Month: January 2016

By Fazal Khaliq  MINGORA: Three publications, including a trilingual dictionary of the endangered Torwali language, were launched in Bahrain area of Swat valley on Thursday. Among them were Torwali-Urdu-English Dictionary, Koo Koo Baacha, a book of local folktales written in Torwali and translated into English and Urdu, and Manjoora (gift): a DVD of the endangered Torwali melodies composed with the help of modern technology, along with videos and subtitles. Manjoora has six Torwali songs filmed in Swat and Kohistan. The launch was organised by the Idara Baraye Taleem-o-Taraqi, while the books were published under the ‘Preservation and promotion of...