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 | Pakistans Hunza Valley: Another Paradise Lost? |
 The new year in the Hunza valley began with a catastrophe. On January 4, a crack in the sloped terrain of Attaabad in the Upper Hunza valley widened and gravity took its toll: houses in the village collapsed. A major landslide caused a wave of dust and gravel; subsequently, material from the moraine blocked and dammed the Hunza valley. Four months later, the villagers in the northwest of Karakoram still live in a state of uncertainty.
Attaabad is one of the younger villages in Hunza, inhabited by people from the central oasis five generations ago. The exposed location made irrigated agriculture difficult, favoured orchards and allowed easy access to the high pastures.
The crack in the slope had been discovered some time ago in the aftermath of the Astor earthquake. Humanitarian organisations such as Focus Humanitarian Assistance had assessed the likely danger and advised the villagers to leave their unstable abodes high above the Hunza river. Despite the timely warning, around 20 people lost their lives, 50 houses were destroyed and 1,500 people were displaced and forced to live in camps or with relatives and friends in neighbouring villages. The Karakoram Highway – while undergoing repairs by Chinese engineers – was damaged along a 1.5-km stretch. A lake formed upstream into Gojal where it submerged roads and bridges, lands and residences of Ainabad and Shishket. Recently it reached Gulmit, the largest village and tehsil headquarter of Gojal, however, the upper lake level has not been affected yet.
Note: Source: newslinemagazine
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Posted by admin on Tuesday, June 15 @ 01:30:04 CDT (67 reads)
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| Missionary Dr. Rai Abu Aly Alibhai Aziz - Left the World |
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It is with profoundest sadness, sorrow and pain that I wish to inform my spiritual brothers and sisters that Missionary Abualy (88 ½ years of age) departed this world on 4th May' 2008 around 10:15 am PST in Vancouver. The passing away of this intellectual giant of the 20th Century da`wa is indeed a tremendous loss for the jamats around the world in general, particularly for the Indian Subcontinent, Africa and North America Jamats. My family, friends and admirers of Missionary Abualy beseech Almighty Allah to bless the departed soul with the very best of the next world.
Ameen
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Posted by admin on Friday, May 09 @ 04:42:23 CDT (559 reads)
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Holy Quran
2.80 . And they say : The fire ( of punishment ) will not touch save for a certain number of days . Say : Have ye received a covenant from Allah truly Allah will not break His covenant or tell ye concerning Allah that which ye know not?
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