Pakistan Tales

(Babusar pass)

A Pakistani-Burmese love affair from World War II It was during the Burma Campaign in 1944 when Burmese Independence Army, trained by the Japanese, led initial attacks on the British forces. The Allied forces; British, Chinese and Americans were fighting against the axis powers; forces of the Empire of Japan.The soldiers from the British side came mostly from British India and amongst the forces was a 20-year-old boy named Muzafar Khan. Hailing from the district of Chakwal in present day Pakistan, he fell in love with a Burmese girl during his tenure in Burma. Read full story: http://www.dawn.com/news/1177530/a-pakistani-burmese-love-affair-from-world-war-ii (originally published by Dawn.com)

A Kalasha girl drinks water with help of her mother. Kalasha community is one of the most endangered ethnic community in Pakistan, numbering only less than 3000 and decreasing at a rapid rate.

Just another day of snow - Bahrain, Swat.

The Kalasha women of Hindukush mountains wear black frock with colorful embroidery on it. Their dress have evolved with time. In contemporary times, they wear sports shoes for ease. I'm doing visual travel stories from across Pakistan and documenting stories of diversity, everyday life and resilience, to understand what Pakistan is.

A Kalasha man dances in trance to keep the evil spirits away for spring harvest. The Kalasha community in the Hindukush mountains still live with their ancient traditions.

The Kalash community in the mountains of Hindukush still live with their ancient traditions.

The Kalash community in the mountains of Hindukush still live with their ancient traditions.

Life goes on, Khairpur, Sindh

67 years and still counting for the fundamental rights of the citizens. Thank you Pakistan.

Locals of Shighar valley playing cricket in the polo ground. The ground is primarily used to play the ancient game of polo but they often use it to play cricket. (Gilgit-Baltistan)

http://tribune.com.pk/…/…/quaid-e-azam-house-living-history/

The beach. Manora Island.

It started snowing in Bahrain, Swat and my friend Mujahid Torwali drove me around for photographs. He did not remove snow from his car's roof and said it will look cool in the photograph. I had to take a photo of the car along with him :) I spent a couple of days with Torwali folks trying to understand preservation of their mother language Torwali, a Dardic language spoken in Swat-Kohistan.

After yesterday's snowfall, it's sunny here and some Torwali folks are playing a mind game locally known as "qad". The game involves two players with set of 9 stones each. (Bahrain, Swat)

Rainy day. Pedestrians cross a hanging bridge over river Kunhar in Balakot.

Awaiting of the bus to stop...