Back in the 60s and 70s, Pakistan was a popular stop off point on the hippie trail that stretched from Bangkok all the way to Istanbul. Since then because of political and social instability there’s been a lull in tourism. Recently, Pakistan has slowly started making a comeback among globetrotters….
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The railway lines in Pakistan and the stories they tell
A winter morning. A small, all but abandoned, railway station. A few scrawny plants growing between its building and a double rail track glued on a cheerless slope with sombre, brooding hills closing in from all sides as if to prevent the station from escaping. That was Hirok station in…
The Neem Tree Poem by Elsa Qazi
Among the most common trees of Southern Pakistan is the Neem tree, it is seen in cities as well as country side widely. The Neem Tree is a beautiful ornamental tree as well as a very useful tree for different medical uses. In springs the Neem tree brings white flowers…
In India, a poem tells tales of the country’s path after Babri Mosque
Stete of India today is somewhat like the Mahabartha’s poem as explained by Mr. Nachiket Joshi published in daily Dawn of Pakistan, here is an Edited version of the article for the readers of Travel & Culture blog. Poetic meditation on violence, perhaps the oldest among the subcontinent’s common literary…
China-Pakistan economic corridor, a bridge linking China-Pakistan friendship
The first landed large-scale energy project in the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, Kasim Port coal-fired power station, took 30 months of arduous construction, and the first unit was officially put into operation in November last year, marking the beginning of the early harvest project in China-Pakistan Economic Corridor. A major energy…
A welcome revival of tourism in Pakistan
Twenty-five years ago Pakistan had a busy tourist industry, not huge business but steady. The country was for the most part safe to travel in even for unaccompanied women and the people hospitable and welcoming. The 9/11 event and the descent into chaos and the Day of the Terrorist changed…
Old Silkroad lightens the new Silkroad the CPEC
The China & Pakistan are doing great by developing the new CPEC and Pakistan has overwhelmingly welcomed the Chinese initiative which offcourse is its own interest. Why Chine needs CPEC China is looking for a shorter, safer and reliable route for its exports to Europe and middle East, the current…
Insight: Pakistan and Brexit — what next?
The Brexit will hit to economies and politics in Europe as well as many countries special the commonwealth of which Pakistan is a part. However not many news papers have discussed about. The media in Pakistan is busy in other active issues. As the Conservative Party’s new leader, Theresa May…
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