Khunjerab: the upstart pass
From the Blog odysseuslahoriAs renowned passes go, the 4730 metre-high Khunjerab is an upstart. Until the building of the Karakoram Highway it was a nonentity. For as long as humans have travelled, and they have travelled since the beginning of time, they sought the shortest route between two points. Consequently, to enter the habitable parts of Gojal and Hunza from the north or to travel the other way, they used the direct line over the Mintaka Pass. Indeed, the Khunjerab Pass was no crossing point at all. Here in the wide open upper reach of the Hunza River valley the shepherds of Gojal herded their cattle in summer. Here the yak, so used to the arctic winds, fattened well on alpine grasses and flowers. But when the first snows fell in September, the herders withdrew, livestock and all, to the more amenapakistanblogs.blogspot.comRead Full Post
Pakistan to present strong climate vulnerability case at the UN-led global climate moot in Paris, Senator Mushahidullah Khan
From the Blog pamirtimes[image: Sialkot] Saleem Shaikh and Sughra Tunio ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Climate Change, Senator Mushahidullah Khan, has directed senior officials of the ministry to closely collaborate with the provincial governments and all other relevant stakeholders to put forward an strong climate vulnerability case of Pakistan at the United Nations’ global climate conference. “A high-profile delegation should be constituted that will attend the global climate conference in Paris, France, to present Pakistan’s climate vulnerability case. The delegation should comprise climate experts, policymakers, planners, climate scientists and researchers so that Pakistan should also prove to be an important stakeholder in conference,” Mushahidullah Khan said while chairing a high-level inter-minpakistanblogs.blogspot.comRead Full Post
Tipalti has a Texas Money Transmitter License.
From the Blog faisalkhan [image: Tipalti Money Transmitter License] Here is a bit of a surprise. Was searching for some money transmitter licenses for certain companies and I decided to check if Tipalti had a license or not. They don’t show anything in the NMLS, or NY or CA, but surprise! surprise! They have one for Texas! The post Tipalti has a Texas Money Transmitter License. appeared first on Faisal Khan. pakistanblogs.blogspot.comRead Full Post
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