NOC for Prohibited Zones The NOC is omitted for foreigners however they (particularly Indian citizens) are barred from entering the following areas in Pakistan. Azad Kashmir: A 10 mile band along the Line of Control (LOC) Balochistan: Quetta, Sibi, and Kalat Divisions, excluding Quetta City Chaman Road in Quetta Road from Quetta to Ziarat, including Ziarat Road from Quetta to …

زلزلہ ۲۰۰۵ ویسے تو میری زندگی بے شمار عجیب و غریب واقعات سے بھری پڑی ہے لیکن کچھ لمحات ذہن پر یوں نقش ہیں کہ مٹائے نہیں مٹتے۔۔۔ انہی میں سے ایک ۲۰۰۵ کا زلزلہ بھی ہے۔ میری حالت کے تناظر میں ایک سوال تواتر سے پوچھا جاتا رہا ہے اور اب بھی کبھی کبھی اس کی بازگشت سنائی دیتی …

Roadies: Roadies is comparatively a new term but the Biker Boyses give it a new dimension. It is quite a different idea of travelling for you and me, because our idea of travelling is limited to roads only; no hiking, no trekking and literally no offroading at all. But for Biker Boyses, it’s something absolutely meaningful and unique as they’re …

Pari Lake: Pari/Fairy or Khapiro, all these names are of the same lake, to which locals call it Khapiro Dandh. Google Earth shows only one big lake on the map however there are two lakes in fact. Fairy 1 is the water source of the Fairy 2, but it is relatively smaller in size, as compare to the Fairy 2. …

میں گھر والوں کی نظر میں نخریلی اور شاہانہ مزاج ملکہ عالیہ ہوں۔ ان کا یہ استدلال کچھ ایسا غلط بھی نہیں مگر میں ان شخصی خصوصیات کو اب چاہ کر بھی تبدیل نہیں کر سکتی۔ ایک زمانے میں میرا بھائی مجھے گدی نشین کہتا تھا۔ حقیقتاً میں اب بھی گدی نشین ہی ہوں۔ گھر کی نشست گاہ میں میرا …

The University of Lahore (UOL) having an enrollment of more than 35,000 students and 2500 faculty members on board. It has just signed a deal with ICL International Pvt. Ltd. to commission Huawei surveillance system at its Defense Road Lahore Campus, for adding innovation and technology to its already well-established educational infrastructure. Many dignitaries from Technology industry of Pakistan were …

  Palas valley is a magnificent place, blessed with thick forests, twinkling lakes and lush green meadows. Palas is a Tehsil (sub division) in Kolai-Palas district in Hazara Division. The meadows of Ledi, Morro and Palas belong to the tribes of Palas valley and Allai valley. Allai valley is in the East of the Palas valley. The route to the …

Hundred Tales of a Human Face is an illustrated depiction of Syed Mohsin Raza. Sometimes we couldn’t describe anything in thousands of words, which a picture can tell in a single shot. This proves true when I saw Syed Mohsin Raza’s portraits at Moqvi Photography. I started following Moqvi’s Photography at once. A face in a portrait tells hundred stories, every …

کتابی چہرہ المعروف فیس بک پر پابندی لگنے کاغلغلہ اٹھا تو اس ناشدنی پر ایک بار دھک سے رہ گئے تھے۔ ایسا کیوں نہ ہوتا کہ اس کتاب کے ہم بذاتِ خود بہت بڑے مداح ہیں۔۔۔ آخر ہم سا آدمی فارغ بیٹھ کر اور کرے بھی تو کیا؟ لہٰذا اکثر دن چڑھے اور رات گئے تک ہم اسی کتاب کے …

Muzaffarabad My City: Though I born in Hattian Bala (Jhelum Valley District), yet I live in Muzaffarabad all my life till date. I owe it more than my hometown, because I grew older here, get my schooling, then went to the college and got University education in the same city. Muzaffarabad is a city of Saints and legendry people. Its …