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The 7-11 Pakistan Guide

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1.Perceptions of a place

Before you look at anything about Pakistan read this by an Indian citizen who visited Pakistan. www.countercurrents.org/ipk-sharma120903.htm

2.Country profiles - the best is probably the BBC but always check alternatives;

www.nationmaster.com/country/pk

Some good maps can be found at

I love the map collage above. http://pakistan.designerz.com/ which could be the basis of the study of regional variety.

3. Pakistan Images Peter Langer is a commercial photographer who has excellent images of the mountainous provinces and the cities. www.peterlanger.com/Countries/Asia/Pakistan/

There are more of urban areas below.

4.Pakistan's physical landscape is very diverse

This is a stunning image of a dust storm from space

This high quality image of a RAMSAR wetland site in Pakistan is not what you might expect. www.ramsar.org/archives_banners.htm

You can travel from Islamabad to the roof of the world on this small but neat site http://home.online.no/~rehaga/fepak00.htm

5.The Indus River is what unites Pakistan and you can see the effect of the River Indus on the landscape of Pakistan here.

An alternative is at www.redtailcanyon.com/items/14507.aspx

The Commission for development and dams has a case study of the Tarbella Dam http://www.dams.org/kbase/studies/pk/

6.The Karokorum is famous for being the fastest eroding landscape in the world. Marvel at the spectacular scenery and the major hazard

You can read about people from the mountains of Pakistan. www.mountainvoices.org/pakistan.html

A set of photos from Marco Santi includes some spectacular mountains and delightful images of people www.marcosanti.it/Travel/Asia/Pakistan.htm

7. If you would like to examine the natural habitats of Pakistan, then WWF Pakistan http://wwfpak.org/v2/index.htm has a superb website and you can find out about rare species such as the blind Indus river dolphin.

7.Weather climate and agriculture is represented by these maps from the international crops institute

Crop distribution Rainfall [June-Sept] Rainfall [Oct-March]

Annual maximum temps Annual minimum temps

Summer max Summer min Winter max Winter min

8. The Cities of Pakistan are listed in rank order of size

This tour of Lahore has positive images of the city http://www.lahorebazaar.com/gallery/default.asp?a=path&i=12

There are many moving images of Karachi but be warned some are not comfortable and most were in black and white but fascinating.

9.The Daily Times www.dailytimes.com.pk is an English language newspaper which has images of modern Pakistan and some surprising images from the Sunday supplement. Pakistan Link is also www.pakistanlink.com has up to date news.

10.People of Pakistani ethnic origin in the UK

There is an EU report on the situation of muslims in EU countries http://www.eumap.org/reports/2002/content/09/

I am looking for more....Cricket is a big link between our countries.

11.One export is rugs, Baluchistan is the SW province of Pakistan and it is famous for rugs and this guide has a profile of the people who make rugs by hand and offers a link with the world outside.

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This page last updated 29 April 2004

This page was last updated 29/04/04