Hunza lake expected to spill by May 28

!--google_ad_client = "pub-3624043636504897";/* 728x15, created 9/8/09 */google_ad_slot = "0849592824";google_ad_width = 728;google_ad_height = 15;//-->script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js">The Chairman of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), Retired Lt General Nadeem Ahmed...

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Downstream villages evacuated as Attabad water level rises

!--google_ad_client = "pub-3624043636504897";/* 728x15, created 11/2/09 */google_ad_slot = "4937908203";google_ad_width = 728;google_ad_height = 15;//-->script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js">HUNZA: Authorities have evacuated more downstream villages as water level in the Attabad lake...

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A LANDSLIDE…AND NEW LAKE IN HUNZA

But not a nice one…a huge potentially unstable one that is growing daily after a major landslide, just 10km north of the flying site in Karimabad. Miracuously, only 19 people have been reported dead, but for them and their village this is a major disaster…look at the precariousness of the situation at http://pamirtimes.net/It appears the...

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PUNJAB - HISTORY

The land of 5-rivers, population-wise the largest, and once known as the granary of east, the Punjab is the lifeline of Pakistan.To the north of the Punjab is the NWFP (North West Frontier Province) and the Federal capital area of Islamabad. To the north east is the Azad Kashmir. To its east and south is India (Indian Punjab & Rajesthan)....

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PUNJAB - ECONOMY

Punjab economy is mainly agricultural, although industry makes a substantial contribution.The province is playing a leading role in agricultural production. It contributes about 68% to annual food grain production in the country. 51 million acres is cultivated and another 9.05 million acres are lying as cultivable waste in different parts...

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PEOPLE OF PUNJAB

Because of its strategic location in the Indian sub-continent, wave after wave of migrants poured into the area and settled on its fertile lands and today, although originally belonging to the Aryan stock, the people of Punjab are descendants of the Iranians, Turks, Afghans and Arabs who came individually or in groups.The people of Punjab...

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FAIRS AND FESTIVALS OF PUNJAB

The culture of Punjab derives its basis from the institution of sufi saints. The sufi saints spread Islam and preached and lived the Muslim way of life. People have the funs and festivities to commemorate these traditions. The fairs and festivals of Punjab reflect the entire gamut of its folk life and cultural traditions. These mainly fall...

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