The three-day Broghil Festival in Upper Chitral will be organised from September 12 to 14, 2019. Earlier, the festival was scheduled on September 6 to 8, 2019. But due to the month of Muharram-ul-Haram it was postponed for a week. The authorities have finalised arrangements for the three-day festival.
Being organised by the Tourism Corporation Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (TCKP) and the Upper Chitral district administration, the festival will showcase various activities, including horse polo, yak polo, donkey polo, cricket, football, buzkashi, marathon race, tug-of-war, wrestling, music and other traditional games.
According to the organisers yak race, yak polo, fireworks, traditional music and food shows will be the main features of the festival. Provincial Minister for Sports and Tourism Atif Khan has directed the authorities of his department to join hands with the Upper Chitral district administration to make proper arrangements for highlighting different aspects of the ancient and unique Wakhi culture.
The TCKP Managing Director, Junaid Khan, said that arrangements were being finalised for the event, hoping that this year a large number of tourists were expected to visit the far-off area of Chitral to enjoy the festival.
He said that tangible steps were being taken to hold the festival in a befitting manner to lure more tourists and visitors to this part of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
"A tent village will be established in Broghil to facilitate the tourists," the official said, adding that opportunities were also being explored for tourists to participate in the thrilling adventure tourism activities in the remote scenic spot.
Meanwhile, the yak sellers have started arriving in Broghil to arrange yaks to those interested in playing yak polo. The yak polo is played at an altitude of 13,600 feet above the sea level in Broghil valley. Broghil is the home of Chiantar glacier surrounded by many other glaciers, which feed the Chitral River while the Kuramber Lake is said to be biologically active lake supporting a wide range of diversity.
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