Potohar
On The Plateau
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The Mysterious Tomb Outside Rohtas
Outside of Rohtas Fort are places lost by history but alive in stories. 'Stories you enjoy listening to, over a cup of tea and a cigarette, under the setting rays of sun.'
Catching the trail from a seasoned patwari from Gujar Khan, following the remote routes into the rural heart of Potohar, refueling our car from an unorthodox gas station with quite an unorthodox filling mechanism, we eventually knocked at the doorsteps of Sawar Muhammad Hussain Shaheed, Nishan e Haider.
... those who continued to fight even after the surrender
... with their names becoming immortal
and their tales, a source of inspiration
the tale of lion-heart and immortal Mahfooz ...
A Poppy in Potohar
Story of an unexpected discovery. An initial disappointment turning to almost an excitement as I sweated to reach out to a relic from railway's past
A Scottish Cannon in Potohar Plateau
A trip to embrace the Jogis of the Kanphata tribe. An adventure to scale Tilla Jogiyan. The day I auctioned myself.
Moments of solitude, meditating with nature, and rediscovering the simplicity of the universal language. All this in the company of some caring friends conspiring to make that happen.
A Tale of Three Cities
Roman Baths of Pakistan
The group explores the wilderness of Potohar, reaching out to a tricky landscape with hanging rocks on one side and gradually sloping thickly vegetated landmass on the other. From a source deep underground, springs flow out accumulating in the square crevices extending down below forming a series of terraced ponds with shiny blue waters.
The Jewel of Salt Range
Springs ooze out from the mountain cracks, making a ring of waterfalls that fall below shaping up into a lake.
Emerald waters glowing in the sun reveal the underwater delights, the stones and pebbles, the reef patterned ridges and fish and crabs.