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In the 144th Street Fire, south of Mexico City, a girl with jeans and black sweatshirt 1530 left a bouquet of daisies. Monica Hernandez had read One Hundred Years of Solitude bya teacher with their own unwillingness of orders. Years later fell into his hands a rematch of the Royal Academy of the Spanish Language […]
Sights and Sounds of Pakistan: Faisalabad Part-1 After Karachi and Lahore, Faisalabad is the third largest city of Pakistan with an estimated 2006 population of 2.6 million. Faisalabad is bounded on the north by the districts of Gujranwala and Sheikhupura, on the east by Sahiwal district, on the south by Toba Tek Singh […]
Sights and Sounds of Pakistan: Jacobabad There are many cities in Pakistan that bore the names of Englishmen who came to rule the Indian Sub-Continent in the 19th century, like Cambellpur (now Attock), Montgomery (now Sahiwal), Lyall Pur (now Faisalabad) and Jacobabad. While all other names of the cities have since been changed, […]
Sights and Sounds of Pakistan: Kot Diji Fort In between the Mehrgarh and the Indus Valley civilization, there existed a prelude to Moenjodaro and Harappa at Kot Diji, which thrived at about the time when Indus Valley civilization was getting into place around 3500-3000 BC. Located about 22 kilometres south of Khairpur in […]
Sights and Sounds of Pakistan: Hyderabad Hyderabad – the second major city of Sind province, situated on the east bank of the Indus River. The site of Hyderabad was occupied before the 8th century, when it was a small fishing village. Its history goes back to pre-Islamic times, when Ganjo Taka (barren hill), a […]
Sights of Sounds of Pakistan: Chitral Last-part Bir Moghlasht, at an elevation of 2,743 meters (9,900 feet) and 15 km (9 miles) from Chitral, has the summer palace of the former Mehtar of Chitral. From the palace, one can get a good view of the river. The place also offers a spectacular view of […]
Sights of Sounds of Pakistan: Chitral Part-6 There are number of tour operators who can arrange special helicopter safari to Chitral – Kalash Valley – Swat Valley. For those who want to see the beauty of the area right from Islamabad, the best way is to venture Chitral by road – 393 kilometres […]
Sights of Sounds of Pakistan: Chitral Part-5 The scions of the Katur dynasty are still widely respected and honoured by the people of Chitral today, but the current Mehtar, H.H. Saif-ul-Mulk Nasir does not hold any royal powers.. During the reign of Mehtar Aman-ul-Mulk, known as Lot (Great) Mehtar, the dynasty’s sway extended from […]
Sights of Sounds of Pakistan: Chitral Part-4 Even if someone does not have a liking for Polo, the excitement of the players, the galloping horses and the local crowd would make one yell and clap as a team approaches the goal post of its opponents. One must not miss this festival if one happens […]
Sights of Sounds of Pakistan: Chitral Part-3 The player holds the 1st and 2nd strings together and play the melody. The rest of the strings play the role of drone. The graceful sound of Chitrali Sitar is heard daily at small workingmen’s teahouses in Chitral Bazaar. The ‘Shehnai’ and ‘Dol’ (Oboe and Drums) […]
Sights of Sounds of Pakistan: Chitral Part-2 Being landlocked by mountain ranges, Chitral is only accessible through dozens of mountain passes, some of which are even more than 15,000 feet high. To the south, the dangerous jeep-able Lowari Pass (3,200 m or 10,499 ft) leads 365 kilometres to the region of Peshawar. In […]
Sights of Sounds of Pakistan: Chitral Part-1 Ask anyone where Chitral is, and one may get a blank look since this land of Tirich Mir and the Kafirs, people of the lost world, is obscured behind the Lowari Top, which due to its inaccessibility generally keeps the tourist and holiday makers at bay. […]
