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Pakistan's 79th: time to live, not just survive | The Express Tribune

Pakistan's 79th: time to live, not just survive

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KARACHI:
As Pakistan marks its 79th Independence Day, it is worth pausing to recall that the country was born of a civilian movement. Our forefathers secured a homeland through political struggle, not conquest. The real question is whether we have learnt to live in it.

 

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Mango season and how the fruit shapes community and culinary heritage in Bradford

The golden-fleshed fruit sees a boom in summer sales and a roadside phenomenon appear.

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Vans stacked with crates of juicy, ripe mangoes have become a familiar sight on many streets in Yorkshire this summer as shoppers bustle to make the most of the current peak season for prized varieties.

 

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UNESCO widens Pak heritage map | The Express Tribune

UNESCO widens Pak heritage map

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LAHORE:
UNESCO has added 12 more historical and cultural sites from Pakistan associated with Gandhara and Buddhist heritage, Mughal-era architecture, historic forts and other cultural heritage to its Tentative List of World Heritage Sites.

The latest additions take the total number of Pakistani sites on the list to 37. Their inclusion marks an important first step towards securing World Heritage status and will help highlight Pakistan's diverse cultural and historical heritage on the global stage.

 

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4 women from GB successfully summit Spantik

Bad weather hampers efforts to bring the bodies of Dr Asma Mushtaq and American climber Sarah Mallory Geis to Skardu.

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GILGIT: Four women mountaineers from Gilgit-Baltistan, joined by a Romanian climber and a male mountaineer from Punjab, successfully summited 7,027-metre Spantik Peak without the assistance of high-altitude porters, marking an inspiring achievement amid challenging conditions in the region.

The Alpine Club of Pakistan confirmed that the four-member local women’s team reached the summit and safely returned to Skardu on Monday.

 

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Pakistan's amateur radios are tuned in for the apocalypse

Hams prove the oldest technology is still the hardest to break.

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When the earthquake struck in 2005, two men in Islamabad loaded their bags and headed for Azad Kashmir. They made it as far as Kohala bridge where the road got cut off. From there on, they made it by foot and hitchhiked on motorcycles and the back of pick-up trucks to Muzaffarabad.

One of the few offices still functioning there was Rescue 15 whose building had half collapsed. The men asked the surprised police officials inside if they had a car battery. The officials led them to a crushed Suzuki Mehran.

The men got to work. A radio transceiver was plugged into the battery and they started transmitting messages to Islamabad since telephone landlines had collapsed. In the next few days they sent nearly 3,000 messages to Islamabad by radio, which their affiliates spread throughout Pakistan by phone. Most messages were confirmations of survivals and deaths.

 

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Pakistan's greatest challenge may not be economic or technological. It is civilisational. Nations are sustained not only by constitutions, infrastructure or economic indicators but by shared values, trustworthy institutions and an educated citizenry capable of thinking beyond immediate divisions.

A sixty-year-old book that still questions Pakistan | The Express Tribune

A sixty-year-old book that still questions Pakistan

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