Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Poem on the plight of People from Tribal Areas Pakistan

kon in k maseeha ka dawa keray
ye jo be-ghar hoey apnay he dais mein
sir pe saya na pairon k neechay zameen
phir be zinda hain insaan k bhais mein
durd ki surkh chadar mein liptay hoey
ik doojay ko hairut say taktay hoey
yeah jo konon mein bethay hain sehmay hoey
in k chehron ki jhurian perho to zara
do qadam in ki janab berho to zara
in k bachon ko mazdor honay say kia
pas roti na ho to khilonay say kia
in k bachon k baray mein socho zra
in ki basti mein ja k dekho zra

door tuk be khushi ka nishan tak naheen
apni ghurbut say majboor yeah khemazan
in ki qismet mein kacha makaan tak naheen
kon samjhay ga ab in ki majboorian
sangzaday hoey moom ki putlian
kion pighelnay lagay in k sham-o-sahar
kion yeah apnay gharon say hoey dar badar
kon in k dukhon ka madawa keray
in ki ankhon mein phir say ujala keray
yeah jo baygher heoy apnay he dais mein
kon in k masail ka adawa keray

sochiye to ham he in k pursaan hain
sochiey aaj kion yeah pareshan hain
gerchay in ka hamara yaqeen eik hay
sarzameen eik hay aur deen eik hay
mulk-o-milut say ehd-e-wafa eik hay
sochiey to hamara khuda eik hay

Capital Talk by Hamir from the Regugee Camps for People from tribal areas Pakistan
http://pkpolitics.com/2008/08/26/capital-talk-26-august-2008/

Thursday, August 07, 2008

8 Amazing Holes
These holes are not only amazing, but some of them are really terrifying - especially #8! The sheer scale of these holes reminds you of just how small one individual is in the scheme of things.

1. KimberleyBig Hole - South Africa

Apparently the largest ever hand-dug excavation in the world,
this 1097 meter deep mine yielded over 3 tons of diamonds
before being closed in 1914.
















2.Glory Hole - Monticello Dam, California
A glory hole is used when a dam is at full capacity and water needs to be drained from the reservoir



















3.BinghamCanyon Mine, Utah

This is supposedly the largest man-made excavation on earth. Extraction began in 1863 and still continues today, the pit increasing in size constantly. In its current state the hole is miles deep and 2.5 miles wide.















4.Great Blue Hole , Belize



This incredible geographical phenomenon known as a
blue hole is situated 60 miles off the mainland of Belize .
There are numerous blue holes around the world,
but none as stunning as this one.

















5.Mirny Diamond Mine , Serbia

I'm pretty sure most people have seen this one.
It's an absolute beast and holds the title of largest
open diamond mines in the world. At 525 meters
deep, with a top diameter of 1200 meters, there's
even a no-fly zone above the hole due to a few
helicopters having been sucked in.









6.Diavik Mine, Canada

The mine is so huge and the area so remote that it has
its own airport with a runway large enough to accommodate a
Boeing 737.
It looks equally cool when the surrounding water is frozen
.







7.Sinkhole in Guatemala

These photos are of a sinkhole that occurred
early this year in Guatemala . The hole swallowed
a dozen homes and killed at least 3 people.







And the really terrifying one? #8



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