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King City Lahore : I went to Lahore (23-2-2008)for only few hours. Here are few photos of life in Lahore which i could capture in available time. It is huge city and one the most lively city of Pakistan. Full of culture and tons of things to see.These are photos from only "Data Derbar" and "Food Street". Lahore fort photos to come. You need lots of time to see full Lahore. People are very warm. People say "If you haven't seen lahore you are not yet born". Will add details of the photos when gallery is complete

King City Lahore

Awais Yaqub

I went to Lahore (23-2-2008)for only few hours. Here are few photos of ...

Updated: Jul 25, 2008 2:00pm PST

Darawar Fort Cholistan : <cneter>The Rohi, or Cholistan, is a barren desert tract, bounded on the north and west by the Hakra depression with ruins of old settlements along its high banks; it is still inhabited by nomads. It is at a distance of 30 km. from Bahawalpur. The word 'Cholistan' is derived from the word 'cholna' which means moving. It covers an area of about 16,000 square km and extends into the Thar Desert of India. The region was once watered by the Hakra River, known as the Saravati in vedic times. At one time there were 400 forts in the area and archaeological finds around the Darawar Fort, the only place with a perennial waterhole. The average annual rainfall is only 12 cm, and the little cultivation is made possible by underground wells, drawn up by the camels. The water is stored in troughs, built by the tribes, between sandhills and din waterholes called tobas. The forts here were built at 29 km intervals, which probably served as guard posts for the camel caravan routes. There were three rows of these forts. the first line of forts began from Phulra and ended in Lera, the second from Rukhanpur to Islamgarh, and the third from Bilcaner to Kapoo. They are all in ruins now, and you can see that they were built with double walls of gypsum blocks and mud. Some of them date back to 1000 BC, and were destroyed and rebuilt many times. Cholistan also boasts of many old forts such as Derawar,Vingrot, Banwar, Marcot, Wilhar, Maujgharh, Mao, Phuira and Din-gharh etc. This whole fort is made of clay and bricks and hight is 30 meters</center>

Darawar Fort Cholistan

Awais Yaqub

The Rohi, or Cholistan, is a barren desert tract, bounded on the north ...

Updated: Jun 30, 2008 2:41pm PST

Rohtas Fort : <center>Rohtas Fort Pakistan </center>

Rohtas Fort

Awais Yaqub

Rohtas Fort Pakistan

Updated: Jun 24, 2008 11:41am PST

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General

Khadimsquetta

Updated: Nov 20, 2007 2:25pm PST

Buzkashi : Buzkashi, Kok-boru or Oglak Tartis (Persian: بزکشی bozkæšī, Tajik: бузкашӣ buzkašī: goat grabbing) (Uzbek, Tatar, Turkmen: kökbörü, kök "blue" + börü "wolf", Kazakh: көкпар, Kyrgyz: улак-тартыш) is a traditional Central Asian team sport played on horseback. The steppes' people were skilled riders who could grab a goat or calf from the ground while riding a horse at full gallop. The goal of a player is to grab the carcass of a headless goat or calf, and then get it clear of the other players and pitch it across a goal line or into a target circle or vat. The game is known as Buzkashi in Afghanistan and among Persian-speaking populations of Central Asia while in Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan the game is referred to as Kok-boru or Ulak Tartysh.[1] This set of photos was made in 1990 on a Sunday evening in one of the large Afghan refugee camps on the outskirts of Peshawar, in Pakistan's North West Frontier Province.

Buzkashi

ajnabi

Buzkashi, Kok-boru or Oglak Tartis (Persian: بزکشی bozkæšī, Ta ...

Updated: Sep 12, 2007 1:02am PST

Headgear of Pakistan : My good friend, Mazhar ul Islam, one of Pakistan's most admired writers is also the Director of the National Folk Heritage Institute (Lok Virsa). A year ago or so he asked me to write an article on the headgear of Pakistan, which anyone who has been in that country knows, is wonderfully diverse. I've yet to write the article but these are some pictures from my collection that serve as an introduction to the subject. Why such a gallery? Headgear? of Pakistan? Well there are several reasons. First, just the sheer variety (which is sadly NOT done justice in this collection). Second, having something on your head, be it a hat, a skullcap, a turban or just a piece of cloth is very important to Pakistani men. And not just in rural areas, where you might expect this to be the case. In cities and towns having a covering on your head is almost de rigeur. In large part this is about the essence of Islam, which means 'submission'. A manifestation of the inherent humility of the creature before the Creator. But also, Pakistan is home to one of most vibrant folk cultures in the world. Men use headgear as part of their identity and self expression, just as men in West might with their ties or T-shirts. This will be an ongoing project. But in the meantime, Mazhar sahib, maaf kare, ke ab tak aap ka hukum pura nahi hua!

Headgear of Pakistan

ajnabi

My good friend, Mazhar ul Islam, one of Pakistan's most admired writer ...

Updated: Sep 04, 2007 7:00am PST

Paragliding : Dave and I got to do some paragliding in Islamabad. First we went to Daman-e-Koh to look over the city. We then did some ground training and finally soloed from a small hill next to the Margalla Range.

Paragliding

Iqbal

Dave and I got to do some paragliding in Islamabad. First we went to ...

Updated: Sep 03, 2007 9:15pm PST

Quetta - historical photos : <body> <p>1935 Quetta Earthquake Photos: courtesy of <a href="http://www.warlinks.com/memories/brown_john/The%20Great%20Quetta1.htm">Glynn Brown</a> and Harappa.com</p> <p> </p> <p>Note: A detailed note about 1935's devastated earthquake will follow, at some point in the near future. </p> </body> </html>

Quetta - historical photos

Khadimsquetta

1935 Quetta Earthquake Photos: courtesy of Glynn Brown and Harap ...

Updated: Jun 14, 2007 3:18pm PST

Pakistan : For our first few days in Pakistan we had no access to news from outside, except for one tour group going north, who gave us an outline of the events of 9-11. Finally, we heard that all foreigners needed to leave the country. Much as I loved the people and scenery of the Hunza valley, I was glad to comply! I think I was on the last Cathay Pacific flight to leave Karachi for Bangkok for several months.

Pakistan

Kathy Wilhelm

For our first few days in Pakistan we had no access to news from outsi ...

Updated: Mar 17, 2007 9:25am PST

Karakoram Highway : From Kashgar we started up the Karakoram Highway to the highest land border in the world - China meets Pakistan at 15,500 feet. After one night in yurts on the shores of Kara Kul at 12,000 feet and one in the small town of Tashkurgan, we crossed into Pakistan hours after the 9-11 attacks. With only hardly-credible rumors reaching us (no TV, radio or newspapers up here), we pushed worries aside to marvel at the scenery.

Karakoram Highway

Kathy Wilhelm

From Kashgar we started up the Karakoram Highway to the highest land b ...

Updated: Mar 16, 2007 8:27am PST

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