I came across this beautiful piece of speech by Maulana Tariq Jamil in which he explains the Muslim history of Baluchistan. He argues that this is the area in Indo-Pak subcontinent which was introduced to Islam first, as early as 11 Hijri/644 AD. See Photos & Listen to Recording here Continue Reading
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Beautiful Balochistan – Quetta (Part 2)
(Read Balochistan Part 1 Here) Quetta: An Amazing City NOTE: Click on photo to enlarge The City Quetta, the largest city in Baluchistan is an old city with current population of approx 1.8 million. Quetta (the word derives from kwatta, meaning ‘Fort’ in Pushto) is surrounded by hills forming a Continue Reading
Beautiful Balochistan (part 1)
An Awfully Beautiful Place I visited the awfully charming Pakistani province of Baluchistan in August 2007. Baluchistan is situated in the North West of Pakistan and borders with Iran, Afghanistan & Arabian sea. It is situated at a very strategic place and is full of natural resources. No wonder foreign Continue Reading