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Striking photo of a beautiful nomad woman. She takes care of the sheep with her. She belong to a KOCHIAN tribe of nomads wandering in Pakistan and Afghanistan. During winter the come down to plans for search of pasture for their herds of livestock; due to heavy snow on mountains.
Bab-e-Khyber (Khyber Gate) a towering
structure stands at Jamrud and serves as the entrance of the historic Dara e
Khyber (Khyber Pass). It is seen as a mark of respect by citizens of Pakistan. It
is a monument in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) of Pakistan.
Jamrud Fort is located on its right. It was constructed in the early 60s and
inaugurated by President of Pakistan Muhammad Ayub Khan on June 11, 1963. By
the passage of time, the gate has become a symbol of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Formerly
NWFP) and its tribal belt (FATA). Notwithstanding obvious signs of ageing, the
Khyber Gate still presents an imposing sight.
Tag :// Bab-e-Khyber,
Tag :// Dara e Khyber,
Tag :// FATA,
Tag :// Gate,
Tag :// NWFP,
Tag :// Pakhtunkhwa,
Tag :// Pakistan,
Tag :// Pass
Arrested
tree at Landi Kotal
“I
AM UNDER ARREST”
In 1898, A British army officer James Squid in a
state of drunkenness feel an old banyan tree lurch towards him. He ordered mess
Havaldar to arrest the tree immediately. Presently, it is Khyber Rifles
Officers Mess; at Landikotal in Khyber Agency (FATA), at historic Khyber Pass, Pakistan. To this day, it stands
fettered and forlorn, with a board hanging on it that reads: “I am under
arrest.”
The
tree is still under arrest after all these years in remembrance of the British
invasion of the sub continent.
Historic
Khyber Pass, has witnessed the jostle of multiple empires as they fought for
the remote, rich expanses of the Hindukush. Harsh socio-political imprints left
behind by Alexander, Genghis Khan, and Amir Timur. All they came here from
north side. Sikhs also came here and establish their state, they came from
Lahore. After all British are dispersed throughout the craggy defiles and they
came from south in this area.
Now,
these tribal areas are trapped in the midst of another vortex, the ‘war on
terror.’
Tag :// Army,
Tag :// Arrested,
Tag :// British,
Tag :// FATA,
Tag :// Khyber Pass,
Tag :// Landi Kotal,
Tag :// tree
