This blog has moved here.
posted by S A J Shirazi @ 4:09 PM,
,
A self help project in Punjab
Thursday, January 2, 2014
Related: Thatta Kedona volunteers, Thatta Kedona Dolls, Thatta Kedona Toys, Thatta Kedona Images, Dr. Norbert Pintsch, Dr. Senta Siller, Sale Points
Labels: Books
posted by S A J Shirazi @ 10:16 AM,
,
On Individualism with Dr. Norbert Pintsch
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Read more »
Labels: Prof Dr Norbert Pintsch
posted by S A J Shirazi @ 8:00 AM,
,
In case of flood, where will the aimals go?
Friday, December 7, 2012
This article appeared in daily the Nation
Roaming around anywhere in rural Pakistan where floodwater has receded reveals the effects of flood 2010 on human as well as animals. The bloated corpses of buffalos, cows, donkeys and goats can be seen at many places in flood hit areas. Many of the surviving animals are seen suffering from lameness, fever, muscle contractions or swelling of shoulder, chest, back, neck or throat, foot rot and more.
One wonders where the animals would stand on the scale of importance when so many human lives are at stake. The fact is that the survival of the livestock is crucial to the survival of human beings, particularly so in agrarian society like ours.
Read more »Labels: Economy of Pakistan, Flood 2010, In Print, Livestock, Nation
posted by S A J Shirazi @ 9:11 PM,
,
Remember that flood of 2010
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
A phrase written on sand by a small boy who lost his parents in flood,"Dear River, I will never forgive you, I will never forgive you, even if your waves touch my feet million times."
Related at: Light Within and at Logic is Variable
Labels: Flood 2010
posted by S A J Shirazi @ 8:33 AM,
,
Living with peacocks
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
This is outside my office at Lahore School!
Labels: Environment
posted by S A J Shirazi @ 9:21 AM,
,
Flooded Lands Overrun by Spiders
Monday, August 27, 2012
Weeks after water from the devastating floods in Pakistan began to recede, photographer Russell Watkins traveled to the Sindh province to document humanitarian relief work funded by the UK’s Department for International Development. As he photographed the return home of the 10,000 people who had been displaced across an area the size of Lousiana, Watkins heard about an amazing phenomenon. In the absence of people, spiders had taken up residence in the trees to escape the floodwaters, creating a bizarre and dramatic scene. On visiting the area Watkins found that every single piece vegetation was covered with arachnids. “No one,” says Watkins who has traveled the world photographing relief work, “had ever witnessed anything like this before.” The rainy season dispatched most of the webs, but not before many of the trees, suffocated by the cocoons, had been killed. But there was one benefit. The risk of malaria was much reduced. Presumably most of the disease-carrying mosquitoes had been by caught amongst the spiders’ webs.
Labels: Flood 2010
posted by S A J Shirazi @ 2:36 PM,
,
The Apricot Road to Yarkand
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
The Apricot Road to Yarkand is a spellbinding tale of journey from Shigar Valley to Yarkand in the North, over the glaciated Mustagh Pass by Salman Rashid. The author is master of conveying what seems to be going on in his heads in gripping prose that is never clichéd.
Read more »Labels: Books, History, Salman Rashid, The Apricot Road to Yarkand, Travel
posted by S A J Shirazi @ 9:30 AM,
,
Prof Dr Norbert Pintsch - the Honorary Doctor of Science
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Prof Dr Norbert Pintsch has been working tirelessly on Appropriate Technology in Cameroon, Pakistan and elsewhere.
Labels: Prof Dr Norbert Pintsch
posted by S A J Shirazi @ 11:00 AM,
,
