Jagjit Singh Indian Music Maestro Dies At 70

Indian musician and composer Jagjit Singh, who won generations of fans by reviving the traditional genre of ghazal tunes, died on Monday in Mumbai at the age of 70, hospital officials said.Singh, dubbed “The Ghazal King”, had been in intensive care for three weeks after undergoing surgery when he fell seriously ill with a brain haemorrhage.Ghazals are a poetic form of singing that originated in the Middle East and spread to India from the 12th century.

They were traditionally reserved for the elite, but Singh popularised the form in the 1970s and 1980s by pioneering a modern ghazal sound and using Western instruments alongside Indian classical ones.
“Unfortunately, he expired this morning,” said Mohan Rajan, spokesman for the private Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai.

As well as spreading the appeal of ghazal in India, Singh sang and composed for Bollywood, the Hindi-language film industry.Singh will be best remembered for his music in the films Prem Geet (Love Song) in 1981 and Arth (Meaning) the following year.

He last sang in the low-budget film Khushiyaan (Happiness), which is due in cinemas on Friday.
Jagjit Singh was born to a poor family in the north Indian state of Rajasthan on February 8, 1941.
He took to singing at an early age and like millions of other migrants, travelled to Mumbai, then known as Bombay, to make his fortune.

After initial struggles singing advertising jingles and performing at parties, he found a foothold in regional-language and Bollywood cinema, going on to form a successful duo with his wife Chitra in the 1970s and 80s.
When Singh was taken to hospital on September 23, he had been about to sing at a concert in Mumbai with Pakistani ghazal legend Ghulam Ali.

When It Rains In Karachi There Is No Need To Go To The Beach

A man makes his way on a flooded street after heavy rainfall lashed Karachi on Saturday leaving several roads submerged in rainwater.

Karachi was met with heavy rainfall on Saturday after a long time, leaving roads badly flooded with rainwater.

A vehicle managing its way through a flooded street in Karachi on Saturday.

People enjoy on roads filled with rainwater by having rides on an inflatable tube in Karachi.

Many vehicles became out of order due to the flooded streets in Karachi.

Heavy rainfall causes massive traffic jams in various areas of Karachi on Saturday.

The flooded streets created difficulties for vehicles after heavy rainfall lashed Karachi on Saturday.

Children play in rainwater, vehicles pass through streets after heavy rain in Karachi

Roads in Karachi flooded with rainwater on Saturday.

Karachi Loves The Rain

Crowds of people gather at the Seaview beach in Karachi, to enjoy the monsoon rainfall.

Enthusiastic people of Karachi gather at the Seaview beach to witness the sunset after rain.

Young children play in the park near the Seaview beach in Karachi.

The stunning shades of the sky stand out at the Karachi Seaview beach at sunset.

Clouds signal the coming of a heavy shower of rainfall

10 killed In Powerful Blast Outside Quetta Mosque

A powerful blast killed at least 10 and injured 22 others when a bomb was detonated on Gulistan Road in the Murriabad area of Quetta on Wednesday.

Capital City Police Officer Quetta (CCPO) Ahsan Mahboob said that the blast was a suicide attack.
Mahboob added that the bomber was driving a car laden with about 40kg of explosives. The attacker targeted a Shiite congregation that was offering Eid prayers in a mosque. The bomb was detonated when the people were returning home after Eid prayers.

Earlier, Home Secretary Naseebullah Bazai said that it is not confirmed whether it was suicide attack or if the explosive device was planted in the car.Bazai added that officials are collecting evidence from the blast site.
A police official said that it may be a sectarian attack as it took place in a Shiite dominant area.
Some of the injured were shifted to the Civil Hospital and Bolan Medical College for treatment. Others were rushed to the Provincial Sandeman Hospital through private vehicles and Edhi. Five people succumbed to their injuries.

The blast also destroyed 10 cars and several houses in the vicinity.Authorities fear a rise in the number of casualties and have declared an emergency at the Civil Hospital after the incident.Police have cordoned off the area and investigations are underway.The Shiite community of Quetta has announced that it will observe seven days of mourning to condemn the attack.Members of the Shiite community also gathered and staged a protest at the site of the blast where they chanted slogans against the government.

Securing Karachi For Eid

: In a comprehensive plan chalked out by the authorities, nearly 15,000 law enforcement officers including the Rangers, will be deputed to patrol roughly 12,000 Eid congregations in the city.
The authorities have finalised their emergency security plan and claimed that plainclothes officers will be present in 50 sensitive areas. They added that closed-circuit cameras had been installed in areas as well to help monitor the situation. Additional security personnel will also be deployed near five star hotels, government buildings and foreign missions while 5,000 policemen have been ordered to patrol different areas in the city.

In order to deter criminal activity and monitor the situation, there will be no Eid holidays for the law enforcement agents. The plan also specified that SHOs will be responsible for monitoring places of worship. Additional forces will be provided for patrolling Eid congregations if the need arises.
Police pickets have been set up at all entry and exit points of the city and the Bomb Disposal Squad has also been ordered to be prepared and to monitor public places such as parks.
While finalising the plan, IG Sindh Wajid Ali Durrani and additional IG Sindh Saud Mirza told policemen to remain alert during the Eid holiday.

Karachi Under The Knife

Local residents shout slogans on a street during an operation by Pakistani paramilitary rangers against criminal gangs in a troubled area of Karachi.

During the operation, paramilitary soldiers stopped residents from entering the area without properly frisking them and their vehicles.

Paramilitary soldiers cordon off a street during the operation.

Paramilitary soldiers patrol the streets in a troubled area of Karachi.

Pakistani security troops arrest suspects during a crackdown operation against target killers and the extortion mafia.

Paramilitary soldiers guard men with covered faces as they sit at the back of a ranger's van after being detained during a house to house search.

Pakistani security personnel visit a troubled area during the crackdown operation.

Operation Underway In Violence-Hit Areas Of Karachi

KARACHI: A massive search operation is underway in the violence-hit areas of Karachi, Express 24/7 reported on Wednesday.

Surjani Town, Gulshan-e-Maymar, Khamio Goth and New Karachi have been identified as the areas where operations are being carried out by law enforcement agencies.

Several suspects have been arrested and a large cache of illegal arms has been seized.Interior Minister Rehman Malik is monitoring the search operation and has briefed Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on the latest developments.Malik has also called Director General of Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) and Inspector General of Police (IG) Islamabad to Karachi.The interior minister said result-oriented steps have been taken to restore peace in the city.

One person was reported to have been shot dead in Nusrat Bhutto Colony in the latest incident of ongoing violence.
’9 areas identified for operation’
Sindh Home Minister Manzoor Wassan has that nine areas have been pin-pointed to launch a ‘surgical operation’ in the initial phase.Speaking to the media in Karachi, Wassan said the operation had been launched in four areas overnight with the consent of political parties.

The home minister said eleven target killers have been arrested during the last two days, while 83 suspects have also been detained.He said 54 cases have been filed against the accused.Wassan confirmed that one person had been killed in the city since last night and six were injured in the violence.He said positive developments are expected from the raids in a few days.

Petroleum Policy 2011

The government is planning on introducing a sliding-scale formula of windfall gain-sharing in the Petroleum Policy 2011, The Express Tribune learned on Tuesday.

Prepared by Member (Gas) of the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) Mansoor Muzaffar, the draft of the new petroleum policy recommends the elimination of zones and introduction of a fixed discount of 72.5 per cent of the applicable price with the price floor of $30 per barrel.

Under the current Petroleum Policy 2009, the wellhead gas price is determined under three zones. The wellhead prices of the first, second and third zones are $5.3, $4.7 and $4.2 per Million British Thermal Unit (MMBTU), respectively.

Sources said that now the overall security situation in Pakistan was not good and, therefore, Ogra had recommended the elimination of zones. The wellhead gas price has been estimated at $7.05 per MMBTU for onshore areas if the price of crude oil stands at $115 per barrel. Exploration companies have called for removing the cap of $100 per barrel to determine the wellhead price. The sources said that the exploration companies believed that if there was no cap, the government would not need to introduce another petroleum policy in the future.

However, the sources said, the government was expected to increase the base price from the existing $30 per barrel to $50 per barrel. They added that it would increase the cap from the exiting $100 per barrel to $120 per barrel to determine the wellhead price and windfall levy gains.

It will result in the wellhead price ranging from $6 to $8 per MMBTU, they said.
Under the sliding-scale formula of windfall levy gains, the government will get 30 per cent share in windfall gains if the crude oil price remains between $70 and $100 per barrel. It will be 50 per cent in case the crude oil price remains between $100 and $125 per barrel. The government will get 70 per cent windfall gains if the crude oil price hikes above $125 per barrel.

Under the current mechanism, however, 100 per cent windfall gains go to the government. In the proposed mechanism, some incentives have been offered to the exploration companies.

The windfall production share (WPS) formula may also be introduced in case a petroleum company makes the discovery of more than 350 Million Barrels of Oil Equivalent (MMBOE), the sources said.
Also, state-owned exploration companies, including Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDC), Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL) and Government Holdings Private Limited (GHPL), have now demanded that they be exempted from submitting performance guarantees on the pretext that they are state-owned entities.

It has also been recommended that the price of gas produced from shale formation should be linked with 78 per cent of the reference crude price with the price floor of $40 per barrel. This formula will result in the price of shale gas at $13.5 per MMBTU.

NEPRA Allows KESC To Increase Tariff By Rs0.32 Per Unit

ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has allowed Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) on Tuesday to increase power tariff by Rs0.32 per unit on account of fuel adjustment surcharge in June.

KESC had filed a petition with the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) requesting an increase of Rs0.35 per unit on account of fuel adjustment for month of June and Rs0.39 per unit hike in power tariff on quarterly tariff adjustment.

KESC in its petition said it faced revenue shortfall of Rs3.2 billion due to non-payment of dues from power consumers during April to June 2011.

The power distributor has been facing a huge cash flow problems due to defaulters not releasing Rs36 billion to KESC, resulting in shortfall of power supply to the largest city of the country, said the petition.
Implementation of the Nepra decision is subject to notification of the Ministry of Water and Power.

The Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KWSB), which consumes over Rs250 million worth of electricity every month, has to pay over Rs8 billion for the past several years. Regular notices were sent to pay the outstanding amount, but there has not been any positive response so far, KESC said in the petition.
The city’s sole power distributor sold 1.38 billion electricity units in June.

According to petition, as far as federal government consumers are concerned, Utility Stores Corporation owes Rs19.79 million, Pakistan Steel Rs174.03 million, Karachi Port Trust Rs12.67 million, Military Land & Cantonment Boards Rs160.95 million, Defence Housing Authority Rs15.23 million, Ministry of Interior Rs13.15 million and Collector of Customs receivables stand at Rs7.7 million.

A total of Rs35,000,000 dues are pending against the provincial government departments including Sindh Workers Welfare Board, Karachi Fish Harbour Authority, Indus Mineral Development Corporation, Khoja International Institute of Chest Diseases, Sindh Employees Social Securities Institute and Pakistan Rangers.
An outstanding amount of Rs12.25 billion is due against domestic consumers, Rs7.75 billion commercial customers, Rs3 billion towards industrial consumers, Rs13 billion to public sector organisations, and Rs0.3 billion towards agricultural consumers.

Market watch - Stock Market Gains After Five Sessions

After five trading sessions of continuous decline, the stock market finally recovered from the dark amid positive news for oil marketing companies on Tuesday. The KSE-100 benchmark index gained 68 points or 0.61% to end the day at 11,233.75 points.

Increase in oil marketing companies’ (OMC) margins invited some fresh buying in the sector, said Elixir Securities equity dealer Sibtain Mustafa. Key oil stocks rebounded after production numbers from Makori East were released posting 63% higher flows than initial estimates, and Pakistan State Oil (PSO) supported the positive mood after media reports of Economic Coordination Committee meeting to discuss hike in petrol and diesel margins pushed stock to trade near its upper lock, Mustafa added.

Sentiment remained positive, amid thin volumes, in blue chip scrips on strong valuations despite concerns for Standard and Poor’s downgrade ratings of B negative on Pakistan’s investment viability, said Arif Habib Investments Director Ahsan Mehanti.

Volumes continued to remain a drag with major investors sidelined eyeing low foreign institutional investor participation. Trade volumes remained at a dismal level of 26.8 million shares with a total value of Rs1.66 billion.

Foreign institutional investors were again net sellers of Rs59.3 million worth of shares during the trade session, according to data compiled by National Clearing Company of Pakistan Limited.

Shares of 100 companies rose while 103 companies declined and 89 remained unchanged.
Fauji Fertilizer Bin Qasim was the volume leader with 3.05 million shares gaining Rs0.91 to finish at Rs47.73. It was followed by Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited with 1.83 million shares with a loss of Rs0.04 to close at Rs11.47 and National Bank of Pakistan with 1.78 million shares increasing by Re0.01 to close at Rs45.57.

Pak-India Commerce Ministers To Meet Next Month

The meeting has been convened at the initiative of Indian Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma who has extended a formal invitation to his Pakistani counterpart Makhdoom Amin Fahim to discuss several issues, reviving hopes that the two countries would fully exploit the potential of bilateral trade.

“Yes, we have received a formal invitation from the Indian commerce minister. He has invited Pakistani commerce minister to visit India to discuss several trade-related issues,” a source in the commerce ministry told Dawn on Friday.

At a meeting in April this year commerce secretaries of the two countries expressed willingness to proceed further on issues like removing non-tariff barriers (NTBs) and Pakistan extending Most Favoured Nation (MFN) status to India.

The source said it would be an important meeting and Pakistan would urge India to end its opposition to the European Union preferential trade package offered to Pakistan in the wake of last year’s devastating floods.

In the April meeting, India agreed to remove Pakistan-specific non-tariff barriers (NTBs), and if it materialises it will be widely
hailed by Pakistani businessmen who want access to Indian markets.

The issue regarding improving trade facilitation measures at the Wagha border would also be discussed during the meeting, the source said.

To reciprocate the offer, Pakistan has offered to grant the MFN status to India, but it was conditional to removal of NTBs by India. It is expected that the MFN status to India may be considered in October, 2011.

The source said Pakistan was optimistic of getting a positive response from India on the issue of EU trade package and the removal of NTBs. In case of a positive move, the source said, the case of granting India the MFN status would become easier.

There is also an understanding to start a bilateral preferential trade agreement with India. There have been reports that the bilateral trade could increase to $6.5 billion from less than $2 billion.

Pakistan wanted India to remove NTBs such as insisting on lab tests for textiles and directing imports of specific goods through designated terminals.

Indian officials deny any Pakistan-specific NTBs, claiming they were meant for all imported goods.

Private Sector To Get Representation On Railways Board

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has decided to obtain Rs6.1 billion loan from a consortium of commercial banks for Pakistan Railways’ bailout package of Rs11.1 billion.

The government will pay interest on the loan.

The Cabinet Committee on Restructuring (CCOR) of Public Sector Enterprises which met here on Friday with Finance Minister Dr Hafeez Shaikh in the chair decided to give representation to the provinces, experts and professionals from private sector, on the Railways’ executive committee and board.

The restructuring of the committee and board will be completed in a month.

Railways Minister Ghulam Ahmad Bilour, Minister for Privatisation Syed Khurshid Shah, Planning Commission’s Deputy Chairman Dr Nadeem-ul-Haque and officials of railways and finance ministries attended the meeting.

The meeting was informed that Rs4 billion would be provided through re-prioritisation of Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) of 2011-12 for improvement of tracks and rolling stock.

The meeting decided to increase the line of credit from the Pakistan State Oil (PSO) to Rs2 billion to ensure smooth supply of oil.

The meeting directed the Railways Ministry to restore in the shortest period of time all discontinued freight and passenger trains.Talking to newsmen after the meeting, Mr Bilour said the finance ministry would obtain a loan of Rs6.1 billion from commercial banks and he had been informed about the remaining Rs5 billion that his ministry should have to submit PC-1 about its projects to the planning commission.

Sources in Railways said the PC-1 was almost ready and would be submitted to the commission in a few days.

It may be mentioned that Pakistan Railways accumulated a deficit of Rs52.5 billion till the end of June this year.

Hundreds of locomotives have been grounded in Lahore, Rawalpindi and Karachi for want of spare parts.

Insufficient number of locomotives has been the principal reason for the declining performance of railways over the past two years.

Meanwhile, Railways will continue to receive Rs2 billion per month from the federal government as part of subsidy to pay salaries, pensions and for expenses on fuel.

The government is seeking two loans of $650 million from the Asian Development Bank for the railways sector investment programme.

The loans are scheduled to be approved in August 2012.

PPP and MQM In New Move For Patch-Up

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah appeared optimistic on Friday about a positive outcome of a meeting held in Islamabad between President Asif Ali Zardari and Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad.

The chief minister’s optimism was strengthened by the unexpected presence at his Iftar party of some important MQM lawmakers, including Syed Sardar Ahmad, Raza Haroon, Dr Saghir Ahmad, Syed Faisal Sabzwari and Heer Sohu.

Talking to reporters after the Iftar hosted for journalists and local leaders of different political parties, the chief minister said Ramazan was a month of blessings and the presence of so many representatives of political parties, especially the MQM, was a good augury not only for Karachi, but also for Sindh and the rest of the country.

Asked about the possibility of the MQM rejoining the government, he said the governor was in Islamabad for talks with the “higher leadership”. He said he was hopeful about a positive outcome of the talks.

He said talking about rolling back the commissioner system after the return of the MQM was premature.

In reply to a question whether the MQM would get back the ministries which had been given to other coalition partners, he said one ought to have a big heart.

To another question, he said the interior minister would decide about a list of 500 alleged terrorists presented by MQM’s parliamentary leader Dr Farooq Sattar in the National Assembly. He said he had not seen it.

Sindh’s Local Government Minister Agha Siraj Durrani said he was confident the MQM would be back in the coalition before Eid.

He said concerns of the MQM on the commissioner system would be addressed to make it more effective.

Raza Haroon, who has been named leader of the opposition in Sindh Assembly by the MQM, said his party would make its stand known only after learning about the outcome of the meeting held in Islamabad.

Mr Haroon said the MQM had already made its concern over bloodletting known to the government and it expected swift
action against those responsible for the killings.

He said the restoration of the commissioner system was a regressive measure, asserting that the Muttahida would try to get it rolled back.

Mr Haroon said a committee named to sort out matters with the MQM had not met him.

The MQM leader said maintaining law and order and catching criminals was the responsibility of the provincial government.

Provincial Minister for Works and Services Dr Zulfikar Mirza said that if the MQM decided to rejoin the ruling coalition, it would extract a heavy price.

Mr Mirza was of the view that a way out could be found by incorporating into the commissioner system some ingredients of the defunct SLGO.

About MQM’s demand for calling the army to establish peace in Karachi, he said the armed forces were part of the government, the president was their supreme commander and he could take a decision on the matter.

Govt Given 4 Days To The Notify PCO Judges

ISLAMABAD: Exactly a week after its last skirmish with the executive, the Supreme Court displayed a slightly more assertive mood on Friday. Warning that it would not let anyone erode its authority, the court gave the government four more days to de-notify the dysfunctional superior court judges who had taken oath under the Provisional Constitution Order (PCO).

The court had on May 18 ordered the government to de-notify these judges and later gave it till July 26 to do so.

A five-judge bench comprising Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry, Justice Mian Shakirullah Jan, Justice Tassaduq Hussain Jillani, Justice Sarmad Jalal Osmany and Justice Amir Hani Muslim extended the deadline to August 9 after the government, which is already wary of the apprehensions of yet another executive-judiciary row, assured the court that it would de-notify the dysfunctional judges the moment the chief executive returned to the capital and approved a pending summary.

“Dr Babar Awan has stated that the law secretary shall issue the requisite notification in pursuance of the May 18 judgment before August 9,” the chief justice said in an order issued after the assurance given by Dr Awan.

The bench was reviewing the implementation of its May 18 verdict.

The court set the July 26 deadline for implementation of its judgment after Law Secretary Masood Chishty had been summoned by one of its judges last month and asked to suggest to the government in clear terms to take a final decision on the matter.

The Supreme Court had on May 18 ruled that the dysfunctional judges had ceased to hold their offices after the passage of 18th and 19th Amendments. It said the PCO 2007 read with Oath of (Judges) Order 2007 had already been declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court through a July 31, 2009, order on a Sindh High Court Bar Association’s petition. “Thus no immunity is available to them,” it said.

The (PCO) judges are still part of the judiciary but are dysfunctional and required to be de-notified in accordance with the court orders. They are: Justices Syed Shabbar Raza Rizvi, Hasnat Ahmed Khan, Syed Hamid Ali Shah and Syed Sajjad Hussain Shah of the Lahore High Court and Justice Ms Yasmeen Abbasey of the Sindh High Court. Although Justice Jehanzeb Rahim did not file an intra-court appeal, he will also be affected by the judgment.

At the outset on Friday, the court asked Attorney General Maulvi Anwarul Haq and Law Secretary Masood Chishti why the judgment had not been implemented despite clear directions.

Former law minister Dr Babar Awan, representing the law secretary, told the court that the competent authority (prime minister) had not yet approved the summary sent to him by the law ministry on July 19. Under the Rules of Business of the federal government, the competent authority had to approve or disapprove the summary, he added.

“There is no question of any summary,” the chief justice observed. He said the judgment was the command of the court and a public property which had to be implemented at all cost. The chief justice reminded that rules and business of the federal government functioned under the Constitution which was supreme.

Dr Awan requested the court to give some time and said the prime minister was not in town and had gone to attend the death anniversary of his father and the notification would be issued soon after his return.

“We will not agree to this because the authority of the court is being compromised,” the chief justice said.

The court was apprehensive about the role played by acting law secretary Sultan Shah who had misguided the government by advising it not to de-notify the judges because references against them had been filed in the Supreme Judicial Council under Article 209 of the Constitution which provided the only legal way to send judges home.

Dr Awan informed the court that Sultan Shah had been hospitalised because of heart ailment.

When the court asked about a report which appeared in a section of the press relating to criticism of a court decision, Dr Awan dismissed the report as mere fiction.

President Asif Ali Zardari : Invites MQM To Rejoin Government

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari met with Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad on Friday and invited the MQM to rejoin the government, DawnNews reported.

Sources informed DawnNews that the president had expressed hope that MQM would unite with the government for the betterment of the people.

Sources also said that both president and governor Sindh agreed that Karachi unrest should end and peace should be brought to the city.

President Zardari said that the government would continue its reconciliation policy.

Ramazan Moon Sighted In Cities Across Pakistan

KARACHI: The Ramazan moon has been sighted in various parts of the country, eyewitnesses have said. The official announcement was made by the Ruet-i-Hilal Committee.

The Ruet-i-Hilal Committee conducted its meeting in Karachi, which is being chaired by Mufti Munib-ur-Rehman.

The meeting is also being attended by members of the Met Dept and Suparco.

Golden hours from far-offs in Pakistan

The sun sets on what was once a fort - now lush green fields. The stone rubble at this place near Topi is assumed to represent an old fort.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart once said, “A man of ordinary talent will always be ordinary, whether he travels or not; but a man of superior talent will go to pieces if he remains forever in the same place.” Travelling is not to enjoy picturesque landscapes but to learn from people, discover new places and cherish unique cultural colours. This is a set of photos from remote areas in Pakistan, while the sun was on the edges. – Text and photos by Raheel Adnan

Sunset colors cannot get any better than this. Photographed on a freezing evening, in a remote village of Mansehra.

The layered fields of Batagram are ready to witness another winter day.

Few moments before a spring sunrise, this photo was taken in Murree. A four lane Islamabad-Murree Expressway offers a calm and comfortable drive through this mountainous region.

Thakot bridge over River Indus is the junction between Hazara and Kohistan districts. The sea green Indus and golden sunset amalgamate to create a wizardly environment in these rigid mountains

Evening clouds are reflected in a perfect mirror of Tarbela Lake.

Every summer, the efforts of the Pakistan army restore a treacherous 55km muddy jeep track between Upper Neelum and Kaghan valleys. Today’s sun glances for a last time on the Neelum-Kaghan track near Noori Pass.

Somewhere in the mountains around Muzaffarabad, Azad Jammu and Kashmir.

The ending of another day for the courageous people of Dasu, the district capital of Kohistan.

The dancing clouds of a blue hour are captured in Naran Valley