A Gujar Nomad selling chewing gum by the roads of Naran, Pakistan, July' 2012. Gujars, a rural tribe, surfaced from India in the 9th century and migrated to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa at that time the North West Frontier province before the regions conversion to Islam. They are spread in large numbers amongst the Pashtun tribes from the Black Mountain to the Kunar River. — Photo by Shameen Khan/Dawn.com
The Himalayas and the Kaghan valley have inspired poets, musicians, painters, videographers and photographers throughout the ages. For me, the inspiration came last month, when my friends revealed they were planning a trip.
Today I share a look at the untainted beauty of the land we inherited, celebrating Pakistan’s 65th year of independence. — Photos and Text by Shameen Khan/Dawn.com
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We will be able to truly enjoy the paradise (Pakistan) if we help in making Pakistan a truly secular and democratic State.
Its very unfortunate that today this heaven on earth was stained with the blood of some innocent young men for a mere fact that they belonged to a seperate sact of Islam. These young men were muslims that were humans.
i have snow lake pics of 2007 when i travelled there, if you have interest let me know
If only we could preserve the beauty of our land for the next generations-and at the same time share this great gift of God with the rest of the world. Congratulations to the blogger and the Dawn media group for this beautiful gift. Zaheer Abbasi
A child begging (perhaps even selling chewing gum) is not untainted beauty but how we have failed our people.
You always come to spoil the mood man. Cheer up!
If these photos are from last month, I am relieved. I travelled from Naran to Chilas, passing by Lulusar and through the Babusar pass in 2005. At that time, there was a lot of construction activity going on and I heard that Lulusar lake was going to be commercialized (read: brutalized) like Saiful-Malook. Thank God, it hasn't, as it seems from the pics.
We should learn to preserve our natural gifts the way they are, not commercialize them. Real beauty and value exists in keeping them in their natural state.
I visited this place last year in july and remember that particular mountain..it is truly a magnificent place to visit.. SubhanAllah