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British writer Rudyard Kipling's 1890 poem The Ballad of the King's Jest begins with this stanza:
When spring-time flushes the desert grass,
Our kafilas wind through the Khyber Pass.
Even today, caravans and tourists usually travel through the Khyber Pass only in spring and summer.
Well known invasions of the area have been predominantly through the Khyber Pass, such as the invasions by Darius I and Alexander the Great and also include Genghis Khan and later Mongols such as Duwa, Qutlugh Khwaja and Kebek. Among the Muslim invasions of South Asia, the famous invaders coming through the Khyber Pass are the Turks such as Mahmud Ghaznavi, Muhammad Ghori and the Turkic-Mongols. Finally, Sikhs under Ranjit Singh, in 1798 captured the Khyber Pass. Hari Singh Nalwa, who manned the Khyber pass for years became a household name in Afghanistan.
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This presentation is for my Pakistan class. It is about the Khyber Pass which is the northern pass between Pakistan and Afghanistan and the significance it has played for the people.
- published: 24 Sep 2015
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http://www.rockislandauction.com/viewitem/aid/1025/lid/2623
The Khyber Pass is a region near the Afghan/Pakistan border known for firearms production - particularly for very crude guns made with crude tools. This particular pistol is an excellent example - it looks like a Colt 1911, although it is smaller and more akin to a .32ACP Llama. It is a straight blowback action, and mechanically is actually much more similar to a Spanish Ruby.
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Aka The Fury of the Khybers La furia dei Khyber
di José Luis Merino. Con Peter Lee Lawrence, Alan Steel, Antonio Manyang, Nello Pazzafini. 91 min. - Italia 1970
In this British adventure, two gentlemen are assigned to stop an impending revolt on the treacherous Khyber mountain pass in India. En route they are waylaid by an angry rebel band. The film is also titled Fury of the Khybers.
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http://www.rockislandauction.com/viewitem/aid/1024/lid/5278
The Khyber Pass is a well known center of arms production, with gunmaking there going back at least 100 years. The quality of craftsmanship varies greatly, from excellent and safe weapons to thoroughly unsafe guns made with little more than hand files and drills. In the last decade or so, much of the production has centered around making guns for sale to Western soldiers to take home as souvenirs. Since antique guns can generally be imported to places like the US and UK with minimal paperwork, gunsmiths build copies of the arms used by the British in their last occupation of Afghanistan - Martini Henrys. This particular one is a .303 caliber pistol, adorned extensively with decorations and with a laughably crude copy of British service markings.
http://www.forgottenweapons.com
Theme music by Dylan Benson - http://dbproductioncompany.webs.com
- published: 05 Feb 2015
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1975
The Khyber Pass (also called the Khaiber Pass or Khaybar Pass) (Urdu: درہ خیبر) is the most important pass connecting Pakistan with Afghanistan. Throughout history it has been an important trade route between Central Asia and South Asia and a strategic military location. The actual pass summit is 5 km inside Pakistan at Landi Kotal. The pass cuts through the Safed Koh mountains which are a far southeastern extension of the Hindu Kush range. It is about 5 km from the Pakistan border. Going northwest from the eastern end in Pakistan, the pass starts from near Jamrud (15 km west of Peshawar) and ends west of Torkham, Afghanistan, a winding road of 48 km. The route passes Fort Maude and Ali Masjid to reach the narrowest point of the pass, just 15 m wide. The summit is at Landi Kotal, followed by a steep decline to Michni Kandao, Landi Khana and the Afghan border just east of Torkham. Here the gradient becomes easier as the pass exits at Haft Chah onto the Dakka plain. From Dakka, the Kabul River flows back to Peshawar through the Loe Shilman Gorge, a less direct and more difficult route, but the one chosen by Alexander the Great when he crossed over into South Asia in 326 BC in an attempt to invade the Indus Valley.
Jamrud is at an elevation of 491 m (1610 feet), while the summit at Landi Kotal is 1070 m (3509 feet). The current road was built by the British through the Pass in 1879 and a railway in the 1920s (the previous railhead was at Jamrud).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khyber_pass
Peshāwar (Pashto: پښور; Urdu:پشاور) literally means City on the Frontier in Persian and is known as Pai-khawar in Pashto. It is the provincial capital of Pakistan's North-West Frontier Province. Located on the edge of the Khyber Pass, Peshawar is the commercial, economic, political and cultural capital of the Pakistani frontier and, particularly, of the Pashtuns. In ancient times the city was known as Purushapura when it was officially founded by the Kushans. For much of its history, it was one of the main trading centers on the ancient Silk Road and was a major crossroads for various cultures between the subcontinent and Central Asia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peshawar
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In 2006, Suroosh Alvi was one of a handful of journalists who was able to get into the massive guns market in Pakistan's tribal areas -- home base for the Taliban since the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in 2001. He returned to Pakistan this month and found the entire country was a "powder keg ready to explode."
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Peshawar
1. Wide of Khyber Steam Safari locomotive at railway station
2. Railway worker linking steam locomotive to carriage
3. Close up of nameplate
4. Various of train drivers at work on footplate
5. Various of foreign tourist passengers boarding train
6. Smoke rising from chimney of steam train
7. Train''s driving wheels turn as steam blows
8. Train pulling away from platform
9. Train rounding a curve
Khyber Pass
10. Passengers looking out of window
11. SOUNDBITE: (English) Nellie Norman, tourist :
"I think it is a once in a lifetime experience and to be able to come to a region that is so difficult to get to is just fantastic and it is a really good opportunity."
12. Khyber Pass seen from train
13. Train entering tunnel
14. Wide of steam train crossing bridge
15. Passengers on train
16. SOUNDBITE: (English) Zahoor Durrani, Khyber Steam Safari spokesman:
"Khyber Pass on steam train with two vintage steam engines and they (tourists) have gone through the history. It is a complete run through the history. The Khyber Pass has a recorded history of about 2500 years, so it is a great tourist attraction."
17. Passengers disembarking at Landikotal station near border with Afghanistan
18. Bagpipers marching by
19. Tourists watching
20. Musicians playing
21. Tourists sitting watching show
22. Local tribesmen performing traditional ''Khattak'' dance
23. Various of tourists at museum showing the history of the Khyber Rifles Regiment
24. Tourist looking through binoculars into Afghanistan
25. Wide of Khyber Pass
26. Wide of tourists looking out over Khyber Pass
27. Train at Shahgai railway station
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Organisers say it is one of the most stunning journeys on Earth.
This train trip goes through some of the world''s most volatile regions and offers tourists to northern Pakistan a ride through history.
STORYLINE:
Two century-old steam locomotives are still hauling passengers up the historic Khyber Pass, the famed gateway between the Indian subcontinent and Central Asia.
It''s called The Khyber Steam Safari and for those passengers lucky enough to be able to get a ticket, gives them a tantalising view of the tough tribal lands separating Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Early morning in Peshawar and a vintage steam locomotive waits at the platform for the tough trip ahead.
The twin 2-8-0 locos, built in 1913 in the U.K., are being readied for a gruelling up hill journey.
They will climb two thousand feet (six hundred metres) in just over twenty miles (32 kilometres) up the famed Khyber Pass.
Its a rare opportunity for foreign visitors to Pakistan to get the chance to enter the normally off-limits tribal areas on the Afghan frontier, lawless lands that are currently focus of the hunt for fugitive members of al-Qaeda.
The railway line itself was built for the military, being completed in 1926 to haul troops and supplies up to the Afghan border to defend what was then a part of the British empire from attack.
The strategic route is a marvel of engineering, with over thirty tunnels and ninety bridges and culverts, built at a cost to the British Raj of over seven hundred thousand rupees a mile, a huge amount at that time.
The ride takes around four hours and at each of the stops passengers get a taste of the traditions of the Khyber, which over the centuries has been the favoured route for armies invading the Subcontinent.
The steam safari is run jointly by Pakistan Railways and a private company, but ever since the US-led overthrow of the Taliban regime on the other side of the pass tourist numbers to this part of the world have been down and the steam service was cancelled for a few years.
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Jan 2000
Tourists are now following in the footsteps of Alexander the Great, Genghis Khan, and the British Raj, taking a trip along the legendary Khyber pass .
Today, the human cargo are tourists, out to experience one of the world's best railway journeys. Surrounded by the mountain shadows, the railway cuts through amazing rocky inclines. The pass still looks like and indeed is a wild frontier, existing largely beyond the laws of Pakistan. When the train is not running, an army of smugglers can be seen marching down the track carrying TVs, stereos, drugs and guns to trade in Peshawar. The Khyber Pass Steam Safari rides under the protection of local militias, out to spot passing Pashtun tribesman and smugglers taking potshots at the train. The Pashtun who live here still live and die by their ancient code of honour. "They sacrifice their own lives for the sake of their friends. But when somebody betrays him --he is the best enemy. He will never forgive a person -- he takes the revenge even after centuries," explains a local. Towards the end of the line, in the rocks a walk from the track, lie the ornate emblems of the British regiment's who fought up here. The Khyber Rifles are still stationed in the Pass, although today they concern themselves with dancing for tourists. Beyond the guards of the Khyber Rifles lies Afghanistan, and the end of the line. A sumptious report offering spectacular scenery and rich history.
Produced by ABC Australia
Distributed by Journeyman Pictures
- published: 05 Nov 2007
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The Khyber Pass, (Pashto: د خیبر درہ, Urdu/Persian: درۂ خیبر) (altitude: 1,070 m or 3,510 ft) is a mountain pass connecting Afghanistan and Pakistan, cutting through the northeastern part of the Spin Ghar mountains. An integral part of the ancient Silk Road, it is one of the oldest known passes in the world. Throughout history it has been an important trade route between Central Asia and South Asia and a strategic military location. The summit of the pass is 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) inside Pakistan at Landi Kotal.
Well known invasions of the area have been predominantly through the Khyber Pass, such as the invasions by Darius I and Alexander the Great and also include Genghis Khan and later Mongols such as Duwa, Qutlugh Khwaja and Kebek. Among the Muslim invasions of South Asia, the famous invaders coming through the Khyber Pass are the Turks such as Mahmud Ghaznavi, Muhammad Ghori and the Turkic-Mongols such as Timur Lane and Babur whose invasion resulted in the establishment of the celebrated Mughul Empire (1526-1857). During the Mughal Period India was again invaded by the Persians under Nadir Shah and later by the Afghans under Ahmad Shah Durrani; all these invasions coming through the Khyber Pass. The British invaded Afghanistan from India via the pass and fought three Afghan Wars in 1839-42, 1878-80, and 1919. George Molesworth, a member of the British force of 1919, summarized: "Every stone in the Khyber has been soaked in blood." Rudyard Kipling called it "a sword cut through the mountains."
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31:23The Route to India - Khyber Pass
The Route to India - Khyber PassThe Route to India - Khyber Pass
British writer Rudyard Kipling's 1890 poem The Ballad of the King's Jest begins with this stanza: When spring-time flushes the desert grass, Our kafilas wind through the Khyber Pass. Even today, caravans and tourists usually travel through the Khyber Pass only in spring and summer. Well known invasions of the area have been predominantly through the Khyber Pass, such as the invasions by Darius I and Alexander the Great and also include Genghis Khan and later Mongols such as Duwa, Qutlugh Khwaja and Kebek. Among the Muslim invasions of South Asia, the famous invaders coming through the Khyber Pass are the Turks such as Mahmud Ghaznavi, Muhammad Ghori and the Turkic-Mongols. Finally, Sikhs under Ranjit Singh, in 1798 captured the Khyber Pass. Hari Singh Nalwa, who manned the Khyber pass for years became a household name in Afghanistan. -
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This presentation is for my Pakistan class. It is about the Khyber Pass which is the northern pass between Pakistan and Afghanistan and the significance it has played for the people. -
6:27Khyber Pass Colt Copy at RIA
Khyber Pass Colt Copy at RIAKhyber Pass Colt Copy at RIA
http://www.rockislandauction.com/viewitem/aid/1025/lid/2623 The Khyber Pass is a region near the Afghan/Pakistan border known for firearms production - particularly for very crude guns made with crude tools. This particular pistol is an excellent example - it looks like a Colt 1911, although it is smaller and more akin to a .32ACP Llama. It is a straight blowback action, and mechanically is actually much more similar to a Spanish Ruby. -
90:54Slaughter on the Khyber Pass Full Movie rare english tape
Slaughter on the Khyber Pass Full Movie rare english tapeSlaughter on the Khyber Pass Full Movie rare english tape
Aka The Fury of the Khybers La furia dei Khyber di José Luis Merino. Con Peter Lee Lawrence, Alan Steel, Antonio Manyang, Nello Pazzafini. 91 min. - Italia 1970 In this British adventure, two gentlemen are assigned to stop an impending revolt on the treacherous Khyber mountain pass in India. En route they are waylaid by an angry rebel band. The film is also titled Fury of the Khybers. -
6:16Khyber Pass Martini Pistol at RIA
Khyber Pass Martini Pistol at RIAKhyber Pass Martini Pistol at RIA
http://www.rockislandauction.com/viewitem/aid/1024/lid/5278 The Khyber Pass is a well known center of arms production, with gunmaking there going back at least 100 years. The quality of craftsmanship varies greatly, from excellent and safe weapons to thoroughly unsafe guns made with little more than hand files and drills. In the last decade or so, much of the production has centered around making guns for sale to Western soldiers to take home as souvenirs. Since antique guns can generally be imported to places like the US and UK with minimal paperwork, gunsmiths build copies of the arms used by the British in their last occupation of Afghanistan - Martini Henrys. This particular one is a .303 caliber pistol, adorned extensively with decorations and with a laughably crude copy of British service markings. http://www.forgottenweapons.com Theme music by Dylan Benson - http://dbproductioncompany.webs.com -
9:25Pakistan Adventure: Khyber Pass
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12:11Khyber Pass and Peshawar, EARLY AND PRESENT, Pakistan
Khyber Pass and Peshawar, EARLY AND PRESENT, PakistanKhyber Pass and Peshawar, EARLY AND PRESENT, Pakistan
1975 The Khyber Pass (also called the Khaiber Pass or Khaybar Pass) (Urdu: درہ خیبر) is the most important pass connecting Pakistan with Afghanistan. Throughout history it has been an important trade route between Central Asia and South Asia and a strategic military location. The actual pass summit is 5 km inside Pakistan at Landi Kotal. The pass cuts through the Safed Koh mountains which are a far southeastern extension of the Hindu Kush range. It is about 5 km from the Pakistan border. Going northwest from the eastern end in Pakistan, the pass starts from near Jamrud (15 km west of Peshawar) and ends west of Torkham, Afghanistan, a winding road of 48 km. The route passes Fort Maude and Ali Masjid to reach the narrowest point of the pass, just 15 m wide. The summit is at Landi Kotal, followed by a steep decline to Michni Kandao, Landi Khana and the Afghan border just east of Torkham. Here the gradient becomes easier as the pass exits at Haft Chah onto the Dakka plain. From Dakka, the Kabul River flows back to Peshawar through the Loe Shilman Gorge, a less direct and more difficult route, but the one chosen by Alexander the Great when he crossed over into South Asia in 326 BC in an attempt to invade the Indus Valley. Jamrud is at an elevation of 491 m (1610 feet), while the summit at Landi Kotal is 1070 m (3509 feet). The current road was built by the British through the Pass in 1879 and a railway in the 1920s (the previous railhead was at Jamrud). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khyber_pass Peshāwar (Pashto: پښور; Urdu:پشاور) literally means City on the Frontier in Persian and is known as Pai-khawar in Pashto. It is the provincial capital of Pakistan's North-West Frontier Province. Located on the edge of the Khyber Pass, Peshawar is the commercial, economic, political and cultural capital of the Pakistani frontier and, particularly, of the Pashtuns. In ancient times the city was known as Purushapura when it was officially founded by the Kushans. For much of its history, it was one of the main trading centers on the ancient Silk Road and was a major crossroads for various cultures between the subcontinent and Central Asia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peshawar DON PUGH -
9:19The Gun Markets of Pakistan
The Gun Markets of PakistanThe Gun Markets of Pakistan
In 2006, Suroosh Alvi was one of a handful of journalists who was able to get into the massive guns market in Pakistan's tribal areas -- home base for the Taliban since the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in 2001. He returned to Pakistan this month and found the entire country was a "powder keg ready to explode." To see where VICE goes to next, check out: http://www.vice.com/the-vice-guide-to-travel -
2:57Train trip through historic Khyber Pass
Train trip through historic Khyber PassTrain trip through historic Khyber Pass
Peshawar 1. Wide of Khyber Steam Safari locomotive at railway station 2. Railway worker linking steam locomotive to carriage 3. Close up of nameplate 4. Various of train drivers at work on footplate 5. Various of foreign tourist passengers boarding train 6. Smoke rising from chimney of steam train 7. Train''s driving wheels turn as steam blows 8. Train pulling away from platform 9. Train rounding a curve Khyber Pass 10. Passengers looking out of window 11. SOUNDBITE: (English) Nellie Norman, tourist : "I think it is a once in a lifetime experience and to be able to come to a region that is so difficult to get to is just fantastic and it is a really good opportunity." 12. Khyber Pass seen from train 13. Train entering tunnel 14. Wide of steam train crossing bridge 15. Passengers on train 16. SOUNDBITE: (English) Zahoor Durrani, Khyber Steam Safari spokesman: "Khyber Pass on steam train with two vintage steam engines and they (tourists) have gone through the history. It is a complete run through the history. The Khyber Pass has a recorded history of about 2500 years, so it is a great tourist attraction." 17. Passengers disembarking at Landikotal station near border with Afghanistan 18. Bagpipers marching by 19. Tourists watching 20. Musicians playing 21. Tourists sitting watching show 22. Local tribesmen performing traditional ''Khattak'' dance 23. Various of tourists at museum showing the history of the Khyber Rifles Regiment 24. Tourist looking through binoculars into Afghanistan 25. Wide of Khyber Pass 26. Wide of tourists looking out over Khyber Pass 27. Train at Shahgai railway station SUGGESTED LEAD IN: Organisers say it is one of the most stunning journeys on Earth. This train trip goes through some of the world''s most volatile regions and offers tourists to northern Pakistan a ride through history. STORYLINE: Two century-old steam locomotives are still hauling passengers up the historic Khyber Pass, the famed gateway between the Indian subcontinent and Central Asia. It''s called The Khyber Steam Safari and for those passengers lucky enough to be able to get a ticket, gives them a tantalising view of the tough tribal lands separating Pakistan and Afghanistan. Early morning in Peshawar and a vintage steam locomotive waits at the platform for the tough trip ahead. The twin 2-8-0 locos, built in 1913 in the U.K., are being readied for a gruelling up hill journey. They will climb two thousand feet (six hundred metres) in just over twenty miles (32 kilometres) up the famed Khyber Pass. Its a rare opportunity for foreign visitors to Pakistan to get the chance to enter the normally off-limits tribal areas on the Afghan frontier, lawless lands that are currently focus of the hunt for fugitive members of al-Qaeda. The railway line itself was built for the military, being completed in 1926 to haul troops and supplies up to the Afghan border to defend what was then a part of the British empire from attack. The strategic route is a marvel of engineering, with over thirty tunnels and ninety bridges and culverts, built at a cost to the British Raj of over seven hundred thousand rupees a mile, a huge amount at that time. The ride takes around four hours and at each of the stops passengers get a taste of the traditions of the Khyber, which over the centuries has been the favoured route for armies invading the Subcontinent. The steam safari is run jointly by Pakistan Railways and a private company, but ever since the US-led overthrow of the Taliban regime on the other side of the pass tourist numbers to this part of the world have been down and the steam service was cancelled for a few years. Keyword-transport - steam engine- railways You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/13dd315a381086b75354b14ab1cbe0a3 Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork -
10:24Up the Khyber Pass - Pakistan
Up the Khyber Pass - PakistanUp the Khyber Pass - Pakistan
Jan 2000 Tourists are now following in the footsteps of Alexander the Great, Genghis Khan, and the British Raj, taking a trip along the legendary Khyber pass . Today, the human cargo are tourists, out to experience one of the world's best railway journeys. Surrounded by the mountain shadows, the railway cuts through amazing rocky inclines. The pass still looks like and indeed is a wild frontier, existing largely beyond the laws of Pakistan. When the train is not running, an army of smugglers can be seen marching down the track carrying TVs, stereos, drugs and guns to trade in Peshawar. The Khyber Pass Steam Safari rides under the protection of local militias, out to spot passing Pashtun tribesman and smugglers taking potshots at the train. The Pashtun who live here still live and die by their ancient code of honour. "They sacrifice their own lives for the sake of their friends. But when somebody betrays him --he is the best enemy. He will never forgive a person -- he takes the revenge even after centuries," explains a local. Towards the end of the line, in the rocks a walk from the track, lie the ornate emblems of the British regiment's who fought up here. The Khyber Rifles are still stationed in the Pass, although today they concern themselves with dancing for tourists. Beyond the guards of the Khyber Rifles lies Afghanistan, and the end of the line. A sumptious report offering spectacular scenery and rich history. Produced by ABC Australia Distributed by Journeyman Pictures -
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The Route to India - Khyber Pass
British writer Rudyard Kipling's 1890 poem The Ballad of the King's Jest begins with this stanza: When spring-time flushes the desert grass, Our kafilas wind through the Khyber Pass. Even today, caravans and tourists usually travel through the Khyber Pass only in spring and summer. Well known invasions of the area have been predominantly through the Khyber Pass, such as the invasions by Darius I and Alexander the Great and also include Genghis Khan and later Mongols such as Duwa, Qutlugh Khwaja and Kebek. Among the Muslim invasions of South Asia, the famous invaders coming through the Khyber Pass are the Turks such as Mahmud Ghaznavi, Muhammad Ghori and the Turkic-Mongols. Finally, Sikhs under Ranjit Singh, in 1798 captured the Khyber Pass. Hari Singh Nalwa, who manned the Khyber pass f... -
Khyber Pass
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Khyber Pass Colt Copy at RIA
http://www.rockislandauction.com/viewitem/aid/1025/lid/2623 The Khyber Pass is a region near the Afghan/Pakistan border known for firearms production - particularly for very crude guns made with crude tools. This particular pistol is an excellent example - it looks like a Colt 1911, although it is smaller and more akin to a .32ACP Llama. It is a straight blowback action, and mechanically is actually much more similar to a Spanish Ruby. -
Slaughter on the Khyber Pass Full Movie rare english tape
Aka The Fury of the Khybers La furia dei Khyber di José Luis Merino. Con Peter Lee Lawrence, Alan Steel, Antonio Manyang, Nello Pazzafini. 91 min. - Italia 1970 In this British adventure, two gentlemen are assigned to stop an impending revolt on the treacherous Khyber mountain pass in India. En route they are waylaid by an angry rebel band. The film is also titled Fury of the Khybers. -
Khyber Pass Martini Pistol at RIA
http://www.rockislandauction.com/viewitem/aid/1024/lid/5278 The Khyber Pass is a well known center of arms production, with gunmaking there going back at least 100 years. The quality of craftsmanship varies greatly, from excellent and safe weapons to thoroughly unsafe guns made with little more than hand files and drills. In the last decade or so, much of the production has centered around making guns for sale to Western soldiers to take home as souvenirs. Since antique guns can generally be imported to places like the US and UK with minimal paperwork, gunsmiths build copies of the arms used by the British in their last occupation of Afghanistan - Martini Henrys. This particular one is a .303 caliber pistol, adorned extensively with decorations and with a laughably crude copy of British s... -
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Khyber Pass and Peshawar, EARLY AND PRESENT, Pakistan
1975 The Khyber Pass (also called the Khaiber Pass or Khaybar Pass) (Urdu: درہ خیبر) is the most important pass connecting Pakistan with Afghanistan. Throughout history it has been an important trade route between Central Asia and South Asia and a strategic military location. The actual pass summit is 5 km inside Pakistan at Landi Kotal. The pass cuts through the Safed Koh mountains which are a far southeastern extension of the Hindu Kush range. It is about 5 km from the Pakistan border. Going northwest from the eastern end in Pakistan, the pass starts from near Jamrud (15 km west of Peshawar) and ends west of Torkham, Afghanistan, a winding road of 48 km. The route passes Fort Maude and Ali Masjid to reach the narrowest point of the pass, just 15 m wide. The summit is at Landi Kotal, fol... -
The Gun Markets of Pakistan
In 2006, Suroosh Alvi was one of a handful of journalists who was able to get into the massive guns market in Pakistan's tribal areas -- home base for the Taliban since the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in 2001. He returned to Pakistan this month and found the entire country was a "powder keg ready to explode." To see where VICE goes to next, check out: http://www.vice.com/the-vice-guide-to-travel -
Train trip through historic Khyber Pass
Peshawar 1. Wide of Khyber Steam Safari locomotive at railway station 2. Railway worker linking steam locomotive to carriage 3. Close up of nameplate 4. Various of train drivers at work on footplate 5. Various of foreign tourist passengers boarding train 6. Smoke rising from chimney of steam train 7. Train''s driving wheels turn as steam blows 8. Train pulling away from platform 9. Train rounding a curve Khyber Pass 10. Passengers looking out of window 11. SOUNDBITE: (English) Nellie Norman, tourist : "I think it is a once in a lifetime experience and to be able to come to a region that is so difficult to get to is just fantastic and it is a really good opportunity." 12. Khyber Pass seen from train 13. Train entering tunnel 14. Wide of steam train crossing br... -
Up the Khyber Pass - Pakistan
Jan 2000 Tourists are now following in the footsteps of Alexander the Great, Genghis Khan, and the British Raj, taking a trip along the legendary Khyber pass . Today, the human cargo are tourists, out to experience one of the world's best railway journeys. Surrounded by the mountain shadows, the railway cuts through amazing rocky inclines. The pass still looks like and indeed is a wild frontier, existing largely beyond the laws of Pakistan. When the train is not running, an army of smugglers can be seen marching down the track carrying TVs, stereos, drugs and guns to trade in Peshawar. The Khyber Pass Steam Safari rides under the protection of local militias, out to spot passing Pashtun tribesman and smugglers taking potshots at the train. The Pashtun who live here still live and die b... -
Ministry - Khyber Pass
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- Duration: 7:33
- Updated: 11 Mar 2010
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The Route to India - Khyber Pass
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- Updated: 12 Dec 2012
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British writer Rudyard Kipling's 1890 poem The Ballad of the King's Jest begins with this stanza:
When spring-time flushes the desert grass,
Our kafilas wind t...
British writer Rudyard Kipling's 1890 poem The Ballad of the King's Jest begins with this stanza:
When spring-time flushes the desert grass,
Our kafilas wind through the Khyber Pass.
Even today, caravans and tourists usually travel through the Khyber Pass only in spring and summer.
Well known invasions of the area have been predominantly through the Khyber Pass, such as the invasions by Darius I and Alexander the Great and also include Genghis Khan and later Mongols such as Duwa, Qutlugh Khwaja and Kebek. Among the Muslim invasions of South Asia, the famous invaders coming through the Khyber Pass are the Turks such as Mahmud Ghaznavi, Muhammad Ghori and the Turkic-Mongols. Finally, Sikhs under Ranjit Singh, in 1798 captured the Khyber Pass. Hari Singh Nalwa, who manned the Khyber pass for years became a household name in Afghanistan.
wn.com/The Route To India Khyber Pass
British writer Rudyard Kipling's 1890 poem The Ballad of the King's Jest begins with this stanza:
When spring-time flushes the desert grass,
Our kafilas wind through the Khyber Pass.
Even today, caravans and tourists usually travel through the Khyber Pass only in spring and summer.
Well known invasions of the area have been predominantly through the Khyber Pass, such as the invasions by Darius I and Alexander the Great and also include Genghis Khan and later Mongols such as Duwa, Qutlugh Khwaja and Kebek. Among the Muslim invasions of South Asia, the famous invaders coming through the Khyber Pass are the Turks such as Mahmud Ghaznavi, Muhammad Ghori and the Turkic-Mongols. Finally, Sikhs under Ranjit Singh, in 1798 captured the Khyber Pass. Hari Singh Nalwa, who manned the Khyber pass for years became a household name in Afghanistan.
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Khyber Pass
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- Duration: 2:04
- Updated: 24 Sep 2015
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This presentation is for my Pakistan class. It is about the Khyber Pass which is the northern pass between Pakistan and Afghanistan and the significance it has...
This presentation is for my Pakistan class. It is about the Khyber Pass which is the northern pass between Pakistan and Afghanistan and the significance it has played for the people.
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This presentation is for my Pakistan class. It is about the Khyber Pass which is the northern pass between Pakistan and Afghanistan and the significance it has played for the people.
- published: 24 Sep 2015
- views: 392
Khyber Pass Colt Copy at RIA
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- Duration: 6:27
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http://www.rockislandauction.com/viewitem/aid/1025/lid/2623
The Khyber Pass is a region near the Afghan/Pakistan border known for firearms production - particu...
http://www.rockislandauction.com/viewitem/aid/1025/lid/2623
The Khyber Pass is a region near the Afghan/Pakistan border known for firearms production - particularly for very crude guns made with crude tools. This particular pistol is an excellent example - it looks like a Colt 1911, although it is smaller and more akin to a .32ACP Llama. It is a straight blowback action, and mechanically is actually much more similar to a Spanish Ruby.
wn.com/Khyber Pass Colt Copy At Ria
http://www.rockislandauction.com/viewitem/aid/1025/lid/2623
The Khyber Pass is a region near the Afghan/Pakistan border known for firearms production - particularly for very crude guns made with crude tools. This particular pistol is an excellent example - it looks like a Colt 1911, although it is smaller and more akin to a .32ACP Llama. It is a straight blowback action, and mechanically is actually much more similar to a Spanish Ruby.
- published: 18 Jun 2015
- views: 57391
Slaughter on the Khyber Pass Full Movie rare english tape
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- Duration: 90:54
- Updated: 13 Feb 2016
- views: 197
Aka The Fury of the Khybers La furia dei Khyber
di José Luis Merino. Con Peter Lee Lawrence, Alan Steel, Antonio Manyang, Nello Pazzafini. 91 min. - Italia 19...
Aka The Fury of the Khybers La furia dei Khyber
di José Luis Merino. Con Peter Lee Lawrence, Alan Steel, Antonio Manyang, Nello Pazzafini. 91 min. - Italia 1970
In this British adventure, two gentlemen are assigned to stop an impending revolt on the treacherous Khyber mountain pass in India. En route they are waylaid by an angry rebel band. The film is also titled Fury of the Khybers.
wn.com/Slaughter On The Khyber Pass Full Movie Rare English Tape
Aka The Fury of the Khybers La furia dei Khyber
di José Luis Merino. Con Peter Lee Lawrence, Alan Steel, Antonio Manyang, Nello Pazzafini. 91 min. - Italia 1970
In this British adventure, two gentlemen are assigned to stop an impending revolt on the treacherous Khyber mountain pass in India. En route they are waylaid by an angry rebel band. The film is also titled Fury of the Khybers.
- published: 13 Feb 2016
- views: 197
Khyber Pass Martini Pistol at RIA
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- Duration: 6:16
- Updated: 05 Feb 2015
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http://www.rockislandauction.com/viewitem/aid/1024/lid/5278
The Khyber Pass is a well known center of arms production, with gunmaking there going back at least...
http://www.rockislandauction.com/viewitem/aid/1024/lid/5278
The Khyber Pass is a well known center of arms production, with gunmaking there going back at least 100 years. The quality of craftsmanship varies greatly, from excellent and safe weapons to thoroughly unsafe guns made with little more than hand files and drills. In the last decade or so, much of the production has centered around making guns for sale to Western soldiers to take home as souvenirs. Since antique guns can generally be imported to places like the US and UK with minimal paperwork, gunsmiths build copies of the arms used by the British in their last occupation of Afghanistan - Martini Henrys. This particular one is a .303 caliber pistol, adorned extensively with decorations and with a laughably crude copy of British service markings.
http://www.forgottenweapons.com
Theme music by Dylan Benson - http://dbproductioncompany.webs.com
wn.com/Khyber Pass Martini Pistol At Ria
http://www.rockislandauction.com/viewitem/aid/1024/lid/5278
The Khyber Pass is a well known center of arms production, with gunmaking there going back at least 100 years. The quality of craftsmanship varies greatly, from excellent and safe weapons to thoroughly unsafe guns made with little more than hand files and drills. In the last decade or so, much of the production has centered around making guns for sale to Western soldiers to take home as souvenirs. Since antique guns can generally be imported to places like the US and UK with minimal paperwork, gunsmiths build copies of the arms used by the British in their last occupation of Afghanistan - Martini Henrys. This particular one is a .303 caliber pistol, adorned extensively with decorations and with a laughably crude copy of British service markings.
http://www.forgottenweapons.com
Theme music by Dylan Benson - http://dbproductioncompany.webs.com
- published: 05 Feb 2015
- views: 152373
Pakistan Adventure: Khyber Pass
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- Duration: 9:25
- Updated: 29 May 2012
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Khyber Pass and Peshawar, EARLY AND PRESENT, Pakistan
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- Duration: 12:11
- Updated: 23 Apr 2011
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1975
The Khyber Pass (also called the Khaiber Pass or Khaybar Pass) (Urdu: درہ خیبر) is the most important pass connecting Pakistan with Afghanistan. Throughou...
1975
The Khyber Pass (also called the Khaiber Pass or Khaybar Pass) (Urdu: درہ خیبر) is the most important pass connecting Pakistan with Afghanistan. Throughout history it has been an important trade route between Central Asia and South Asia and a strategic military location. The actual pass summit is 5 km inside Pakistan at Landi Kotal. The pass cuts through the Safed Koh mountains which are a far southeastern extension of the Hindu Kush range. It is about 5 km from the Pakistan border. Going northwest from the eastern end in Pakistan, the pass starts from near Jamrud (15 km west of Peshawar) and ends west of Torkham, Afghanistan, a winding road of 48 km. The route passes Fort Maude and Ali Masjid to reach the narrowest point of the pass, just 15 m wide. The summit is at Landi Kotal, followed by a steep decline to Michni Kandao, Landi Khana and the Afghan border just east of Torkham. Here the gradient becomes easier as the pass exits at Haft Chah onto the Dakka plain. From Dakka, the Kabul River flows back to Peshawar through the Loe Shilman Gorge, a less direct and more difficult route, but the one chosen by Alexander the Great when he crossed over into South Asia in 326 BC in an attempt to invade the Indus Valley.
Jamrud is at an elevation of 491 m (1610 feet), while the summit at Landi Kotal is 1070 m (3509 feet). The current road was built by the British through the Pass in 1879 and a railway in the 1920s (the previous railhead was at Jamrud).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khyber_pass
Peshāwar (Pashto: پښور; Urdu:پشاور) literally means City on the Frontier in Persian and is known as Pai-khawar in Pashto. It is the provincial capital of Pakistan's North-West Frontier Province. Located on the edge of the Khyber Pass, Peshawar is the commercial, economic, political and cultural capital of the Pakistani frontier and, particularly, of the Pashtuns. In ancient times the city was known as Purushapura when it was officially founded by the Kushans. For much of its history, it was one of the main trading centers on the ancient Silk Road and was a major crossroads for various cultures between the subcontinent and Central Asia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peshawar
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1975
The Khyber Pass (also called the Khaiber Pass or Khaybar Pass) (Urdu: درہ خیبر) is the most important pass connecting Pakistan with Afghanistan. Throughout history it has been an important trade route between Central Asia and South Asia and a strategic military location. The actual pass summit is 5 km inside Pakistan at Landi Kotal. The pass cuts through the Safed Koh mountains which are a far southeastern extension of the Hindu Kush range. It is about 5 km from the Pakistan border. Going northwest from the eastern end in Pakistan, the pass starts from near Jamrud (15 km west of Peshawar) and ends west of Torkham, Afghanistan, a winding road of 48 km. The route passes Fort Maude and Ali Masjid to reach the narrowest point of the pass, just 15 m wide. The summit is at Landi Kotal, followed by a steep decline to Michni Kandao, Landi Khana and the Afghan border just east of Torkham. Here the gradient becomes easier as the pass exits at Haft Chah onto the Dakka plain. From Dakka, the Kabul River flows back to Peshawar through the Loe Shilman Gorge, a less direct and more difficult route, but the one chosen by Alexander the Great when he crossed over into South Asia in 326 BC in an attempt to invade the Indus Valley.
Jamrud is at an elevation of 491 m (1610 feet), while the summit at Landi Kotal is 1070 m (3509 feet). The current road was built by the British through the Pass in 1879 and a railway in the 1920s (the previous railhead was at Jamrud).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khyber_pass
Peshāwar (Pashto: پښور; Urdu:پشاور) literally means City on the Frontier in Persian and is known as Pai-khawar in Pashto. It is the provincial capital of Pakistan's North-West Frontier Province. Located on the edge of the Khyber Pass, Peshawar is the commercial, economic, political and cultural capital of the Pakistani frontier and, particularly, of the Pashtuns. In ancient times the city was known as Purushapura when it was officially founded by the Kushans. For much of its history, it was one of the main trading centers on the ancient Silk Road and was a major crossroads for various cultures between the subcontinent and Central Asia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peshawar
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- published: 23 Apr 2011
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The Gun Markets of Pakistan
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- Duration: 9:19
- Updated: 26 Oct 2011
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In 2006, Suroosh Alvi was one of a handful of journalists who was able to get into the massive guns market in Pakistan's tribal areas -- home base for the Talib...
In 2006, Suroosh Alvi was one of a handful of journalists who was able to get into the massive guns market in Pakistan's tribal areas -- home base for the Taliban since the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in 2001. He returned to Pakistan this month and found the entire country was a "powder keg ready to explode."
To see where VICE goes to next, check out: http://www.vice.com/the-vice-guide-to-travel
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In 2006, Suroosh Alvi was one of a handful of journalists who was able to get into the massive guns market in Pakistan's tribal areas -- home base for the Taliban since the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in 2001. He returned to Pakistan this month and found the entire country was a "powder keg ready to explode."
To see where VICE goes to next, check out: http://www.vice.com/the-vice-guide-to-travel
- published: 26 Oct 2011
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Train trip through historic Khyber Pass
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- Duration: 2:57
- Updated: 23 Jul 2015
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Peshawar
1. Wide of Khyber Steam Safari locomotive at railway station
2. Railway worker linking steam locomotive to carriage
3. Close up of nameplate
4....
Peshawar
1. Wide of Khyber Steam Safari locomotive at railway station
2. Railway worker linking steam locomotive to carriage
3. Close up of nameplate
4. Various of train drivers at work on footplate
5. Various of foreign tourist passengers boarding train
6. Smoke rising from chimney of steam train
7. Train''s driving wheels turn as steam blows
8. Train pulling away from platform
9. Train rounding a curve
Khyber Pass
10. Passengers looking out of window
11. SOUNDBITE: (English) Nellie Norman, tourist :
"I think it is a once in a lifetime experience and to be able to come to a region that is so difficult to get to is just fantastic and it is a really good opportunity."
12. Khyber Pass seen from train
13. Train entering tunnel
14. Wide of steam train crossing bridge
15. Passengers on train
16. SOUNDBITE: (English) Zahoor Durrani, Khyber Steam Safari spokesman:
"Khyber Pass on steam train with two vintage steam engines and they (tourists) have gone through the history. It is a complete run through the history. The Khyber Pass has a recorded history of about 2500 years, so it is a great tourist attraction."
17. Passengers disembarking at Landikotal station near border with Afghanistan
18. Bagpipers marching by
19. Tourists watching
20. Musicians playing
21. Tourists sitting watching show
22. Local tribesmen performing traditional ''Khattak'' dance
23. Various of tourists at museum showing the history of the Khyber Rifles Regiment
24. Tourist looking through binoculars into Afghanistan
25. Wide of Khyber Pass
26. Wide of tourists looking out over Khyber Pass
27. Train at Shahgai railway station
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Organisers say it is one of the most stunning journeys on Earth.
This train trip goes through some of the world''s most volatile regions and offers tourists to northern Pakistan a ride through history.
STORYLINE:
Two century-old steam locomotives are still hauling passengers up the historic Khyber Pass, the famed gateway between the Indian subcontinent and Central Asia.
It''s called The Khyber Steam Safari and for those passengers lucky enough to be able to get a ticket, gives them a tantalising view of the tough tribal lands separating Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Early morning in Peshawar and a vintage steam locomotive waits at the platform for the tough trip ahead.
The twin 2-8-0 locos, built in 1913 in the U.K., are being readied for a gruelling up hill journey.
They will climb two thousand feet (six hundred metres) in just over twenty miles (32 kilometres) up the famed Khyber Pass.
Its a rare opportunity for foreign visitors to Pakistan to get the chance to enter the normally off-limits tribal areas on the Afghan frontier, lawless lands that are currently focus of the hunt for fugitive members of al-Qaeda.
The railway line itself was built for the military, being completed in 1926 to haul troops and supplies up to the Afghan border to defend what was then a part of the British empire from attack.
The strategic route is a marvel of engineering, with over thirty tunnels and ninety bridges and culverts, built at a cost to the British Raj of over seven hundred thousand rupees a mile, a huge amount at that time.
The ride takes around four hours and at each of the stops passengers get a taste of the traditions of the Khyber, which over the centuries has been the favoured route for armies invading the Subcontinent.
The steam safari is run jointly by Pakistan Railways and a private company, but ever since the US-led overthrow of the Taliban regime on the other side of the pass tourist numbers to this part of the world have been down and the steam service was cancelled for a few years.
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Peshawar
1. Wide of Khyber Steam Safari locomotive at railway station
2. Railway worker linking steam locomotive to carriage
3. Close up of nameplate
4. Various of train drivers at work on footplate
5. Various of foreign tourist passengers boarding train
6. Smoke rising from chimney of steam train
7. Train''s driving wheels turn as steam blows
8. Train pulling away from platform
9. Train rounding a curve
Khyber Pass
10. Passengers looking out of window
11. SOUNDBITE: (English) Nellie Norman, tourist :
"I think it is a once in a lifetime experience and to be able to come to a region that is so difficult to get to is just fantastic and it is a really good opportunity."
12. Khyber Pass seen from train
13. Train entering tunnel
14. Wide of steam train crossing bridge
15. Passengers on train
16. SOUNDBITE: (English) Zahoor Durrani, Khyber Steam Safari spokesman:
"Khyber Pass on steam train with two vintage steam engines and they (tourists) have gone through the history. It is a complete run through the history. The Khyber Pass has a recorded history of about 2500 years, so it is a great tourist attraction."
17. Passengers disembarking at Landikotal station near border with Afghanistan
18. Bagpipers marching by
19. Tourists watching
20. Musicians playing
21. Tourists sitting watching show
22. Local tribesmen performing traditional ''Khattak'' dance
23. Various of tourists at museum showing the history of the Khyber Rifles Regiment
24. Tourist looking through binoculars into Afghanistan
25. Wide of Khyber Pass
26. Wide of tourists looking out over Khyber Pass
27. Train at Shahgai railway station
SUGGESTED LEAD IN:
Organisers say it is one of the most stunning journeys on Earth.
This train trip goes through some of the world''s most volatile regions and offers tourists to northern Pakistan a ride through history.
STORYLINE:
Two century-old steam locomotives are still hauling passengers up the historic Khyber Pass, the famed gateway between the Indian subcontinent and Central Asia.
It''s called The Khyber Steam Safari and for those passengers lucky enough to be able to get a ticket, gives them a tantalising view of the tough tribal lands separating Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Early morning in Peshawar and a vintage steam locomotive waits at the platform for the tough trip ahead.
The twin 2-8-0 locos, built in 1913 in the U.K., are being readied for a gruelling up hill journey.
They will climb two thousand feet (six hundred metres) in just over twenty miles (32 kilometres) up the famed Khyber Pass.
Its a rare opportunity for foreign visitors to Pakistan to get the chance to enter the normally off-limits tribal areas on the Afghan frontier, lawless lands that are currently focus of the hunt for fugitive members of al-Qaeda.
The railway line itself was built for the military, being completed in 1926 to haul troops and supplies up to the Afghan border to defend what was then a part of the British empire from attack.
The strategic route is a marvel of engineering, with over thirty tunnels and ninety bridges and culverts, built at a cost to the British Raj of over seven hundred thousand rupees a mile, a huge amount at that time.
The ride takes around four hours and at each of the stops passengers get a taste of the traditions of the Khyber, which over the centuries has been the favoured route for armies invading the Subcontinent.
The steam safari is run jointly by Pakistan Railways and a private company, but ever since the US-led overthrow of the Taliban regime on the other side of the pass tourist numbers to this part of the world have been down and the steam service was cancelled for a few years.
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- published: 23 Jul 2015
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Up the Khyber Pass - Pakistan
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- Duration: 10:24
- Updated: 05 Nov 2007
- views: 75015
Jan 2000
Tourists are now following in the footsteps of Alexander the Great, Genghis Khan, and the British Raj, taking a trip along the legendary Khyber pass ....
Jan 2000
Tourists are now following in the footsteps of Alexander the Great, Genghis Khan, and the British Raj, taking a trip along the legendary Khyber pass .
Today, the human cargo are tourists, out to experience one of the world's best railway journeys. Surrounded by the mountain shadows, the railway cuts through amazing rocky inclines. The pass still looks like and indeed is a wild frontier, existing largely beyond the laws of Pakistan. When the train is not running, an army of smugglers can be seen marching down the track carrying TVs, stereos, drugs and guns to trade in Peshawar. The Khyber Pass Steam Safari rides under the protection of local militias, out to spot passing Pashtun tribesman and smugglers taking potshots at the train. The Pashtun who live here still live and die by their ancient code of honour. "They sacrifice their own lives for the sake of their friends. But when somebody betrays him --he is the best enemy. He will never forgive a person -- he takes the revenge even after centuries," explains a local. Towards the end of the line, in the rocks a walk from the track, lie the ornate emblems of the British regiment's who fought up here. The Khyber Rifles are still stationed in the Pass, although today they concern themselves with dancing for tourists. Beyond the guards of the Khyber Rifles lies Afghanistan, and the end of the line. A sumptious report offering spectacular scenery and rich history.
Produced by ABC Australia
Distributed by Journeyman Pictures
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Jan 2000
Tourists are now following in the footsteps of Alexander the Great, Genghis Khan, and the British Raj, taking a trip along the legendary Khyber pass .
Today, the human cargo are tourists, out to experience one of the world's best railway journeys. Surrounded by the mountain shadows, the railway cuts through amazing rocky inclines. The pass still looks like and indeed is a wild frontier, existing largely beyond the laws of Pakistan. When the train is not running, an army of smugglers can be seen marching down the track carrying TVs, stereos, drugs and guns to trade in Peshawar. The Khyber Pass Steam Safari rides under the protection of local militias, out to spot passing Pashtun tribesman and smugglers taking potshots at the train. The Pashtun who live here still live and die by their ancient code of honour. "They sacrifice their own lives for the sake of their friends. But when somebody betrays him --he is the best enemy. He will never forgive a person -- he takes the revenge even after centuries," explains a local. Towards the end of the line, in the rocks a walk from the track, lie the ornate emblems of the British regiment's who fought up here. The Khyber Rifles are still stationed in the Pass, although today they concern themselves with dancing for tourists. Beyond the guards of the Khyber Rifles lies Afghanistan, and the end of the line. A sumptious report offering spectacular scenery and rich history.
Produced by ABC Australia
Distributed by Journeyman Pictures
- published: 05 Nov 2007
- views: 75015
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Ministry - Khyber Pass
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The Route to India - Khyber Pass
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Khyber Pass Colt Copy at RIA
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Slaughter on the Khyber Pass Full Movie rare english tape
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The Khyber Pass is a well kno...
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Khyber Pass Martini Pistol at RIA
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Pakistan Adventure: Khyber Pass
Pakistan Adventure Khyber Pass
published: 29 May 2012
Pakistan Adventure: Khyber Pass
Pakistan Adventure: Khyber Pass
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Khyber Pass and Peshawar, EARLY AND PRESENT, Pakistan
1975
The Khyber Pass (also called the Khaiber Pass or Khaybar Pass) (Urdu: درہ خیبر) is t...
published: 23 Apr 2011
Khyber Pass and Peshawar, EARLY AND PRESENT, Pakistan
Khyber Pass and Peshawar, EARLY AND PRESENT, Pakistan
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The Gun Markets of Pakistan
In 2006, Suroosh Alvi was one of a handful of journalists who was able to get into the mas...
published: 26 Oct 2011
The Gun Markets of Pakistan
The Gun Markets of Pakistan
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Train trip through historic Khyber Pass
Peshawar
1. Wide of Khyber Steam Safari locomotive at railway station
2. Railway worke...
published: 23 Jul 2015
Train trip through historic Khyber Pass
Train trip through historic Khyber Pass
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Up the Khyber Pass - Pakistan
Jan 2000
Tourists are now following in the footsteps of Alexander the Great, Genghis Khan...
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Up the Khyber Pass - Pakistan
Up the Khyber Pass - Pakistan
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Khyber Pass/Clone
Going to make my own khyber Pass clone rifle.
published: 16 Oct 2014
Khyber Pass/Clone
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Khyber Pass
Khyber Pass
Where's Bin Laden
Where's Bin Laden
He's probably runnin'
Probably hidin'
Some say he's livin' at the Khyber Pass
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Putin blasts West on first trip to EU country this year
Edit St Louis Post-Dispatch 28 May 2016
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — On his first trip to a European Union country this year, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday sharply criticized western policy toward Moscow, describing a newly expanded U.S. missile defense system as a threat to his… ... ....
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'Mass rape' video on social media shocks Brazil
Edit BBC News 27 May 2016
Brazilian police are hunting more than 30 men suspected of raping a teenage girl in Rio de Janeiro, and of putting video of the attack on social media. The girl is reported to have gone to her boyfriend's house on Saturday and to have regained consciousness later, surrounded by the men ... ....
photo: AP / Leo Correa
Brazil police identify 4 of 30-plus men wanted in gang rape
Edit One India 28 May 2016
Rio de Janeiro, May 28. Police has said that they have identified and are searching for four of the more than 30 men suspected in the gang rape of a 16-year-old girl, a case that has rocked Latin America's largest nation ... ....
photo: AP / Luca Bruno
Real Madrid wins Champions League in penalty shootout
Edit Deseret News 29 May 2016
MILAN — Cristiano Ronaldo did it again for Real Madrid, stepping forward to score a penalty and inflicting another devastating loss in a Champions League final on rival Atletico Madrid ... "I knew I was going to score the winning penalty ... Atletico substitute Yannick Carrasco showed the same desire to level in the 79th, outmuscling Lucas Vazquez to shoot Juanfran's pass across goal high into the net ... ....
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It’s Game On for Sanders and Trump but Game Over for Hillary
Edit WorldNews.com 27 May 2016
Article by WNews.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. While it hasn’t been a good week for Democratic hopeful Hillary Clinton, the latest twist and turn in this surprising 2016 presidential race has just caused Donald Trump’s and Bernie Sanders’ poll numbers to surge. Indeed, on ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” the presumptive Republican nominee was asked if he would consider debating with Sanders ... But it gets even worse ... Sanders....
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VGL: Change in substantial holding from WBC (Westpac Banking Corporation)
Edit Public Technologies 27 May 2016
(Source. Westpac Banking Corporation) Form 604 Form 604. Corporations Act 2001 Section 671B. Notice of change of interests of substantial holder. To Company Name/Scheme VISTA GROUP INTERNATIONAL LIMITED (VGL). ACN/ARSN ARBN 600 417 203 Details of substantial holder(1). Name WESTPAC BANKING CORPORATION (WBC) and its associated entities. listed in Annexure 'B' ... Class of securities (4) ... 7.25% ... Level 3, 60 Khyber Pass Rd Newton New Zealand 1023....
Nighttime Is The Right Time To Return To Historic Philadelphia (Visit Philadelphia - The Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation)
Edit Public Technologies 25 May 2016
(Source. Visit Philadelphia - The Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation). As day turns to dusk and museums and landmarks close for the night, Historic Philadelphia is just gearing up for a night of fun. Theaters, play places and ghost tours keep youngsters amused until pajama time, while beer gardens, dance clubs and live music venues entertain the over-21 crowd well into the wee hours ... at the circa 1870s Khyber Pass Pub....
2016 Annual Results Announcement (Argosy Property Limited)
Edit Public Technologies 25 May 2016
(Source. Argosy Property Limited) Announcement. MARKET RELEASE. 26 May 2016. ARGOSY ANNOUNCES ANNUAL RESULT AND INCREASE IN DIVIDEND ... 37.8%) ... located ... This is a quality, 4 green star designed, office building in an area where Argosy already owns two properties (25 Nugent Street and 99 Khyber Pass Road) ... The Company's portfolio following the revaluation shows a passing yield on values of 7.57% and a yield on fully let market rentals of 7.53%....
Many Philly-Area Eateries Make Vegans, Vegetarians & Gluten-Free Diners Feel Right At Home (Visit Philadelphia - The Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation)
Edit Public Technologies 15 May 2016
(Source. Visit Philadelphia - The Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation). There's no doubt that Americans are increasingly health conscious. Current studies, including the Vegetarian Resource Group's Harris Poll, suggest that there are now some eight million vegetarians in the United States and one million vegans ... Cumberland Street, (215) 425-4460, memphistaproom.com No one need take a pass at the Khyber Pass in Old City....
What's In The Old City Neighborhood? (Visit Philadelphia - The Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation)
Edit Public Technologies 09 May 2016
(Source. Visit Philadelphia - The Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation) ... Especially popular are First Fridays, when art lovers fill the streets for gallery hopping ... Restaurants, Bars & Clubs ... 7 N ... 114 Market Street, (267) 761-9532, theirishpol.com Khyber Pass Pub - Known for its bacon-grease popcorn and New Orleans-style brunch, the city's oldest established pub offers an intimate experience in a friendly, no-frills setting....
Recap And Refuel: Philly's Dining Scene Caters To Discerning (And Famished) Night Owls (Visit Philadelphia - The Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation)
Edit Public Technologies 05 May 2016
(Source. Visit Philadelphia - The Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation). As Philadelphia's dining scene continues to grow, the city's bistros, gastropubs, brasseries, eateries, diners and fast-food spots are growing by…hours ... to never ... 124 S ... 121 S ... 2nd Street, (215) 467-2847, kennettrestaurant.com Southern-fried cuisine with vegan options and a superior beer list make Old City's Khyber Pass Pub a mainstay for late eaters ... E....
Pakistani Sikhs open temple after 73 years, risking attacks
Edit San Francisco Chronicle 27 Apr 2016
Peshawar is a deeply conservative city at the foot of the mountainous Khyber Pass — once a popular route for traders and tourists travelling to nearby Afghanistan, now the focus of an extremist insurgency....
Gurdwara reopens in Peshawar after 73 years amid security fears
Edit The Hindu 27 Apr 2016
He kept a watchful eye on everyone who passed him on the narrow street, looking for a suspicious gesture, or a bulge beneath the clothes that hints at a hidden gun or a bomb ... Peshawar is a deeply conservative city at the foot of the mountainous Khyber Pass once a popular route for traders and tourists travelling to nearby Afghanistan, now the focus of an extremist insurgency....
Pakistani Sikhs open temple after 73 years amid fears of violence
Edit Indian Express 27 Apr 2016
He kept a watchful eye on everyone who passed him on the narrow street, looking for a suspicious gesture, or a bulge beneath the clothes that hints at a hidden gun or a bomb ... Peshawar is a deeply conservative city at the foot of the mountainous Khyber Pass, once a popular route for traders and tourists travelling to nearby Afghanistan, now the focus of an extremist insurgency....
Sikh temple reopens after 73 years in Pakistan
Edit Khaleej Times 25 Apr 2016
He kept a watchful eye on everyone who passed him on the narrow street, looking for a suspicious gesture, or a bulge beneath the clothes that hints at a hidden gun or a bomb ... Peshawar is a deeply conservative city at the foot of the mountainous Khyber Pass - once a popular route for traders and tourists travelling to nearby Afghanistan, now the focus of an extremist insurgency....
After 73 years, Pakistani Sikhs open 300-year-old gurdwara risking attacks
Edit DNA India 24 Apr 2016
Recently, Sikh leader Sardar Suran Singh was shot and killed outside his home in a remote area in Khyber Pukhtunkhwa province, some 140 kilometres from Peshawar ... Peshawar is a deeply conservative city at the foot of the mountainous Khyber Pass once a popular route for traders and tourists travelling to nearby Afghanistan, now the focus of an extremist insurgency....
Odd-even rule: Snag hits Red line for five hours
Edit The Times of India 16 Apr 2016
New Delhi. The Delhi Metro witnessed a technical snag on its Red line within hours of the odd-even rule coming into force on Friday. Services on the corridor-from Rithala to Dilshad Garden-were affected because of the glitch at 12.37pm ... These teams were taken from various maintenance depots of the Delhi Metro such as Najafgarh, Sarita Vihar, Shastri Park, Khyber Pass, Sultanpur, Mundka and Yamuna Bank ... ....
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