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Unidentified gunmen have shot dead two military and a senior police officer in northern area of Pakistan, police said on Tuesday. A Pakistan Army Colonel, Captain and Senior Superintendent Police (SSP) were killed as their convoy came under attack in Chilas area of Gilgit-Baltistan late Monday, state radio quoted police sources as saying. A police […]
Chief Minister Gilgit–Baltistan Mehdi Shah on Sunday praised the performance of Chief Secretary G-B and regional police chief hours after Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan suspended them for failing to provide security to the foreign tourists in Nanga Parbat. “Removing both the officials before launching an inquiry in to the tourists’ incident […]
The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Sunday strongly condemned a violent attack in Pakistan’s northern area that resulted in 11 deaths, including those of several Chinese tourists. The Foreign Ministry spokesperson’s office said the ministry and the Chinese Embassy in Pakistan have attached great importance to the incident and have launched an emergency response […]
Post mortem of bodies of foreign tourists killed in a terrorist attack in Diamir District near Chilas says all the tourists were killed due to firing instantly. The spokesman of the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences‚ Islamabad said bodies of the tourists will be handed over to the concerned diplomatic missions on their contact. […]
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 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-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. […]
