Americans in Hunza: How a serene holiday turned into a war-time evacuation Part-2
Written by: Naveed Bari …….Continued from Part-1 How an ambitious endeavor by a small group of American youngsters to explore Pakistan’s serene Hunza Valley turned into an emergency evacuation as the war broke out between India and Pakistan. May 5th started with the break of dawn. I walked in an empty lobby of Marriott Islamabad […]
Insight into Gemstone Mining in Pakistan
Gemstone mining in Pakistan dates back to the ancient times when the caravans travelling through the Silk Route bartered goods against the precious stones in Northern areas of present day Pakistan. The legendary Silk Route entered Pakistan along the banks of river Indus from far eastern valleys of Skardu and traversed through the mountainous regions […]