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PAKISTAN | Sat, 15 Nov 2008 | By worldfestivals | Views [54]
Location: Kalasha valleys, Pakistan Dates: 10 days around the winter solstice Level of Participation: 4 – visitors are expected to take part in the festivities Description: By the middle of December ... Read more >
Tags: pakistan, chaumos, world festivals
INDIA | Thu, 15 May 2008 | By lillylilla | Views [293] | Comments [1]

Namaste. Mid afternoon here... I came back from the Thar Desert this morning after a whole day riding a camel called Shalya or so which means balance/equilibre. Isn't it funny? This is the meaning a word, I asked to a chinese woman to write down ... Read more >
Tags: india, rajasthan, jaisalmer, thar desert, pakistan, desert, safari, goat, camel, sand dunes
PAKISTAN | Thu, 12 Jul 2007 | By safetyhub | Views [773]

At 04:00 local time on 10 July 2007, Pakistani special forces launched ‘Operation Silence’, a military incursion into the Lal Masjid, or Red Mosque, located in the heart of Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad. The operation brought an end to an eight-day ... Read more >
Tags: travel safety, red24, red mosque, pakistan
PAKISTAN | Fri, 18 May 2007 | By safetyhub | Views [1018]

On 14 May 2007, a general strike closed banks, shops, markets and schools throughout Karachi, paralysing the Pakistani port city. Similar scenes could be witnessed in towns and cities throughout southern Sindh province, of which Karachi is the capital, ... Read more >
Tags: travel safety, red24, karachi, pakistan, unrest