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    The greatest gifts you can give your children are the roots of responsibility an: by naseerkazmi, Views[151]
         		 As the day's festivities draw to a close, an elderly Kalash couple surrounded by grandchildren sit on the verandah of their home for a chat. They may be reminiscing about better days, when they were younger, their numbers greater - in the 1951 census of Pakistan, the Kalash population was recorded at 10,000, which by 2012 had dropped to 3,700. They may be ruing the safety of their community, which not only faces pressure to assimilate from their Muslim neighbors, but has also been threatened by the militant Pakistani Taliban. <p> They may be lamenting the gradual loss of their oral traditions. Most Kalash children today go to public schools, where they learn Urdu, the national language of Pakistan. The elders, however, only speak the native Kalasha, according to some scholars the closest modern tongue to Ancient Sanskrit. <p> Although the Pakistani government has applied for UNESCO World Heritage status for the Kalash people, one wonders how long this fabled community can hold together. How much longer can they can preserve their ancient ways, their secrets, thus far protected by the forbidding Hindu Kush, dating to a time and place that only exists in legend?: by manalahmad, Views[409]
         		 Kalash men and women make their way to the <i>charso</i>, the village dancing ground, waving walnut brunches in the air. This practice is said to please the fairies and nature spirits living in the surrounding mountains. <p> The walnut branches also have another purpose – a Kalash woman may use her branch to select a prospective “husband”. This custom, translated into English as “marriage by elopement”, is one of the mischievous highlights of the Joshi festival, and may involve men and women who are already married. : by manalahmad, Views[402]
         		 Kalash children on the balcony of their home in Bumburait Valley share a laugh with Pakistani tourists below. <p> Today, tourism forms one of the mainstays of Kalash economy, along with the traditional occupations of goat-herding and farming. Every year during the three festival seasons – spring, autumn and winter – tourists from the Pakistani lowlands, as well as a steady number of brave foreigners, throng to the Kalash Valleys to witness the rituals and way of life of these people, the last truly indigenous people of Pakistan. While the Kalash are generally very friendly and hospitable, not everybody is happy about the seasonal invasions of their privacy. : by manalahmad, Views[424]
         		 Three Kalasha matriarchs, decked in traditional finery, their faces wizened by the harsh mountain sun and long days of work in the fields, dance arm-in-arm during Joshi festivities. <p> A world apart from the conservative, male-dominated,predominantly Muslim society of Pakistan, the women of Kalash enjoy certain exceptional freedoms. They do not observe <i>purdah</i>, they mix openly with men, and they customarily choose their own husbands, whom they are allowed to divorce at will. The goddess Jestak, protector of home and hearth, holds an important place in the Kalash pantheon, and the four-day spring festival normally kicks off with sacrifices made in her honor. : by manalahmad, Views[293]
     
    Meet Zarmina, 10, lost in innocent thoughts as her village gears for the <i>Joshi</i> spring festival, held in late May each year to mark the passing of the cold season and the planting of new crops. <p> Zarmina is a <i>Kalasha</i>, progeny of an ancient Indo-Iranian tribe that has fascinated travelers and mystified anthropologists for centuries. The polytheistic Kalash once thrived in the fertile valleys of the Hindu Kush mountains in present-day Pakistan; today, with their distinctive religion and cultural practices under constant threat from Muslim proselytism, the Kalash are among the most endangered peoples in the world.: by manalahmad, Views[331]
         		 The make shift tent of the porters. They are the real heroes on the trek.: by nadirtoosy, Views[649]
         		 Waiting outside the tent in the middle of the night the temperature was about -8: by nadirtoosy, Views[622]
         		 Trekking across black ice on the biafo glacier on route to Hisper La Pass. : by nadirtoosy, Views[774]
         		 Near the pass all one can see for miles is pure white powder.: by nadirtoosy, Views[713]
     
    At the top of Hisper La Pass (5150 meters) walking towards camp for the night.: by nadirtoosy, Views[699]
         		 One day Journalists will 'also' cover the progressive side of FATA. (While the red shawls silently pay tribute to Pakhtun nationalism, the UN funding for setting up this school for girls explicitly demonstrates the capitalist ideology of sustainable development gradually penetrating in FATA through foreign aid). : by joveriahassan, Views[361]
         		 One day we will share our struggle with the entire world. (A typical scene from Bajour’s buzy market. For Pakhtun men tough labor work is an important part of growing up). : by joveriahassan, Views[322]
         		 One day I will teach the art of responsible parenting. (Wrapped in a beautiful traditional chaddar/shawl a beautiful girl taking good care of her younger sibling): by joveriahassan, Views[334]
         		 One day Disney will film our folklore. (Girls playing in the lush green fields of Bajour): by joveriahassan, Views[352]
     
    One day children from all corners of the world will come and pick wild flowers with us. (Children pose for the camera as they make their way home after picking wild flowers and orchards from the lush green farms).: by joveriahassan, Views[340]
         		 Native Jetty Bridge in Karachi is a crowded place in the bustling city. It is where you can wash your sins, ask Got for forgiveness or find your internal peace simply by making an offering to the creatures of nature – birds and fish. A merchant selling bites of food sweeps his makeshift stall.: by vlad, Views[528]
         		 A paan stall. Paan chewing is quite popular to majority of men in Karachi. Paan is a bettel leaf wrap with areca nut, slaked lime paste, and other pastes and spices. Men spit red tinted paan juice all over the busy streets of city.: by vlad, Views[396]
         		 Masters of embroidery in an open-air bazaar in Karachi. Here it is a man privilege to decorate the woman's attire.: by vlad, Views[331]
         		 Children workers in a metal shop. Sadly but childhood is exchanged with heavy labor - priceless support for their families. My flat is on a street lined with metal shops, and every morning an adolescent kid walks the alley pulling a speaker's magnet tumbling at the end of a rope and collects the metal scraps sticking to the magnet surface.: by vlad, Views[302]
     
    In Karachi the entrepreneur spirit is high. Whenever there is a demand for something, there is someone to do it. Some skills like this improvised barber shop are performed straight on the street.: by vlad, Views[341]
         		 Rest Place of Saint Shah Rukn-e-Alam: by mubashirtaqi, Views[138]
         		 Portrait-Every face tells a story: by mubashirtaqi, Views[137]
         		 Portrait-Every face tells a story: by mubashirtaqi, Views[168]
         		 I captured this photo near my home on railway track: by mubashirtaqi, Views[139]
     
    Street Photography-Captured from Canon EOS 600D: by mubashirtaqi, Views[643]
         		 lake water and beautiful weather: by awais, Views[286]
         		 house building in progress: by awais, Views[243]
         		 sun set on lake : by awais, Views[251]
         		 boat with Pakistani flag on a lake: by awais, Views[386]
     
    a school at the bank of the Sawat river Pakistan: by awais, Views[293]
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         		 Pakistan is a complete : by safar, Views[177]
         		 white tiger in one of the wildlife area of Pakistan: by safar, Views[203]
     
    The Pakistan Monument in Islamabad, Pakistan, is a national monument representin: by safar, Views[192]
         		 bird : by taimurtravels, Views[215]
         		 its the only time when there is fresh air and flowers are booming on there peak: by taimurtravels, Views[311]
         		 finding peace in the busy life of Lahore: by taimurtravels, Views[262]
         		 In the middle of busiest cities of Lahore, there lies a peaceful area: by taimurtravels, Views[293]
     
    while refreshing myself with the cup of coffee and enjoying the fresh air: by taimurtravels, Views[290]
         		 Sun rays passing by the sadara village on the outskirts of Deosai: by deosai_trip, Views[270]
         		 Local children wanted to capture their photo and they seems to be curious.: by deosai_trip, Views[241]
         		 Jeep stuck and three of my friends waiting to get out in cool breeze.: by deosai_trip, Views[272]
         		 First glimpse of beautiful Sheosar Lake in the Deosai National Park.: by deosai_trip, Views[547]
     
    Two young children (local) standing sideby road while truck was coming.: by deosai_trip, Views[245]
         		 Street vendor: by alishahbaz, Views[301]
         		 Cotton candy seller: by alishahbaz, Views[585]
         		 Landa Bazar: by alishahbaz, Views[827]
         		 Toy seller: by alishahbaz, Views[318]
     
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