Prayers for the brave selfless men stuck by avalanche in Siachin, the highest battle ground in the world (related news item and more details). On Saturday an avalanche hit the battalion headquarters of Northern Light Infantry (NLI) trapping over 135 men.
I sincerely hope that sanity can return for both Pakistani and Indian authorities so they can permanently demilitarize the glacier by perhaps declaring it a joint Natural Reserve.
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At the summit (by Sumaira Jajja)
“How can you not be inspired when you are walking every single day of your early life in the shadow of the greatest mountains on planet earth, be it Rakaposhi or Nanga Parbat?” says Nazir Sabir.
Sitting in a crowded lobby of a local hotel, it might seem hard to distinguish Sabir from average middle aged Pakistani men but what sets him apart from others is his resolve for climbing and the laurels he brought to the country in the niche sport of mountaineering.
From sharing camaraderie and climbing with one of the greatest climbers in the world, Reinhold Messner, to scaling the Everest, the path Sabir chose not only defied convention, but also proved to be an inspiration to many all over the world.
Born in a small hamlet called Ramanji in Chiporsun, upper Hunza, Sabir says he was fascinated by the stories about the ‘big mountains’ which porters from that area shared. (Complete article)
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Edifice.. by M Atif Saeed on Flickr.
(via transylvanialand)
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When Peter Oborne first arrived in Pakistan, he expected a ‘savage’ back water scarred by terrorism. Years later, he describes the Pakistan that is barely documented - and that he came to fall in love with
It was my first evening in Pakistan. My hosts, a Lahore banker and his charming wife, wanted to show me the sights, so they took me to a restaurant on the roof of a town house in the Old City.
My food was delicious, the conversation sparky – and from our vantage point we enjoyed a perfect view of the Badshahi Mosque, which was commissioned by the emperor Aurangzeb in 1671.
It was my first inkling of a problem. I had been dispatched to write a report reflecting the common perception that Pakistan is one of the most backward and savage countries in the world. This attitude has been hard-wired into Western reporting for years and is best summed up by the writing of the iconic journalist Christopher Hitchens. Shortly before he died last December, Hitchens wrote a piece in Vanity Fair that bordered on racism.
Pakistan, he said, was “humourless, paranoid, insecure, eager to take offence and suffering from self-righteousness, self-pity and self-hatred”. In summary, asserted Hitchens, Pakistan was one of the “vilest and most dangerous regions on Earth”.
(complete article, via mashedaaloos)
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Girl in red @ Passu Pakistan (via almostalmost)
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Fishing man in Passu
We were lost on the way find the suspension bridge between the vally. Then we saw him fishing by the river. He said he is a farmer, in the summer time he do farming, winter time he goes fishing and hunting. Life is good. And he speaks prefect English and sounded like a English gentleman.
I had a try of walking into the water, it was freezing cold! The water are melted snow from the mountain. He gave us the direction then we said goodbye. (via almostalmost)
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K2, THE DEADLIEST MOUNTAIN ON THE PLANET EARTH by arshadthetrekker (~..Off.. ~) on Flickr. (via seductionseducee)
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A Pakistani nomad boy runs with his sheep on the outskirt of Islamabad on Jan. 10, 2012. Nomads travel from Pakistan’s northern areas to the plain areas in winter to shield their livestock from the freezing winter temperatures.
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…the night guard comes around on his cycle with a loud whistle to scare away burglars. He goes through about a dozen or half a dozen streets. I’ve questioned my cousin about it but she can’t figure out the logistics either. Like, where does he come from and who pays him? The concept seems naive to me. Wouldn’t you just wait for him to pass and then carry on with your burglarizing? I want to know more.
Pakistani: It is an age old tradition of sub-continent. The night guard known as “Chowkidar” will make rounds on his bicycle or on foot (hitting a staff on ground to make noise along with whistling), hoping to instil a sense of someone present in any opportunist burglar. It used to work in the old simpler days, but now it is more like just a formality or a practice to comfort ones own self. They are paid by the housing societies or the plain good residents who find it still helpful, or people like myself who find it as an interesting tradition.
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