Khunjerab Pass is a high mountain pass on the northern border of Pakistan with the People’s Republic of China. It lengths 4693 m./15,397 ft and is conrdinated as 36*500″N,75*25″22″E. The name comes from the Wakhi for Blood Valley.
It is the highest paved border crossing in the world. It is also the highest point on the Karakoram Highway. The road was completed in 1982.
The long flat pass is often snow-covered during the winter season and is closed from October 15 to May 1. There is excellent grazing on the Chinese side of the pass, and domesticated yaks and dzu (a cross between yaks and cows) may be seen from the road.
On the Pakistani side, the highway travels about 50 km across the extensive Khunjerab National Park before reaching the security outpost of Dih. From there, it is another 35 km to the customs and immigration post at Sust. In March 2006, the respective governments announced that, commencing on June 1, 2006, daily bus service would begin across the boundary from Gilgit, Pakistan to Kashghar, the People’s Republic of China and road widening work would begin on 600 kilometers of the highway
Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khunjerab_Pass
Geo TV or GEO Television is an Urdu Pakistani television network that was established in May 2002 and officially began transmission in October 2002. Its broadcast facilities are based at Dubai Media City in the United Arab Emirates and its uplink teleport station is Samacom, the monopoly uplink provider in the UAE. Mir Khalil ur Rehman was the founder of the Jang Group of newspapers and his younger son Mir Shakil ur Rehman is the present owner. Imran Aslam is the current head of GEO.
Its programming includes interactive infotainment programs, children’s programs, top-of-the-hour news broadcasts daily, and current event programs. GEO TV and GEO News have been rated by Gallup and quoted by Business Week as being the most watched television channel in Pakistan
Geo is growing in popularity very rapidly among news viewers in Pakistan and abroad. As a result from 2003 its number of channels has increased from one to four. They are as follows:
- Geo TV
- Geo News
- Geo Super
- AAG TV
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An unidentified flying object (UFO) was sighted over Pakistan’s Dera Ghazi Khan frontier area somehwere in 2000 and it was the second UFO sighting reported from the uranium-rich area in two weeks, according to the newspaper Dawn.
It came from a westerly direction and after flying over the towns of Fort Munro and Rakhi Ganj it hit the ground between Baghalchor and Roughin. “It was nose-diving and after a few moments the sky was lit up,'’ border military police sources told the newspaper, quoting local tribesmen.
Authorities in Islamabad denied reports that the objects were test missiles, saying they could be meteorites. Uranium is excavated in Baghalchor and unauthorised visitors are not allowed into the area. On August 15, a UFO was sighted near an air force base in Rajanpur district, Dawn reported.
Several UFO sightings have followed the widely observed phenomenon of six fire-emitting objects that crossed the Western Baluchistan province in a row on that date.
Reference: http://www.rense.com
The name Deepak Perwani helps conjure images of creations that boost of classy, western silhouttes. Staying true to his reputation, he has yet once again whipped up a simple yet elegant collection comprising ball gowns.
These stately ensembles are all about sensuous skills and delicate chiffons in subdued and somber shades like beige, white and pearl pink. These ball gowns have been especially crafted for the women who knows her heart…
Go for what your heart desires!
Reference: http://www.jang.com.pk
In 1975-6, the Cambridge Archaeological Expedition made a preliminary survey of the Paleolithic sites in the Rohri Hills. According to their findings, the Rohri Hills were a source of chart for the manufacture of the parallel-sided blades used by the Harappan culture of 2300-1750 BC. The most clearly differentiated Paleolithic site in the Rohri Hills at their southern end,
Reference: http://www.trekearth.com/ Copyright: Jaan khoso
