Gul Hamad Farooqui Chitral
Arkari valley is very famous for its scenic beauty. There is also another small valley known as Bhisti. In this valley there is a beautiful tourism spot at a height of 16000 feet above the sea level which is called Tong Shughur in local language. Even in Tongshughur, springs of pure water coming from the foothills of the mountains. This water flows in a circle like a snake, this meandering canal adds to the beauty of the area. Tongshughur also has a green field and with green grass growing naturally everywhere, it looks like a green carpet has been laid here. There is greenery everywhere which look very handsome. The mountains are covered with snow which presents a very attractive look. Trich Mir mountain looks like a small mound from here. Here in this field, there is medicinal plants like onion grows naturally, which also tastes like onion. Local people say that this onion-like herb was used as medicine in past.
According to the local people, Tong Shughur was also the summer pasture of the people of Bhisti valley where the local people used to bring their cattle for grazing and as it was their summer pasture, they collected milk and made cheese, butter, curd, and milk items from it.
