Pakistan Music
The Music of Pakistan includes diverse elements ranging from music from other parts of South Asia as well as Central Asian folk music, Persian music, Turkish music, Arabic music as well as more modern American music influences. With the multiple influences, Pakistani music has emerged as a “fusion” of many other types of sounds together [...]
Classical Music
Classical Music is a North Indian classical music tradition that has been evolving from the 12th centuries AD onwards, in what is now northern India and Pakistan, and also Bangladesh, Nepal and Afghanistan. The tradition was born out of a cultural synthesis from several musical streams: the vedic chant tradition dating [...]
Traditional Crafts
THREADS OF EXPERIENCE – TRADITIONAL CRAFTS FROM PAKISTAN TO ROCHDALE
Local people learnt traditional Pakistani arts and crafts techniques. Photo courtesy Touchstones
A Rochdale-based artist has been teaching local people the traditional arts and craft techniques of Pakistan to create a new exhibition.
Shaista Nazir, a trained textile artist, visited Pakistan to research the [...]
Travel to Islamabad Pakistan
Islamabad is the capital of Pakistan since 1963. A relatively quiet city, it consists of mainly Federal Government offices, Parliment House, the official residence of the President and Prime Minister along with the Diplomatic Enclave, an area next to the Parliament House dedicated to foreign embassies and missions appointed in Pakistan.
Islamabad Business districtAlthough the majority [...]
Beef Keema Samosa
Ingredients:
—-FILLING—-
1 tablespoon ghee
1 clove garlic, finely chopped
1 teaspoon finely chopped fresh ginger
2 medium onions, finely chopped
2 teaspoon curry powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon vinegar or lemon juice
250 gm minced beef or lamb
1/2 cup hot water
1 teaspoon garam masala
2 tablespoon chopped fresh mint or
1 coriander leaves
1 oil for frying
—-DOUGH—-
225 gm plain flour
1 [...]
Deal in Swat: Good Move or Bad Move?
The government (of Pakistan) agreed to impose Islamic law and suspend a military offensive across much of northwest Pakistan on Monday in concessions aimed at pacifying the Taliban insurgency spreading from the border region to the country’s interior.
In my opinion, the devil is really in the details and the implementation of this agreement. I have [...]
Babusar Pass
Babusar Pass is at a distance of 80 km from Naran. It is on the way to the pass that the Kaghan valley’s scenery becomes most dramatic. Battakundi is at a distance of 16 km from Naran and provides access to Lalazar Plateau, lake Dodiputsar and lake Lulusar, which is the [...]
Balakot
At a distance of 220 km from Islamabad and 4 hours journey, lies Balakot, the ‘Gateway’ to the Kaghan Valley. The town lies on the bank of the River Kunhar and serves as a market for the surrounding villages.
It is a famous tourist destination of the region is one of the [...]
K-2 Northern Areas
Northern areas of Pakistan are blessed with some of the tallest peaks and mountains in the world in the Great Himalyians. The most popular and renowned peak is K-2 as known also Mt. Godwin Austin. Its height is about 28,250 ft. or 8611 meters which makes its 2nd highest peak in the [...]
Tourism and Transport
Gilgit city is one of the two major hubs for all mountaineering expeditions in the Northern Areas of Pakistan. Almost all tourists headed for treks in Karakoram or Himalaya ranges arrive at Gilgit first. Many tourists choose to travel to Gilgit by air since the road travel between Islamabad and Gilgit [...]
