Paradise regained?
From the Blog odysseuslahoriWhen they first saw this beautiful land they called it Shubhavastu — the Good (or Fertile) Land. Stand atop the hill of Brikot just after you have descended into the Swat Valley from Malakand Pass and gaze northward. There, spreading below you is a broad flood plain with the Swat River braided across it in two or three streams with islands between them and on either bank neatly parcelled squares of cultivation, and you know that the Sanskrit speakers were on the ball. Fertilised by the perennial river, this is the Good Land. In the vernacular, Shubhavastu became Suvastu with the initial ‘su’ meaning ‘good’. When Alexander and his legions came hither in the latter part of the 4th century BCE, they altered the name according to their own usage. The Shubhavastu of the learned man pakistanblogs.blogspot.comRead Full Post
The Easiest Method of Accepting Credit Cards from your Customers
From the Blog blog Receiving online payments from your customers is not as simple as some make it sound. But it is not as complicated either. And if you are trying to run a digital kingdom from Pakistan, then there are few more hoops that you may have to jump through. But this is something that is fun to set up, and once you understand how the overall system works, it is going to be easy as well. God willing. pakistanblogs.blogspot.comRead Full Post
A lift to Naltar
From the Blog pamirtimes[image: Naltar-green] Naltar Ski resort is expected to increase tourism in the area. But it is still a long way from becoming a popular, oft frequented destination Arshad Yusufzai The less explored Naltar valley in Gilgit-Baltistan is set to become the second ski resort in Pakistan to have a ski chairlift, after the Malam Jabba ski resort in Swat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Situated 36 kilometres north of Gilgit city, Naltar valley is blessed with snow-covered mountains, lakes, streams, flora and fauna. Of the total run of 36 kilometres, 16km can be covered in approximately two hours via a metalled but impaired Gilgit-Nomal road. The remaining 20km, along the left bank of the Naltar river, is fit only for four-wheel jeeps. The only other means of reaching the valley is through a helicoppakistanblogs.blogspot.comRead Full Post
The Week in Review #21: Raising Kids to become Billionaires
From the Blog usmansheikh Quora is one of my favorite websites. It is full of knowledge and insights that is usually inaccessible for most people. This week I stumbled across a great answer to a rather peculiar question. The question asked was whether there was a way to raise your kids to become billionaires. Every parent wants success for their children. The definition of success however varies from parent to parent. Some want their children to be happy and others push them very hard to achieve excellence. To become a billionaire it is not only a question of becoming the best in the world. Many people occupy the 1% of their respect industries and are not billionaires. Out of all the answers the highlighted one below really stood out. The author provides a dozen points as to what he did to give his kidpakistanblogs.blogspot.comRead Full Post
Dating Tips
From the Blog pakistanimodelsSee pictures and read all about Dating Tips: A blog post from Karachi Girls at http://karachigirls.blogspot.com/2009/12/dating-tips.html. The largest Pakistani Models network of gossip and fun blogs... To see pictures, click the headline above.pakistanblogs.blogspot.comRead Full Post
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