Tuesday, December 9, 2014

Pakistan snow leopard to have new home

By M Ilyas KhanBBC News, Islamabad The snow leopard has spent two years in a cage by the side of a road Snow leopardThe snow leopard has spent two years in a cage by the side of a roadA snow leopard rescued by locals in northern Pakistan two years ago will be moved to a specially designed wildlife...
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Wednesday, December 3, 2014

Hunza: another view

With reportedly the highest GDP per capita and a literacy rate of above 80pc, the Hunza valley, originally famous for its natural beauty and high life expectancy rates, has been dubbed as a successful model of development within Pakistan and abroad. The models of poverty alleviation pursued by...
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Tuesday, December 2, 2014

Local sightseers inject new life into Hunza valley

Tourists visit the Baltit fort in Karimabad, a town of the northern Hunza valley. After a slump in foreign visitors triggered by a deadly attack last year, a new wave of local sightseers has saved tourism in Pakistan’s idyllic northern Hunza valley — but not everyone is happy. Though there are...
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Wednesday, November 26, 2014

Fashion Show: Safar-e-Balaad (The Creative Journey), 2014.

STEP we all know today has come a long way in the last one decade. A long journey in achievements though not so long in time and years. Started as an NGO SAEL movement (Synergist for Advancement in Educational Leadership) .STEP started its journey in 2003 with a small team but a big vision. Today,...
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Tuesday, November 25, 2014

Sunday, November 23, 2014

Hunza is situated at the point where Afghanistan, Pakistan, Tajikistan and China meet. It is over 2500 m above sea level and is surrounded by seven-thousand-meter-high mountains. But at this entirely mountainous elevation there are grown vegetables, various fruits and grains such as potatoes, beans,...
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French perspective: Noor shines at French film festival

The film is shot in Hunza Valley, Shandur Pass, along Karakoram Highway, Lahore and Rawalpindi. PHOTO: PUBLICITY Art imitates life in the case of ‘Noor’ — an independent feature film based on the life of a transgender by the same name. Fictionalised in parts, the film provides a rare insight...
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Friday, November 21, 2014

High in Hunza mountains, women break taboos

HUNZA - A group of young girls sit on a carpeted floor listening as their teacher writes on a whiteboard, preparing his students for the rigours of climbing some of the world’s highest peaks. This is Shimshal Mountaineering School, tucked away in a remote village in the breathtaking mountains of country’s...
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Wednesday, October 15, 2014

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Tuesday, June 10, 2014

Faces of karimabad Hunza I have a small business since 15 years. Before 9/11 there was enough profit in handicrafts and jewelry . Now Its too hard make profit from my business. ...
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Photo by @paleyphoto (Matthieu Paley). Loving the mood of this place. After breakfast of chai and chapati, a mother looking over her young son, in the old fortified village of Altit, #Hunza region, #Pakistan. Part 4 of my @natgeo story on the Evolution of diet - how we are what we ate - coming...
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Shimshal شمشال (in Urdu) is a village located in Gojal, Hunza–Nagar District, in the Pakistan-administered Gilgit–Baltistan formerly known as Northern Areas of Pakistan. It lies at an altitude of 3,100 m above sea level, and is the highest settlement in Hunza Valley of Pakistan. It is the bordering...
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Saturday, March 15, 2014

story of Attabad lake

A natural disaster occurs when an intense geological, meteorological, or hydrological or any other event exceeds the aptitude of a society to handle the issue. This study aims to determine, how the accidental formation of Attabad Lake affects the social and economic conditions of district Hunza....
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Friday, March 14, 2014

Wandering the cobbled streets of Karimabad I came across a number of woodwork shops selling beautiful hand carved spoons, forks, knives and bowls. One of the artisans who has opened a small shop is a gentlemen called Shafqat Karim. I sat in his workshop chatting to him about this age old craft...
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Wednesday, March 5, 2014

Tuesday, March 4, 2014

The Original Hunza People. The story of Hunza is thought to have begun with Alexander III or Alexander the Great (July 356 BC to June 10, 323 BC), son of King Philip of Macedon (Ancient Macedonia west of Greece). Alexander was a brilliant warrior, more capable than his father. After his father's murder, Alexander set out toward the east to conquer neighboring kingdoms. He conquered Greece in short...
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Saturday, February 22, 2014

Friday, February 21, 2014

Hunza Culture dress Hunza people wear unique dress In Pakistan. in old days they wear (Tawchin) means socks which is made from leather ( shoka) jacket which is made from wool (kupaltine) Pajamas which is also made from sheep wool and (Kurdi) made also from Sheep wool . In the above picture the...
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Hunza culture is still alive and people of Hunza isolate the culture even today . Hunza culture is a unique in Pakistan these people lives  between the narrow mountains of Karakorum range . Humans of Hunza also called white skinned people because there color is unique from Asian people . these...
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Sunday, February 16, 2014

Why humans of Hunza live long ?  most of people are really amazed by this question . well humans of Hunza eat simple and pure food like Fiitti which is made from flour and Water . Hunza butter is also famous around the world . in Breakfast most of people eat above things like fitti , tea,...
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Friday, February 14, 2014

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Thursday, January 30, 2014

"What comes to your mind when you think of fear- what is your biggest fear, for instance?" "Hm... a really good question..... I guess my biggest fear would be to be alone. All alone. To be without family, yes."...
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Wednesday, January 29, 2014

ISLAMABAD:  Hundreds of people from Hunza residing in the twin cities came together for an evening of traditional tunes and merriment to celebrate their culture. The day-long “Hunza Cultural Festival” was organised by the Hunza Cultural Forum here on Sunday. A large canopy hosted approximately...
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  https://www.facebook.com/Humansofhunzo I always Search fro happiness at last i got it from my culture so always follow your culture....
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                                   “Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know.”                                                  ...
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Tuesday, January 28, 2014

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Tuesday, January 7, 2014