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General Diwan => Creative Baasks ساچشتکار یا ازمکار => Baask Art Gallary => Topic started by: BaluchiZB on April 10, 2010, 01:07:21 PM
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I just visited, March20th - March 24th, Makran region:Gwadar, Hingol National Park, Hindu Hinglaj Mandir, Jeewni, Ormara, Pisni. Met great local people, had wonderful food and was so floored by their honesty & hospitality that I'm definitely going back to make Gwadar my home soon. Balochs Zindabad, Balochistan Zindabad
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An Ismaili jamat khana in old Gwadar city
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By the mizar in GwadarCity
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Jeewni
I'LL POST MORE PICS LATER,IF ASKED BY MEMBERS HERE.
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In Doha/Qatar, on my way to Balochistan via Karachi.
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Then with Mr Edhi, his son Faisal & Nasrin Jaleel.
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Faisal Edhi
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Finally onto Makran Hwy towards my destination BALOCHISTAN !!!
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More to come...
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Hinglaj Hindu Mandir - Jai Maata Di
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Sitting with Hindu yaatris
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Hindus taking Ashnan in the local river
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what a great tour man.......................... i like it
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Thanks. I got lot more pics from there but not of highest quality.
I'll be posting some more soon.
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At the beautiful Gwadar beach
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At a 60 years old chai shop with local Gwadris. Best tea, still for only Rs 5 a cup. Notice my cap, "I luv Balochistan"
Note: I'm not a political person but 100% supporter of everyones human rights.
Lot more pics to come ASAP
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Me taking a moment to meditate after a hard climb up Gwadar mountain.
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That our car right under "a dinosaur" found in Balochistan.Now in Jeewni.
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The local policeman is for the all important Gwuadri host.
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Shahi Bazar
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Really Nice Pictures !! Thanks for Uploading !!
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wow u must have had wonderfull trip..
wish could hav one like dat =( ....
thnx for sharing...
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^^ Minnat vaar maan braat.
The best thing, even more than scenery, was the people I met.
The school master & researcher of Gwadar history, Mr Abdul Ghafoor, who I had the honor of meeting & listening to. He has done massive for over a decade on the history of Gwadar & Makran. Hopefully it'd come out in the form of book this year, after massive editing (as its over 800 pages).
The city councelor, Mr Aqeel, who brought us an absolute AWESOME fish from his home. I'll have to go there before I die, to eat once more!!! (yh)
Sadaf Resort owner, Mr Abdul Ghaffar, whom I donated my copy of book, THE COUNTRY OF BALOCHISTAN, written in 1864 ie (150 yrs ago), to keep in his hotel library for future guests to his hotel.
Also gave me my Makran Music CD, made by a British in 1992, to play instead of English or urdu music in his hotel.
There were lots of other people who humbled me immensely by their honesty, hospitality & dignified mannerism.
I can go on & on about the merchants in Shahi bazaar I talked to, 50 yrs old paan shop store's owner, 60 yrs old tea shop & the young men there; but I won't bore you.
Instead I'll post few pics I took. Taking pics was almost an after thought as I was so immersed in listening to them that I'd forget to take pics.
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Talking to local folks & leaders in downtown Gwadar.
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Having tea & checking out for potential book about Gwadar history, at Mr Ghafoor's house.
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Sadaf Rest's owner, Abdul Ghafoor. Best hotel experience EVER!! View, Food & Service ROCKS!!!
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A game of cards is going on, but they still shook hands with each one of us.
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The corner store who gave us water even when we forgot our wallet in the hotel. (Later we paid him & thanked even some more)
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The very caring doctor at the local hospital who managed to get this machine & made it work, after 5 yrs of red tape with govt authorities.
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Reception area of Sadaf Resort. We met people from Quetta, Turbat, Khuzdar, LasBela, Chitral, Peshawar & ofcourse some Liyarrians there. Some of the nicest staff who provided us some "french fries" when we got hungry at night.
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The care taker of "sperm whale" at Jeewni
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The kulfiwala who gave us directions to old Omani castle, inspite of our miserable Balochi.
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Inside the well-kept (but littered) one of the 2 Omani castles, that I got to visit.
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Ah! FOOTBALL !!!
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And school kids...
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The hardworking folks of Gwadar!
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Goofing around with local policeman.
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Really Nice and Exclusive Pictures of Gwadar !! Thanks For Sharing !!
I Hope More People Take Pictures of Balochistan Like That And Post Them in Net , So Everyone Can See Them !!!
Do You Have More Pictures Of Omani 2 Kalats ( Forts ) ????
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Really Nice and Exclusive Pictures of Gwadar !! Thanks For Sharing !!
I Hope More People Take Pictures of Balochistan Like That And Post Them in Net , So Everyone Can See Them !!!
Do You Have More Pictures Of Omani 2 Kalats ( Forts ) ????
Yes , few of 2 forts in Gwadar. I'll post them soon.
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Barekaheer, here are the pics of 2 forts in Gwadar that I get to see but only had time to visit one. The other one next time, Inshallah.
IF ANYONE HAS ANY INFO ON THESE 2 GWADRI FORTS, PLEASE DO TELL!!!
The first one,
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Third pic above is definitely not historic, as its an example of monstrous waste of money by Musharraf govt. That was meant to be a police station, inspired by the architecture of Gwadar, but now its stand in middle of nowhere on abandoned roads without roof. There are atleast 2 more huge ones I saw there. So criminal !!!
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Thank You Very Much Brat ,
Im Intending in Sharing these photos with some Omani Friends If You Dont Mind !!!
I Feel Really Sorry That The Government in Charge of The Gwadar Did Nothing To Preserve These Historical Buildings which Are Parts of The History of Gwadar !!!
What That Dinosaur Remaining Doing There They Should Have Been In A Museum
Instead of Using Them As A Roof Cover !!
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Thank You Very Much Brat ,
Im Intending in Sharing these photos with some Omani Friends If You Dont Mind !!!
I Feel Really Sorry That The Government in Charge of The Gwadar Did Nothing To Preserve These Historical Buildings which Are Parts of The History of Gwadar !!!
What That Dinosaur Remaining Doing There They Should Have Been In A Museum
Instead of Using Them As A Roof Cover !!
Please do share pics with others. Hopefully they will be taken care of and protected.
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Thats not a dinasur but a skeleton of sperm whale that washed up on the shore near Astola Island in 1994.
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Please do share pics with others. Hopefully they will be taken care of and protected.
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Thats not a dinasur but a skeleton of sperm whale that washed up on the shore near Astola Island in 1994.
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Thank You Very Much For Allowing Me To Share Those Pics !!
I Have Already Posted Them in An Omani Forum And They All Appriciated it !!!
A Whale Ha !! Well ! What It Is Doing In Gwadar Then ????
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excellent over all,
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Del baaaaaaaaaaaaazzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz washhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh bittttttt
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baaz duldaren aks sa duldar chito naba k mey balochistaney ga..... :)
washen trip pey jata tao balochistana buru becharey mey muka o anchu aks sa net ta bidiye o tao lekeyta k baaz jald tao gawadera wati homeland baneney ma ger mulkiya wati zarzameen nendaga neley...... 8)
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^^ Minaat vaar dousten, but I'm not Baloch, so perhaps someone can translate the msg above.
Right now my heart is bleeding for people of Makran region, esp the many absolutely wonderful Balochs I met there.
I wish I was there. Soon Inshallah.
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Photo: OCHA
The track of Cyclone Phet as of 10 Jun 2010
GWADAR, 13 June 2010 (IRIN) - Local residents in the devastated southwestern port town of Gwadar, in Balochistan Province, are up in arms over what they say has been a slow and ineffective response by authorities to Cylone Phet, which struck Pakistan on 5-6 June.
“Conditions are miserable. There is no liquefied gas because links with Karachi have been cut off and no electricity for five days so household appliances and stoves have not worked,” Fyza Musakhan, a local resident, said.
Gwadar residents protested over the rising prices of foodstuffs and medicines as a result of shortages. “I went to buy ‘atta’ [wheat flour] and some other items but could only buy half the amount I usually do because the prices have gone up steeply. Shopkeepers say existing stocks were destroyed by the water,” Ali Ghaffar, 30, another local resident, said.
According to the Pakistan Metrological Office, Gwadar and other coastal areas experienced some 370mm of rainfall during the cyclone with waves washing in to coastal villages.
Knee-high and waist-high water stands in parts of the town and has flooded many homes. The scale of damage is still being assessed. The tehsils (administrative units) of Pasni, Gwadar and Jiwani were the worst affected, according to local media reports.
“There have been some attempts to drain out water but because it is standing in the streets and in homes there is a danger of disease spreading,” Raees Khan, a doctor and health volunteer in Quetta, provincial capital of Balochistan, told IRIN.
“The first step is to rescue people and then provide relief,” Nawab Muhammad Aslam Raisani, Balochistan Chief Minister, told the media in Gwadar.
Pakistan Navy spokesman Commander Salman Ali said supplies were “being taken to Gwadar by ship as there are no road links” and that 1.8 tons of medicine had reached Gwadar on 8 June.
“We are also trying to save damaged boats and at least 60 to 70 of the 107 affected by the storm have been returned to shore,” he said, adding that “it will take a week or more for things to normalize”.
The Pakistan air force has been air lifting supplies into Gwadar. However, despite these efforts, the situation remains grim, local residents said.
“I have lost my fishing boat. A wall of my hut has collapsed and with my boat washed away I have no means to earn a livelihood,” fisherman Akbar Baloch, 40, told IRIN.
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Thank you very much. Its a totally unexpected honor that you made this little thread a sticky.
I've some more pics from that trip that I'll add later.
I made few good friends in Gwadar, whom I told about this website but the internet there is terribly slow. Hope they'll join soon here and add there input from Gwadar, Jeewni, Pisni, Ormara.
They're amazing friends. They insisted on sending the dates from their family date farm in Turbat to my family & friends they met there. The dates are sent for some tradition called "Ahmen" in months of June/July. Those dates are suppose to be out of this world.
I found Balochs to be most amazing people I ever met. May God Bless Balochs forever.
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baaz jwaaaaan BaaZ tai minat ka tao mai goma share kot.....Thnx alot once again.. o|||
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baaz jwaaaaan BaaZ tai minat ka tao mai goma share kot.....Thnx alot once again.. o|||
Thank you for liking it. I can't wait to go there again and live among friends I made there, for few months and hopefully learn Balochi & Brohi.
What does goma share kot means?
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Awesome food I had in Gwadar. Wish I was having Iftari in Gwadar :''(
Fish that our host Meer Aqeel Baloch had made in his home and brought to us at Sadaf resort in Gwadar.
THE BEST FISH I EVER HAD !!!
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Fish Halwa - unbelievably yummy. Made from fish eggs, derived out of freshly caught poor pregnant fish :(
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Also I will never forget the honest Baloch vendor, who'd correct the wight on atta sacks. Subahan Allah.
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