Posts Tagged ‘pakistan’
Beauty of Azad Kashmir
July 7th, 2011 / 6 Comments » / by Faizan
The Temples of Katas Raj
August 19th, 2010 / 17 Comments » / by Faizan
Katas is a complex of Hindu temples dedicated to lord shiva. There is a reference in Maha Baharat about a “Chashma-e-Alam”, which has been identified as the water pond of Katas popularly knows as Kataksha or Katak Shall. According to traditions, lord shiva on the death of his wife satti wept so bitterly that out of the strings of his tears two water ponds came into existence; one known as “puskar” near Ajmer in India and other called “Kataksha” at Katas in district Chakwal.
Katas Raj Constitutes a major group of hindu temples most of which were constructed during the reign of Hindu Shahiyas. The earliest temple at Katas Raj dates back to later half of 6th century A.D.
Pakistan Floods 2010 – How to Donate
August 16th, 2010 / 13 Comments » / by Nabiha
Pakistan Floods 2010 in Pictures. To scale how the devastation compares to your locality, city or country or any other place in the world, use this amazing tool from BBC.
Donate $0.10 by watching this video on YouTube:
Donate $0.10 per view to Pakistan Floods 2010
According to rough estimates, the number of victims in Pakistan floods has reached 13.8 million. The floods in Pakistan, which have killed at least 1,200 people so far, are already the world’s second worst in the decade from 2001 to August 2010, according to the Belgium-based Centre for Research on Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED).
Floods in Pakistan have affected more people than those displaced in the 2005 Asian Tsunami and the deadly earthquakes in South Asia and Haiti combined, the United Nations said. The number of homes destroyed or seriously damaged is 290,000, it said. The U.N. will issue an appeal for several hundred million dollars of aid for Pakistan.
Please lend a hand to those in need. Your donations could make the lives of many Pakistanis better. As the Qur’an says:
“Whosoever kills a human being, except (as punishment) for murder or for spreading corruption in the land, it shall be like killing all humanity; and whosoever saves a life, saves the entire human race.” (Al Qur’an 5:32)
You can also donate on-line to ”The People’s Disaster Management Authority (TPDMA)“. Follow Nuzhat S. Siddiqui on twitter who is one of the volunteers heading these efforts. You can further contact them via e-mail:
nuzhat@tpdma.org | soufia@tpdma.org | aftab@tpdma.org
Cell-phone users can now donate via sms:
For Pakistani citizens:
- SMS “FUND” to 1234 to donate PKR 10 in the Prime Minister’s Relief Fund
- SMS “D” to 247 to donate PKR 10 to the Express Helpline Trust for flood relief. (Updated)
- Text “FLOOD” to 27722 to support victims in Pakistan. (Thanks to @twitter for the tweet) (Updated)
- Text “PUKAAR” to 4361 to donate to Imran Khan‘s Flood Relief efforts. (Updated)
For U.S.A. citizens:
- Hillary Clinton announced that Americans could text the word “SWAT” to the number 50555 to donate $10 per SMS message to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees to provide tents, clothing, food, clean water and medicine to Pakistan.
For Canadian citizens:
- Canadian wireless subscribers: Text “REDCROSS” to 30333 to donate $10 to the Canadian Red Cross.
For U.K. citizens:
- Text ‘GIVE’ to 70707 to donate £5
- (Oxfam) Readers in the United Kingdom can send donations through text messaging as well. To donate by text message, text ‘DONATE’ to 70066 to give £5.
Culture of Pakistan – Wallpaper
May 25th, 2010 / 7 Comments » / by AF8AB
Pakistan is a country with rich culture, traditions and history. Often depicted negatively in Western media, The truth is that Pakistan is a peaceful country where people love celebration, food and living a peaceful life without any interference! Unfortunately, Pakistan is the biggest victim of national and international terrorism, Bomb blasts by Taliban and then Drone attacks by USA. Its a two-way issue. God save this beautiful country and its people from these incompetent Politicians and enemies. Ameen. Otherwise, a country with more than 4 weathers in one year and rich soil capable of making Gold can be a nation worth mentioning as one of the best in History.
Wallpaper is Available for download in various Resolutions, Links after a jump.
10 Alternative Things To Do When Facebook is Down
May 20th, 2010 / 11 Comments » / by Faizan
1. Talk about Facebook being down on Twitter
2. Talk about Facebook being down over IM
3. Leave a comment on a blog post about Facebook being down
4. Talk about Facebook being down via text message
5. Talk about Facebook being down over email
6. Write your own blog post about Facebook being down (for an example, see this blog post)
7. Think about Facebook being down
8. Call an actual friend to talk about Facebook being down
9. Invite an actual friend over to talk about Facebook being down
10. Go outside
Where Is My Quaid
June 28th, 2009 / No Comments » / by Faizan
ISLAMABAD: The portraits of Founder of Pakistan Quaid-e-Azam Muhammed Ali Jinnah have been removed from the Prime Minister House and Presidential House, Geo News revealed Saturday.
Two days ago, President Asif Ali Zardari hosted a reception in the honour of national cricket team on winning the ICC Twenty20 World Cup title. On this occasion, the team players and officials had a group photo with President Zardari and Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani.
There are pictures of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, Benazir Bhutto, Bilawal Zardari Bhutto and President Zardari without any picture of founder of Pakistan are seen hung in the backdrop of photo.
Similarly, an Internship Award ceremony was held with PM Gilani in chair on Friday. On this occasion, the stage was decorated with the pictures of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, Benazir Bhutto, President Zardari and PM Gilani; however, there was no picture of Quaid-e-Azam.
In a similar photograph, President Zardari was administering oath of Federal Mohtasib to Dr Shoaib Suddle; however, the backdrop flashed with a picture of Quaid-e-Awam sans any photo of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammed Ali Jinnah.
Similarly, in a meeting with US delegation, no photograph of Muhammed Ali Jinnah was visible.
Under law, to hang the portrait of Quaid-e-Azam at offices of government officials, President and Prime Minister is compulsory.
We Are The CHAMPIONS!
June 21st, 2009 / 3 Comments » / by Faizan
Congrats Pakistan on winning T20 WorldCup.
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