Islamabad Chaupal

Since ancient times, Chaupal has been revered as the sacro sanctum place in the village community. Traditionally the platform of village elders sitting under a banyan tree to address issues faced by village folk. Chaupal is a meeting of all in the rural society-men and women, young and old, strong and feeble…

Glimpses from Recent Chaupals
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Branding Taxila as a Gateway to Religious Tourism
29/12/2019

Today, the town of Taxila is a sprawling urban center with bustling bazars and multi-story plazas. It is a nationally known industrial hub of heavy machines and ordnance factories, as well as a center of small cottage and household industries of stoneware and pottery. The unplanned and unchecked urbanization and industrialization of Taxila Valley, fanning out in the foothills of Margalla hills, poses a direct threat to the historical value...

The Road Less Traveled: The Buddhist Religious Tourism of Pakistan
29/12/2019

Pakistan is comparatively a young country, yet it is a land of ancient civilizations, comparable in antiquity to the Egyptian and Sumerian. Despite being an Islamic republic, Pakistan respects the historic legacy of pre-Islamic civilizations. Buddhism is one of those world religions that have spawned an ancient civilization, whose footprints are spread all over Pakistan. From the hilltops of Kashmir to the valleys of Swat and Peshawar, from the...

Cementing the Friendship Bond: Pak-China Cultural Ties
02/10/2019

Pakistan is geographically located at the crossroads of cultures and historic civilizations, some of which have turned into mighty nation states of the Twentieth century, such as China. Pakistan was among the first countries to recognize the People’s Republic of China as a sovereign state in the 50s. Over the years, Pakistan-China relationship has been graduated into 'all-weather' Sino-Pak friendship, but mostly it is limited to inter-governmental...

Connecting the Two Capitals: From Taxila to Islamabad
02/10/2019

When Pakistani government chose to shift capital from the bustling port city of Karachi to the north of Rawalpindi, where the Potohar plateau rises to Margalla Hills, little did they realize that they are establishing a direct territorial link to the capital of an ancient civilization, Takshasila, i.e., the hill capital of the Kingdom of Gandhara. Situated at the pivotal junction of trade routes of South Asia and Central Asia in the lush green...

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