- published: 08 Aug 2016
- views: 124
The Toba Kakar Mountains (Urdu: توبہ کاکڑ) are a southern offshoot of the Himalayas in the Balochistan region of Pakistan. The historical route through the mountains is known as the Bolan Pass. The mountains originally received media attention in August 1979; when evidence emerged that Pakistan may be using them as a potential workspace towards development of nuclear weapons. Again in April 1981, the United States government raised concerns, this time with Senator Alan Cranston referring specifically to a nuclear test site, built into the side of the mountains, 40 kilometres from Afghanistan. As a result of this, Congress amended existing legislation that would terminate financial assistance to Pakistan in the event of any nuclear test, so that it could not be waived by the President.
In late 2004, John Lehman announced that the United States now had the whereabouts of Osama bin Laden narrowed down to a 16-square kilometre area in the Toba Kakar mountains; though they were hesitant to enter the area, Lehman using the reference that it would be "another Vietnam". Pakistan's Major General Shaukat Sultan commented the claims of bin Laden being in that mountain range were "ridiculous" and without basis.
The Toba Kakar Mountains are a southern offshoot of the Himalayas in the Balochistan region of Pakistan.The historical route through the mountains is known as the Bolan Pass.The mountains originally received media attention in August 1979; when evidence emerged that Pakistan may be using them as a potential workspace towards development of nuclear weapons.Again in April 1981, the United States government raised concerns, this time with Senator Alan Cranston referring specifically to a nuclear test site, built into the side of the mountains, 40 kilometres from Afghanistan. This channel is dedicated to make Wikipedia, one of the biggest knowledge databases in the world available to people with limited vision. Article available under a Creative Commons license Image source in video
Mr Tahir Rasheed Torghar situated in the north most part of Toba Kakar range of Pakistan has emerged as one of the successful models of bio-diversity conservation in Pakistan. The Torghar Conservation Program was initiated by the local community in 1986. It has used limited trophy hunting of Straight-Horned Markhor Capra falconeri megaceros and Afghan Urial Ovis orientalis to provide revenue and incentives for conservation of both species. Numbers of both species have recovered significantly over this period, while the community has benefited through jobs, water tanks and dams to supply water in droughts, medical camps and other means. The model is based on the principle of sustainable use through the active involvement of custodian communities. The economic benefits to the people by way ...
By Mukhtar Ahmed kakar
The Sulaiman Mountains , or Kōh-e Sulaymān, are the southern extension of the Hindu Kush mountain system, located in the Zabul, Kandahar and Loya Paktia regions of Afghanistan, and in the southern Federally Administered Tribal Areas (South Waziristan and Frontier Region Dera Ismail Khan), most of northern Balochistan, and some of southwestern Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan. The Sulaimans form the eastern edge of the Iranian Plateau where the Indus River separates it from the Subcontinent. Bordering the Sulaimans to the north are the arid highlands of Central Hindu Kush or Paropamisadae, whose heights extend up to 6,000 metres (20,000 ft). In Frontier Region Dera Ismail Khan, the highest peak of the Sulaimans is Takht-e-Sulaiman or "Throne of Solomon" at 3,487 metres (11,440 ft)...
SHOTLIST Quetta, Baluchistan Province, Pakistan/Afghanistan border 1. Aerial of snow-covered area 2. Border police unloading food from helicopter 3. Stranded residents collecting food 4. Various of local people running to collect food 5. SOUNDBITE: (Urdu) Nazim Udin Kakar, (local government official): "Officials are providing flour to people affected by the recent snowfall." 6. Border officials distributing food 7. Wide of houses surrounded by snow STORYLINE: Helicopters brought food and emergency supplies to remote villages across the snow-covered border between Pakistan and Afghanistan on Thursday, where freezing temperatures have killed hundreds of people over the past week. Many villages in the region have been cut off by snow and landslides with roads and mountai...
________Za Pa Toro Toro Shapo Ke Rangeen Khubuna Weenama________
Some Shots taken for a contenst. Monument Valley is located on the southern border of Utah with northern Arizona (around 36°59′N, 110°6′W). The valley lies within the range of the Navajo Nation Reservation, and is accessible from U.S. Highway 163. The Navajo name for the valley is Tsé Bii' Ndzisgaii (Valley of the Rocks). The area is part of the Colorado Plateau. The floor is largely Cutler Red siltstone or its sand deposited by the meandering rivers that carved the valley. The valley's vivid red color comes from iron oxide exposed in the weathered siltstone. The darker, blue-gray rocks in the valley get their color from manganese oxide. The buttes are clearly stratified, with three principal layers. The lowest layer is Organ Rock shale, the middle de Chelly sandstone and the top ...