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Hellenistic and Parthian Gandhara
2008-08-02 08:30:00 Pervaiz Munir AlviPakistan is home to the ancient Gandhara Civilization. Its Buddhist character, which this civilization is best known for, was first established in the late 19th and early 20th centuries when colonial British military men and archeologists discovered various ancient religious sites near the city of Taxila in the Potowar region of Pakistan. However since independence of Pakistan, the late 20th century studies and research conducted both by the Pakistani and Western scholars have documented and confirmed that Gandhara Civilization was not always Buddhist in character but had also gone through some well defined Hellenistic and Parthian periods as well.The Hellenistic period of Gandhara starts with the arrival of Alexander the great of Macedonia in 329 B.C. After conquering Taxila in 327 B.C. he remained in the areas now constituting Pakistan for another two years until his return via Indus Valley, Arabian Sea and Makran Coast also in Pakistan.The ancient Gandhara prope...
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Awe Inspiring Northern Areas
2008-08-01 09:35:00 The awe inspiring Himalayan Mountains ? along with Hindu Kush, Karakorum and Pamirs - offer every kind of heavenly beauty. Northern Pakistan is a land of contrasts, of surprises, a richly textured melting pot of diversity that leaves a vivid memory in the minds of every visitor, hiker or adventurer ? only if the world knows it.Northern Areas of Pakistan, spread over 72,496 square kilometres are fascinating. Amidst towering snow-clad peaks with heights varying from 1,000 meters to 8, 000 meters, the regions of Gilgit, Hunza and Baltistan (and beyond to Siachin through Gonma ? the highest human habitat on the earth) recall Shangri-La. The cultural patterns of these regions are as interesting as its geography.Pakistan is also a country with strong cultural traditions. Half a dozen civilisations have flourished here and left their imprints. Historically, Pakistan is one of the most ancient lands known to man. The land blossomed even before Babylon was built; its people practiced the art...
Look at My T-Shirt
2008-08-01 09:25:00 Custom printing on t-shirts and other garments is a very common and trend y these days. Have a look around and you can find almost every one wearing t-shirt with some attention catching message, slogan and or even an advertisement printed on it. This trend has given birth to apparel custom printing concerns.Vintage t shirt store is one of the best places to start. Their extensive collection of vintage t shirts has almost everything to cater for different tastes, occasions and needs. Still, if you want to have your own design printed, ask them and they will do it for you. Those T-Shirt s also make some very good gifts for your near and dear ones.Vintagetshirtstore.com is nicely laid out online store. Categories are listed on the right side bar very methodically and you can find t-shirts of your choice easily. Given my own interests, I found sports T-Shirt s very fascinating. Top Seller Section also catches and holds attention of the viewers. Some of them are already on my wish list. Im...
This is Chitral
2008-08-01 09:20:00 Picturesque Chitral town sits up in Pakistan's northwest district, walled in by the Hindu Kush range. During winters, the only way in is by air (weather permitting) as the two passes, the 3118-meter Lowari from Dir and the 3810-meter Shandur from the upper Gilgit Valley are closed to road traffic. The Fokker Friendships drone for 50 minutes and burst through clouds on decent to reveal on mountains covered with whitecaps and red tin roof houses.This is Chitral. On the small airfield, the cold wind thrust you to shiver. The remoteness of the district has left it undeveloped in spite of grand natural beauty, hospitable people and ancient history. The town is a base camp for tourists, adventurers and researchers from across the world. And, people seem to be living there in peace.Chitral, located at 1500 meters from sea level is a beautiful and historic town. It has lively bazaar -- a miniature Peshawar full of Mediterranean looking faces under Chitrali caps and foreigners. Geoffrey Moo...
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Village Satghara
2008-07-31 10:37:00 An old sleepy and dusty village Satghara lies about 20 minutes drive away from Okara in the quiet backwaters of Punjab. The coins found at Satghara prove that the place was inhabited at the time of Kushan dynasty. On the Southern bank of River Ravi, it is a typical Pakistani village where farmers live like rustics in the face of urban attractions. Though in a state of total neglect it has never been out of limelight. Besides heritage conscious people from all over the world the village has been visited by many prominent Balcoh leaders. The reason they say is that its a "tukia nwab chrakr ki," the last resting place of great Baloch hero Mir Chakar Rind.If one wants to absorb the sense of history Satghara is just the place. A monument of departed greatness the relic belongs to a celebrated hero who now rest helpless and neglected in this silent place for removed from the noisy haunts of men. In the periphery few van trees, may be as old as the relics, stand witness to the bygone era.F... More About: Village
Profile in Haste; Repent in Leisure
2008-07-31 05:31:00 While planning for life after retirement, great boxer Muhammad Ali Clay decided to write his reminiscences and announced well thought out plan to pen down his memoirs. "Will you write yourself," after verification of the celebrity's plans a keen journalist asked Clay. "It is very difficult to write about self," he added. "Yes. That is why I will write about myself because who else knows me better," spontaneously responded Clay.Things have changed far too much too fast. Writing about self no more seems difficult in this digital age. Exploring unlimited cyber expanses these days one cannot move much without reading variety of profiles, personal ads and statements. Readers soon are lured (or need) to upload their own, exceptions apart. Glut of matching and dating Websites (it seems as if every one in the world is 'single' and 'looking' out there) encourage and offer guidelines to write and some social networking sites also provide descriptive questionnaires or fill in the blank fo... More About: Profile , Leisure
With Love From Russia
2008-07-31 03:42:00 The so-called ?Trees of Love ?, with padlocks placed by newlyweds to seal their passion, dot a Moscow road. A new Russia n tradition involves newlyweds placing a padlock at an iron tree to ?lock? their love. As long as the padlock remains, the couple?s love will remain locked, so believe the lovers. More About: With Love
Coach Shoes and Matching Handbags
2008-07-30 16:28:00 Coach shoes and handbags are very unique and famous all over the world. No woman?s wardrobe is complete without Coach Shoes and matching handbags. They are every woman?s dream.Always well stitched; very unique finish and the quality can easily be recognized. Have a closer look at handbag and Coach shoes (pictured here). These Coach shoes may be expensive as coach purses but quality speaks in itself and its uniqueness makes it different. Coach shoes will last many years with you if kept with care. You can have your collection by taking care of them.I will suggest you to purchase the Coach shoes from local high end departmental store, better still buy online with lots of discounts but need is to be just little bit careful from the wrong dealers on net.Purse Village is your guide on Coach Purse and how to identify replica coach purse, imitation coach purses, coach replica wallet, fake handbags, replica coach shoes, knock off coach wallets, handbag, wristlets, sneakers, shoes, knock off... More About: Handbags , Coach
Taking Off at Hyderabad Airport Runway
2008-07-30 10:06:00 Owais MughalHyderabad used to have a decent civil airport with a 7054 ft long runway and regular flights to Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad. The airport got closed in 1998 due to losses. There was an announcement recently to reopen the airport on July 26, 2008 but the event got postponed after the runway was declared not upto-mark for commercial service yet.In the meantime, Government of Sindh announced 10,000 posts in Police department and found a novel use for the Hyderabad Airport runway. In the photo above, candidates for police posts are seen running on the runway of Hyderabad Aiprort as part of their physical fitness test. Photo is from July 22, 2008. Looking at the ?jazba? (motivation) of the runners in the photo below, a poetic verse comes to my mind:rau meiN hai rakhsh-e-umr, kahaaN dekhiye thamaynay haath baag par hai na paa hai rakaab meiNPhoto Credits: Farhan Khan at APP More About: Runway , Taking
Deer Sheikhu
2008-07-30 07:50:00 Those who take their chance to cross the River Ravi from Saghian Bridge to go to Sheikhupura in the suburbs of Lahore have to pass through the flower nurseries. Also, along the road has come up a Flower Market near Saghian Bridge. After turning on Sheikhupura-Sargodha Road from the Chowk where a beautiful replica of Hiran Minar (The Deer Tower) has been made, you drive along the bumpy two-way road lined up on both sides with smoke emitting factories of different kinds: fabrics, chemicals, glass, and paper pulp. At places the pungent whiff reminds as if one is driving on Grand Trunk Road near Kala Shah Kaku. Wall chalking, religious and or commercial slogans - is another thing that one notices all along the road to Sheikhupura.Jehangir Abad turned Sheikhupura is situated in Ravi-Chenab corridor and fast turning from a market agricultural town to an industrial city. Adjacent to Lahore, the town is surrounded by old places like Sangla Hill (old Sakala), Nankana Saheb (birth place of Ba...
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Stories from Greece
2008-07-30 07:34:00 On our first night in Athens, after walking around the hotel for a short while, we eventually found a restaurant. We were all starving, so "pizza, bar, restaurant" was music to our ears. We all ordered pizza. Silvi, my mom and I took two family sized pizzas, to mix the flavor, while bf ordered another one for himself. Little did D know about how long it will actually take to get his pizza as they were kind of understaffed that night.What to drink, we asked? Well, a local beer, what else! We checked the menu and also asked our waiter, who was a pretty crazy and dizzy fellow, which of the beers was local. And he recommended Mythos. Silviana and I smiled at each other. Yes, we had the same character in mind, another Methos! Yes, my friends, the oldest of the immortals from the Highlander series! Mythos beer was our instant choice. Well, all except my mom, who ordered a Heineken.How does it taste? Well, it tastes like Romanian cheap beer...But who cared? It had to be local! I for one th... More About: Stories , Greece
Quest for the Best
2008-07-30 06:36:00 Ask any one and they may not tell you how chubby you look? But the mirror and your weighing machine always will. People don?t realize but they keep on putting weight due to eating habits, lack of exercise, inactive lifestyle or some just by their body chemistry. And then it is too late to lose those extra pounds. That is where one can consider best diet pill.Diet pill is one of the efficient and painless ways to lose weight. Millions of people are using pills available in the market. Wise is to choose the best one that suits you. Pricesexposed.net - thorough analysis of the world's best diet pills ? selects better pills available in the market and present only the best ones and make it easy for their users to choose. If you have a problem, Pricesexposed.net is one of the best places to start your quest for the best. More About: Quest
If Wishes Were Horses
2008-07-28 11:10:00 On the eve of announcement of annual federal budget this year (June 11, 2008), instead of predicting and analyzing the realities after sifting from budgetary rhetoric this year I took a chance to see how people make their personal budgets. Or do they, in the first place?I asked people from different segments of our multi - classed society to account for their monthly income and spending. All the accounts were very revealing. This is the story that moved every one.An old lady named Suban, in her late 70s may be, she did not know her age, lives alone with no male member to look her after. Having lived all her life in the remote village in district Chitral, her total possession is three goats she had. She takes them out for grazing every day and also performs other domestic chores single-handed. She is healthy, active and happy with life. I once asked her about how she manages her expanses (read budget)? On lot of coaxing she said, "I will be happier if my goat delivers three lambs thi... More About: Horses , Wishes
Best Printing at VistaPrint
2008-07-28 11:01:00 Written words are one of the best ways to represent a business, individual, service or an idea. Beautifully laid out permanent nature hard copies can introduce your concern like no other media. They are your true representative. Businesses and individuals need a nicely designed printing jobs like informative brochures, leaflets, business cards, letterhead or custom printed invitations for a child?s birthday and so much more in small quantities.Thanks to VistaPrint ? a leading online supplier of high-quality graphic design services and customized printed products to small businesses and consumers. They are already serving over 13 million customers worldwide. Their claim to fame is high-quality solution for graphic design and full-color printing in small quantities, without the premium price.Explore the site and see what all they are offering and how. Better still take advantage of their Special Sale.Site is neatly laid out and users friendly. Interested users can also subscribe to th... More About: Printing
Me Plagiarist, Prove it?
2008-07-28 10:56:00 Broadly speaking, plagiarism as per the popular literature on the subject refers to use of another's work without giving credit. This dangerous trend is not new but advent of the Internet has facilitated the speed and methods used.It is a chronic problem that has been greatly facilitated by the resources rich Internet. Students (mostly those who are not Internet savvy), who plagiarize, do it old fashion way here -- finding some relevant article printed somewhere and getting it typed. In case one article does not cover all dimensions of the topic, a wary student may get some old book on the subject (perceiving that the teacher might not have read it), mark apparently relevant paragraphs and give it to the typist to prepare the assignment. The source material is commonly known among students' fraternity as chappa or nuskha. Some may proof read the typed paper, correct mistakes and clear irrelevant references in the text while some other may not take the trouble of reading "their wor... More About: Prove
Informed Insurance Decisions
2008-07-28 08:09:00 Insurance is important to the fabrics of society and economy. And one does not have to be an economist to know this. Insurance is something people buy hoping they never have to use. They purchase insurance to guards against unexpected and unaffordable losses. Where the purchasers really win is in the peace of mind the insurance policy buys them. If the worst should happen, insurance works to provide financial recovery. This knowledge has increased the demand for insurance services in the last couple of decades.Have a look at insurance1.com - your source for online insurance quotes. They cover a wide range of insurance products (Insurance Quotes, Health Insurance, Car Insurance, Life Insurance, Home Insurance) and offer not only great quotes, but also a wealth of information for users that will enable anyone to make informed insurance decisions. Using Insurance1.com, you can get up to 4 different quotes from competing insurance agents by filling out just one easy form.I personally th... More About: Insurance , Decisions
Recalling a Conspiracy
2008-07-27 09:00:00 Anwar SyedWhen two or more persons make plans to commit a crime, they may be said to have hatched a conspiracy.Discussion of the project does not become a conspiracy unless the participants have agreed to carry it out.It has been said repeatedly in recent weeks that conspiracies are being hatched in the presidency to disrupt the rapport between the PPP and PML-N. If this is indeed happening, the enterprise may be called dirty politics but, strictly speaking, it is not a conspiracy since breaking a rival coalition is not a crime.We have had only a few known conspiracies in our history. There was the Rawalpindi Conspiracy to overthrow Liaquat Ali Khan?s government in 1951, a conspiracy between President Iskander Mirza and Gen Ayub Khan to dismiss the civilian regime and bring in military rule (1958), and a conspiracy between Gen Yahya Khan and some of his associates to use military force to crush the separatists in East Pakistan (1971). One may also refer to a conspiracy between Gen Z...
Aloo Bhujia, Aloo Chaat
2008-07-26 05:55:00 Kalpana SahniCan we visualise India?s sedate prime minister sporting a broccoli flower in the buttonhole and his equally dignified wife decorating her bun with it ? for the cause of encouraging the Indian farmers to cultivate this angrezi gobhi? The subcontinent being what it is, the only thing that would proliferate and flourish will be the jokes!Today?s politicians might lack a sense of humour and not appreciate the advantages of this nutritious plant, but in earlier days the French royalty certainly did not suffer the squeamishness of decorating their personages with vegetables. Louis XVI and his wife proudly sported the potato flower to encourage potato cultivation. And it worked!This potato button-hole policy reinforced with Marie Antoinette?s coiffeur a la potato flowers succeeded where Louis XVI?s two predecessors had failed despite passing legislation and issuing threats. Earlier, faced with a popular uprising over escalating bread prices, Louis XIV, on the advice of his bot...
Encouraging People to Contribute Knowledge
2008-07-24 18:02:00 Join Knol to contribute knowledge. Read here! More About: People , Knowledge , Contribute
Pakistan in Washington?s Smithsonian Museum
2008-07-24 07:42:00 Owais MughalOutside Pakistan any reference to mother land naturally catches our attention (see Beijing?s Pakistani Connections and Pakistani Towels in Missouri). Last week I got chance to visit Washington DC?s Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History (NMNH). This museum was opened in 1910 and was among the first building built for Smithsonian to house national treasures. Among other treasures of knowledge and research preserved in the museum, there is a section dedicated to Pakistan. The whole theme of Pakistani pavilion is around a ?bazaar? being the center of social activities in a Pakistani village.Shown above is a scene of Pakistani village depicted at Smithsonian Museum of Natual History in Washington D.C.While the information given about Pakistan in the museum is correct and displayed articulately, my only comment is that it does not cover the whole story. It gives an impression as if Pakistan is all tribal or nomadic and it completely ignores the well-settled, pretty mo...
Dropship Business Solution
2008-07-24 06:50:00 Selling and buying is an old phenomenon. Only ways to sell and buy have changed with advent of e-commerce and other web technologies. Now everyone can sell and buy online. And that is easy for anyone to reach out globally. What is more, this trend is growing fast.Entrepreneurs can start by exploring shopster ? the power to sell more. Shopster is provider of complete business solution; Shopster e-Commerce - Fully customizable storefront - allows a new retailer to build a multi-channel online business, complete with hosted storefront and Shopster Product Source allows established retailers the ability to expand and expedite their existing business processes by gaining access to our extensive product source warehouse and auction listing tools.The Shopster warehouse offers over 1,000,000 dropship products ranging from electronics, children toys, books, sporting equipment, clothing, and accessories. Our world-class system provides retailers the functionality to sell through online auctio... More About: Business , Solution , Dropship
Future Habitats
2008-07-23 06:03:00 Dr. Norbert PintschWe have already discussed and illustrated Technology and Economy in connection with extreme housing in in parts 1 and 2. Here we discuss the area of Philosophy and the Religion in order to complete the whole picture.First of all a note on, perhaps surprising, aspects of Religion:The basis of thinking of believers as well as non-believers is identical. If non-believers are of the opinion, they are free of religious limitations and think clearly on scientific lines, so this shows actually their incapacity to admit the influence of religion on our way of thinking.One should accept this fact in order to understand the errors in the usual way of thinking, giving a shocking dimension to the usual concepts of finding problem solutions.In western systems, one is inclined in religious matters to make a comparison between bananas and Neem-tree, i.e. one compares, what is actually incomparable, e.g. a religion with a total life system. One can only compare in order to recogn... More About: Future , Habitats
Texas Electric Energy Providers
2008-07-23 05:55:00 Given the changing life style and increased human activities in all fields of life, demands for energy are growing fast. This situation has given birth to so many electric distribution companies.Texas is one of many states with deregulated electricity. Until a few years ago, electricity market of Texas was a monopoly, and electric consumers did not have a choice in choosing their electric providers. With electric deregulation, electric consumers are now able to choose their Retail Electric ity Provider from a handful of REP in the market. Thanks to Texas Electric Rate .com that gets the best electric rates from reliable electric companies in your area and offers you the options to compare electric companies (Cirro Energy , and Gexa Energy and Green Mountain Energy) and choose the best for your residential or business electric needs.Explore the information rich site and see what they are offering and how Cirro Energy provides cheap and reliable electricity in Texas or discuss your elec...
With Love From Pakistan
More articles from this author:2008-07-23 04:01:00 By Jyoti Kalsi, Gulf News ReportAuthentic Shahi Haleem from the famous Kausar restaurant in Karachi, a variety of delicious sweets, hand-embroidered salwar suits and shawls, trendy leather jackets and handbags, traditional handmade shoes, glittering jewellery, intricately carved wooden furniture, beautiful carpets and entertainment by well known performers ? you can get all this and more at the Pakistan pavilion in Global Village.The façade of this pavilion is modelled on the Baba E Khyber Fort in Peshawar, while the interior is a recreation of a typical Peshawari bazaar with over 80 stalls offering a taste of Pakistani culture, cuisine and creativity. While all the people managing the stalls and the items on sale are Pakistani, visitors will be surprised to find a German manning a stall here. Roman Laube is a media designer from Berlin and is spending his annual vacation as a volunteer for an NGO called Thatta Kedona. He has flown down to Dubai especially to help manage the organis... More About: Love , With Love 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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