steering his rickshaw through sharp and dangerous curves of the Karakorams. Our F-16 tayara fought through heavy rainfall through Pattan and did not let us down after its hiccup yesterday. Wajahat is particularly tired but more excited than ever to make it all the way to Khunjerab.
Annual Summer Camp for Children to be organized at Lok Virsa
May 27, 2019
The National Institute of Folk and Traditional Heritage (Lok Virsa), Ministry of Information and Broadcasting will organize annual Summer Camp for Children (age group: 5 to 14 years) during summer vacation.
The annual Children Summer camp would commence from June 25 at Lok Virsa, aimed at providing basic orientation to children about traditional skills in an entertaining and interactive manner. Master artisans in block printing and lacquer art will be invited to conduct classes.
Eighty senior citizens visited the scenic Yasen and Gupis valleys in Ghizer district, as part of a two-day outing programme organized by the Aga Khan Social Welfare Board