On the road with a message of peace
From the Blog odysseuslahoriOn March 13, a group of nine Balti mountaineers and a doctor set out of Hushe (north of Khaplu) on a trek of 1000km, carrying with them a message of peace for the world. Through Skardu, Gilgit and by way of the Karakoram Highway, they reached Islamabad exactly 31 days later. Salman Kasi in Lahore These good men were set off by the irresponsibility of the country’s print and electronic media. The semi-educated and irresponsible journalists manning the media cannot differentiate between the northwest of the country and what was until some years ago Northern Areas and routinely reported about terrorism emanating from the ‘Northern Areas’ (shumali ilaqajat in Urdu). The result was widespread vilification of the Gilgit-Baltistan region as a terrorist hotbed. And this was not just ampakistanblogs.blogspot.comRead Full Post
Nepal Earthquake left 2000 dead, devastation and despair all around
From the Blog chowrangi A powerful earthquake of 7.8 magnitude (the country’s worst in 80 years) shook Nepal on Saturday near its capital, Kathmandu, killing more than 2,000 people as of reported yet. Tremors were felt across the region, with further loss of lives (around 34 deaths reported from Northern parts) in India, Bangladesh and Tibet. The earthquake triggered [...] The post Nepal Earthquake left 2000 dead, devastation and despair all around appeared first on Chowrangi. pakistanblogs.blogspot.comRead Full Post
The Week in Review #16: A Call to be Extraordinary
From the Blog usmansheikh What does success mean to you? I remember being asked that question by an uncle when I was barely 12 years old. It seemed like a straight forward question at the time. The world we live in does a great job of projecting what comprises of a successful life. It has the staples of working at a large company, married with kids and living in a beautiful home. Having these basics meant you are were all set for life. Our schools and education system are geared towards preaching this way of life. Resulting in a large majority of people spending their entire lives working towards some else’s perception of success. In recent years something interesting has started to happen. We have transcended the basic requirements outlined by Abraham Maslow, leading us to question this definition ofpakistanblogs.blogspot.comRead Full Post
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