Crossing Margalla Pass on Grand Trunk road near Islamabad in Pakistan, you cannot miss a tall magnificent obelisk right at the Margalla Pass, the Nicholson Monument. The monument reminds us of the days gone by when East India Company used to rule India on behalf of the Crown. Born in 1822 in Lisburn near Belfast, …
The year was 1914, the location was Ypres in Belgium and the occasion was World War I. Germans was pushing into Europe with their blitzkrieg and the whole Europe and Great Britain was under tremendous pressure. During the first battle of Ypres, the German juggernaut had crushed the Allied frontline save a lone soldier Sepoy …
Long ago, not so very long ago, Googaira was the District Head quarters of a District comprising Sahiwal, Okara and Pakpattan. All of these towns are now Districts on their own while Googaira, now Gogera has been reduced to small town in one of the Tehsils in Okara. What has Gogera done to deserve this …
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Having failed a number of times in finding Charehan forest rest house near Lower Topa, my friend and forester turned civil servant Rizwan Mahboob offered to help and one fine morning, I found myself, Rizwan and Faisal standing near the Jheeka Gali turn on new Murree motorway. Soon we were joined by an experienced forest …
My recent road trip to Chitral. Gilgit and back via KKH. I have divided the trip into two independent parts. It would be great if you can cover these articles in consecutive weeks. Also these two articles are around 1200 words each so it would be better if these can be covered as a single …
One fine morning in late November, I found myself standing on the shores of river Indus at Kalabagh. I was staying at a Government rest house along with a few friends and the plan was to see the historic town of Kalabagh as well as take a boat ride up the Indus gorge. The good …
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