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Helping the Hazara of Afghanistan and Pakistan. By Saleem H. Ali and M. Saleem Javed The current predicament of ethnic and religious minorities in Afghanistan and Pakistan is a cause of grave concern, and it is essential for the international community to be aware of multiple complexities and rivalries in the region. For this article I partnered with an ethnic Hazara human rights activist and Chinese-educated medical doctor, M. Origin and Identity Central Asia has been the crossroads of ethnicities for millennia as exemplified by the diversity of languages and other cultural expressions in this region. A Chinese traveler, Tauchaun, wrote about people similar to Chinese in Hazarajat called ‘Hosalo’ in June 644 A.D. Marginalization and Conquest Discrimination towards the Hazara was poignantly portrayed by Afghan-American writer Khaled Hosseini in his epic novel The Kite Runner.
Similar dynamics of dissent and conflict with foreign forces in the region appear to be playing out almost a century later. Taliban terror and its aftermath. Pakistan - Statistics. Please note that the data for all countries is in the process of being updated. For the most recent data (including 2013 data), download the State of The World's Children 2015 Country Statistical tables [Excel] and choose a country. You can also download all data tables by thematic area [PDF]. Basic Indicators | Nutrition | Health | HIV/AIDS | Education | Demographic Indicators | Economic Indicators | Women | Child Protection | The Rate Of Progress | Adolescents | Disparities By Residence | Disparities By Household Wealth | Early Childhood Development.
Laurent Gayer. The site of a bomb attack that occured in Karachi on polling day Since its first electoral victory in the local body election of 1987, the Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) has maintained an astoundingly high rate of incumbency in Karachi. While its detractors attribute these repeated electoral successes to the party’s strong-arm tactics and its propensity to resort to electoral malpractice, it is undeniable that the MQM has retained a strong vote bank over the years. This resistance to the incumbency factor is all the more remarkable as the party has been facing a relentless vilification campaign since its early days, regularly branded as a “fascist” and “terrorist” organisation by its adversaries, while its charismatic leader, Altaf Hussain, has been sitting in exile in London since 1992. It is not that the MQM has not suffered reversals in its political fortunes.
Its vote share, indeed, declined steadily between 1990 and 2002. Analysis: Understanding Karachi's killing fields | Pakistan | Conflict | Governance | Human Rights | Security | Urban Risk. Read this article in: عربي Mourners wail over a victim of violence in Karachi KARACHI, 24 September 2012 (IRIN) - Mukhtar Ahmed Azmi, 75, along with his son and grandson, was about half way home on 6 September when unknown assailants on motorcycles opened fire on them in Pakistan's largest city, Karachi. Only Azmi's grandson survived. This is just one of many unsolved murder cases in the city. Karachi has had a long history of volatility stemming from sectarian, ethnic and political strife. One thousand seven hundred people were killed in Karachi between January and August 2012. "The ongoing killings are multidirectional," Sharfuddin Memon, security adviser to the government of Sindh Province, told IRIN.
According to police statistics, there were 60 sectarian killings between January and August 2012, with both Shias and Sunnis targeted. "I think that, proportionately, the sectarian killings are quite low in the overall killing spree in the city this year. Who are the main players? Ak/kb/cb. Nouvel onglet. Home - Dealtoday.pk - The best deals in town.
Ranikot Fort - the Great Wall of Sindh. The Ranikot Fort also known as Dewar-e-Sindh (Great Wall of Sindh), with a circumference of about 26 km or 16 miles, is reputed to be the largest unexplored fort in the world. Since 1993, it has been on the list of tentative UNESCO World Heritage Sites. It is located in the Kirthar Range, about 30 km southwest of Sann, in Jamshoro District, Sindh, Pakistan.
Ranikot is the most talismanic wonder of Sindh. Visible from five kilometers away its massive undulating walls twist and dip over the hills. Its walls, are built with dressed sandstone and reinforced with 45 bastions along the outer wall, of which 7 are rectangular and the remaining are round. The original purpose and architects of Ranikot Fort are unknown. Archaeologists point to 17th century as its time of first construction but now Sindh archaeologists agree that some of the present structure was reconstructed by Mir Karam Ali Khan Talpur and his brother Mir Murad Ali in 1812 at a cost of 1.2 million rupees (SindhGazetteer, 677).
(Urdu) Academic Programmes | International Islamic University. Download Pashto Mp3 Songs | Pashto Poetry | Pashto Books | Pashto Fonts & Keyboard | Pashto Tafseer | Moulana Bijli Ghar Mp3. Pashto phrasebook. Pashto (also transliterated Pukhto or Pushtu) is an Eastern Iranian Indo-European language spoken natively by ~50 million people. It is one of the official languages of Afghanistan and a regional language in West and Northwest Pakistan. In the days of the British Raj, Pashto speakers were referred to in English as Pathans. NOTE: Most of the phrases are written as they would be pronounced by people living in the area around Paktia, Logar, Kabul and Nangarhar etc. But if one travels south or east (towards Kandahar or Pakhtunkhwa), the regional dialects change certain speech sounds. Pronunciation guide[edit] Vowels[edit] ə [ه ,ۀ ,زورکى] a central neutral vowel, like 'a' in "above" a [ه ,زبر] like 'u' in "hut" aa [ا] like 'a' in "far" i [زېر ,ي] like 'ee' in "see" ē [ې] like 'e' in "bed" u [پېش ,و] like 'oo' in "food" o [و] like 'o' in "more" ay [ى] similar to 'y' in "my".
Əi [ئ ,ۍ] similar to 'ay' in "play" Consonants[edit] b [ب] like 'b' in "bed" ch [چ] like 'ch' in "chair" ts [څ] d [د] dd [ډ] f [ف] g [ګ ,ږ] gh [غ] Yes. Karachi travel guide. Downtown Karachi Karachi [1] (Urdu: كراچى, Sindhi: कराची/ڪراچي) is the capital of the province of Sindh, and is the largest city and financial capital of Pakistan. Beginning in 1947 at partition of the British Raj, when hundreds of thousands of Muhajirs from India sought refuge, the population has exploded from about 450,000 to an estimated 18 million today.
With more than a million new inhabitants pouring in each year, it's not surprising that the stretch marks are showing in one of the largest and most rapidly growing cities in this world! Karachi, located on the coast of the Arabian Sea, is the financial and commercial centre of the nation, as well as its largest port. The city credits its growth to the mixed populations of economic and political migrants along with refugees from different national, provincial, linguistic and religious origins, who generally come to the city to settle permanently.
Districts[edit] Karachi is a huge city and an administrative division of Sindh Province. Best Bakeries & Bake Shops in Karachi at KarachiSnob.com. Karachi : Pakistani Citiy Information : Mera Pakistan. Karachi the largest and the most populace city of Pakistan, presents an interesting and colorful combination of the old and new. The narrow twisting lanes and alleys of the old city throb with life alongside wide roads and elegant modern building. Within the city, talented artisans with age-old skills produce handicrafts of exquisite beauty. Karachi offers a variety of pleasant attractions, wide sunny beaches deep-sea fishing. Yachting, golf and horseracing, all year round. Its restaurants cater to a wide choice of Pakistani and Western cuisines. Its markets and bazaars offer an endless variety of exciting shopping, including indigenous handicrafts. Particularly rugs and carpets of rare designs and beauty.
Karachi? This white marble Mausoleum with its curved Moorish arches and copper grills resets on an elevated 54 sq. meters platform. Foremost among Karachi? This museum, on Dr. Built by the British to commemorate the Silver Jubilee of Queen Victoria? Positioned as the landmark of Karachi?