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The separation in 1947 of British India into the Muslim state of Pakistan (with two sections West and East) and largely Hindu India was never satisfactorily resolved, and India and Pakistan have fought two wars - in 1947-48 and 1965 - over the disputed Kashmir territory. A third war between these countries in 1971 - in which India capitalized on Islamabad's marginalization of Bengalis in Pakistani politics - resulted in East Pakistan becoming the separate nation of Bangladesh. In response to Indian nuclear weapons testing, Pakistan conducted its own tests in 1998. The dispute over the state of Kashmir is ongoing, but recent discussions and confidence-building measures may be a start toward lessened tensions. To be updated

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By Darlow
July 20th 2008

Guns. Many guns.

Asia » Pakistan » Northern Areas

More polo action

So after trekking over the Pakora Pass, we spent about 4 days living with a family from Pakora, recovering from the rigours of walking. Unfortunately that meant that only 7 days were left until the polo tournament started. The idea of walking all the way to Shandur therefore went out of the window, and was instead replaced with "well, let's just see how far we get, and then get on a bus when we run out of time." So freed from major time constraints, another trek was found - this time the 5 day walk over Punji Pass - another 4700 [View Full Entry]

Claudia taking a break en-route the pass

By johncroft
July 18th 2008

Kolkota to the Karakoram

Asia » Pakistan » Northern Areas

Victoria Memorial
complete with the most hideus statue of victoria - she looks like she has a mohican

Back in India for the last time (for a while anyway). You know it's an Indian train your on when someone pathetically bangs a drum, waves a model cobra at you and wants money; someone else goes up and down the train selling only combs all day, polyester slacks are the height of fashion, there aren't nearly enough seats for all the men are intimatley embracing each other. On to Calcutta (or Kolkotta if your polictically correct), with its terrible reputation, I'm sure there are the huge areas of slums and poverty, like every Indian city but the centre is really [View Full Entry]

By Darlow
July 12th 2008

Shandur or bust

Asia » Pakistan » Northern Areas » Gilgit

descending from the pass

So sitting in Karimabad it's easy to start dreaming about the world of adventures that awaits in Pakistan. Getting off your arse to actually do them is, however, a different story. K'bad is just such a nice place and the people are so great that you just never want to leave. Nonetheless, over an evening of Hunza Water (the local alcohol of choice, made from Mulberries) and locally picked medicinal herbs (cunningly made into a lovely green custard - see photo) a plan was hatched that would see a group of us attempt to walk the 220km or so from Gilgit [View Full Entry]

just below the pass after crossing crevasse

By Restless Travellers
July 7th 2008

From China to Italy by Motorcycle

Asia » Pakistan » Quetta

Gobi Desert
intense emotion

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By Darlow
June 18th 2008

Cow shit saves the day

Asia » Pakistan » Northern Areas

probably the nicest guy you could ever meet

So luckily I managed to secure a 3 month visa extension, which means I can now stay here until early September. Pakistan continues to be a fantastic place to visit. Not just the mountains and scenery, but more the people and the culture. An example: Last week I made the 4 hour round trip to Gilgit to get my visa extension. In most countries I have been to such a day would be a complete waste of time, and a pain in the a*se. Here, however, it turned into a great day. Edited highlights: - After filling in my form I [View Full Entry]

By Joses
June 17th 2008

stuck in reverse

Asia » Pakistan » Northern Areas » Gilgit

like a leaking faucet
andy and i peeing on the karakoram highway!

apologies for the muted silence the last few wks. for the uninformed, ive long left china; hmm abt a mth ago or smth. since then ive traversed pakistani sovereign territory and now am in india. in pakistan theres a nationwide power shortage and internet there is dial-up so thats abt as potent a concoction you'd need to really get wired. pakistan....is truly beautiful. nothing like how the media, whether print or press, would have you ingest wholly what they promulgate ardently. no semblence of ethnic and religious unrest, terror networks spawning and cocooning unabatedly, no shit like that. no [View Full Entry]

By artaris
June 11th 2008

unlike what the media tells you..

Asia » Pakistan » Northern Areas » Gilgit

view from our bus
really cold even from the foot of the mountains

pakistan was not a country that we planned to visit on this trip. it was merely a path we decided to take en-route to india. all in all, this trip was to take in the spectacular karakoram highway. however, the very postive introduction we had from Naz, our pakistani saviour, we decided to stay abit longer and check out the sights of pakistan. soon enough, we realised that most pakistanis had a heart of gold. no, they are not qaeda-related millitants, or extremist suicide bombers, they are just like you and me - humans. Naz, is a law-trained businessman who resides [View Full Entry]

By brusselsprout
June 6th 2008

Foothills of the Himalaya - a 6-week trip.

Asia » Pakistan » Lahore

MONDAY 2nd June. At 17:00 we left Amritsar for Wagha to observe the Ceremony of the Border Closure. Just before the Indian and Pakistani Armies conduct this amazing spectacle of national pride, the squads of soldiers parade up and down with much posturing and silly-walks, whilst the audiences on both sides shout encouragement. On the Indian side, the Sergeant Major shouts "Hindustan," and the audiencece replies with some other undeciphered shout. The opposing Pakistan SM shouts "Pakistan," and similarly gets a retort from the crowd. This goes on for ages! Both the In [View Full Entry]

By brusselsprout
June 6th 2008

Foothills of the Himalaya - a 6-week trip.

Asia » Pakistan » Lahore

Closure of the Border Ceremony.
Loads-a-people!

Here's a load more photos: [View Full Entry]

By Aliwoo
June 5th 2008

Himalayan India

Asia » Pakistan » Punjab » Lahore

Thursday 5 June Ventured out in my salwar-kameez. Certainly a lot cooler but it is still hot - in the 40'sC. Visited a few more bazaars. The roads were very busy as some routes were closed for some reason, possibly visiting VIP's other than us! I'm just going for a dip in the pool but I will try to get to the business centre later to upload some photos. It started to rain shortly after I got to the pool so I uploaded some photos - see next blog. We went out to a local Suni Moslem Shrine which was very [View Full Entry]

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