Chitral

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Journey to Dir

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Kalash

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Lowari Pass

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Six more killed as avalanches continue to hit snow-covered Chitral.

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Poor Kid! :ohno:

WOW WONDERFUL PHOTOS! I remember going to Chitral many many years ago. Its so nice to see the greenery again!

Is photographyu your or is this just a hobby?

Just a hobby!

nice pics...

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Not to be confused with Mobilink Rewards

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Pakistan’s favourite cellular service Mobilink has long celebrated Pakistan’s rich and vibrant culture and helped to catalyze the growth of the nation through investment, socially responsible marketing, tributes to the nation’s musical maestros and the discovery of cricketing prodigies that has helped to reshape lives across Pakistan.

Today we proudly announce the birth of the Mobilink Awards. A celebration of Pakistan’s heroes who will shine through and take the nation forward into a future dedicated to the development of ideas and ideals.

Are YOU the one?

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reema should stick to speaking languages she knows....which means she should speak english or urdu...

the hosts are terrible

this cant be all of it????!!!

^^ Its not, click on the video and then go into other videos the guy posted. There are like 15 or so parts.

i saw it on geo n googled it.... so

Mir Zafar Ali along with his colleagues picked up an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects for The Golden Compass
Maheen Sabeeh
Karachi

Oscars 2008 were, well, a yawn to watch. But the prestige associated with the gold statues is still unsurpassed in cinema. And this year was significant in that a Pakistani managed to work on a film that not only picked up a prestigious Academy Award nomination but also won!

The man is Mir Zafar Ali, a visual effects specialist, and the film he worked for was the high-profile flick, The Golden Compass, starring Nicole Kidman and "Bond" man Daniel Craig.

The Golden Compass picked up the award for Best Visual Effects and Mir Zafar Ali was one of the 'Effects Technical Director' at Rhythm and Hues, the US-based company that worked on this particular film. Those of us who've seen the film do not recall a Pakistani man up onstage picking up the Oscar. And the only reason for that is that only the main four supervisors went and picked up the trophy.

However, Mir Zafar Ali is actually mentioned in the full credits of the film.

Academy Award isn't his only accomplishment. The Golden Compass also managed to pick up a BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) Award as well.

About The Golden Compass

The Golden Compass is the first book in the best-selling trilogy His Dark Materials. Widely acknowledged as a scholarly Harry Potter, the trilogy is set in Oxford College where the author Philip Pullman spent many years teaching. It covers the adventures of Lyra, an orphan growing up on the grounds of Oxford and this is a very magical Oxford where science, theology and magic are closely intertwined. When children start disappearing, Lyra gains a new mentor in Mrs Coulter, played by Nicole Kidman in the film. And then she discovers the Gobblers who are taking the children and the organization that is responsible for them.

The film has won praise for the Special Effects that require a flow of magical creatures alongside the actors to recreate the magical world of His Dark Materials. And it was this breakthrough that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences recognized this year. That a Pakistani played a key role in this achievement is a high for us.

Who is he?

Mir Zafar Ali is a not a naturalized American. Rather, he is a homegrown Pakistani. He studied computer sciences right here in Pakistan from BCCI FAST in Karachi. He then worked for quite a few companies here Sharp Image, Nucleus Studios and Carrot. His forte was always computer graphics and to refine it further he also did a course in sculpture from the Indus Valley School of Arts and Architecture in Karachi. He finally went to the US of A in 2000, where he enrolled at Savannah College of Art and Design in Georgia and specialized in Visual Effects. And the rest, as they say, is history.

America is a country where talent is recognized. In 2003, soon after completing his BFA in Computer Animation, Mir Zafar Ali was offered a position at Digital Domain, which is known for its Visual Effects on films such as Titanic, Fight Club and The Fifth Element to name just a few. The first film he worked on there was The Day After Tomorrow on which he ran most of the water simulations.

Mir is the first Pakistani to have worked on a film to win an Oscar for the Best Visual Effects. Still at Rhythm & Hues, the big project he's working on these days is The Incredible Hulk, featuring Edward Norton and Liv Tyler. It will be a big summer blockbuster, so watch out for it.

Mir Zafar Ali plans to continue working in the Visual Effects industry and intends to delve further into the development side and work in other areas of visual effects such as CG pipepine, shader writing, lighting and compositing.

The importance of being a brilliant behind the scenes man

With the emphasis on Special Effects in Hollywood, Mir Zafar Ali has followed his passion to a place where he can be at the cutting edge of technological breakthroughs. Indeed, the Oscar won by The Golden Compass validates the fact as to how far he has come to realizing that dream.

The unfortunate bit, however, is the fact that even as Mir Zafar Ali remains a well-known name in the digital business in the United States of America, his success story is one that many in Pakistan are simply unaware of.

When Indian filmmakers make it in Hollywood, their stories are written about and hyped to the skies in India and consequently abroad. But when it comes to a Pakistani success story such as Mir Zafar Ali, they remain in the shadows.

Part of the problem is the fact that it is only now that media has grown in Pakistan. What the growth of media does is that it causes a coming together of talent. So many Indian films employ Westerners to help them get the technicalities right. It is hoped that with the revival of cinema in Pakistan, there will be Pakistani films that will employ the talent of Mir Zafar Ali.

While it is important that talent like him hone their skills in the West, it is equally important that films in Pakistan are one day strong enough to claim him as our own.

Here's to Mir Zafar Ali for making Pakistan proud. Now that The Golden Compass has won, maybe the Western media will realize that there are people in and from Pakistan who are talented and this country has a lot more to offer than it is credited for.

Mir Zafar Ali's

most prolific work

includes…



The Golden Compass

Effects Technical Director

Surf's Up

Technical Director

Spider-Man 3

Technical Director

Ghost Rider

Technical Director

Open Season

Digital Effects Artist

Monster House

Visual Effects Technical Director

Stealth

Visual Effects Animator

The Day After Tomorrow

Digital Effects Artist

Source: The News

Someone already posted that in the "Successful Pakistanis" thread.

it was me:cheers:

Yea, like I said "some one" a "nobody".

To welcome new member from Chitral/DecaturGA, I've dug up inactive thread about beautiful Chitral region.

2 young Chitrali girls.
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So sad to see that this bastard Norwegian man was issued a hunting permit for rare Morkhor.
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Norwegian hunted Kashmiri Markhor paid 81200 US $.
CHITRAL: A Norwegian Hunter Mr. Oyvind Christensen hunted Kashmiri Markhor at Toshi area of Chitral who paid 81200 US $ for permit to hunt markhor. This is a large size Markho whose horns having the measured as 47 inches long and more than one and half meters tall of 100 KG of total weight. Chitral is famous for Kashmiri Markhor and every year million rupees earning in hunting permit head. Talking to this scribe Mr. Christensen said that Chitral is very peaceful place and the people of Chitral also very civilized and cooperative. Divisional Forest Officer Wild Life Imtiaz Hussain said that Chitral having more than 2000 Markhor and other wild life like Ibex, snow leopard and rare birds. He said that the concerned quarter through wild life awarding tender after proper bidding and the successful bidder is awarding hunting permit. He said Chitral issue 3 to 4 hunting permits and million of rupees earning by this way. 20% of total amount is getting by
wild life department, 40% is granting to local community and 40% to conservation committee. Talking to this scribe Shahzada Gul general secretary of Al-Burkhan village conservation committee said that Chitral having 3000 Markhor but wild life issuing only 3 permits. He demanded from high ups of wild life to increae number of the permits from 3 to 6 permits per year to compensate the local community and volunteers of village conservation committee.

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you guys may know about the kalash but for those who dont, the kalash people settled in chitral around the time Alexander the Great invaded the sub-continent since kalash call themselves the descendants of his soldiers who either were injured or decided to stay (probably coz they liked the place). They were the only people living in chitral and had their kingdom till the arrival of islam in chitral valley, when their kingdom was ended. Many of them converted to islam while many others who did not, settled in the narow valleys of Bumboret, Birir, and Rumbur which are not very far from main chitral town. They are ethnically different than the rest of chitralis. They also follow their own religion and have many gods. I personally saw them making offerings of goat's blood to their gods once on T.V. They are very friendly and welcoming. Many people visit kalash valleys for their grape wine too and PARTEYYY in the hotels. thats all i remember for now.:cheers:

To welcome new member from Chitral/DecaturGA, I've dug up inactive thread about beautiful Chitral region.

2 young Chitrali girls.
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Lolz.... typical chitrali kids. i love their innocent faces thanks for posting.:)

http://flickr.com/photos/imranthetrekker/2682118436/#DiscussPhoto


some more kids.

To welcome new member from Chitral/DecaturGA, I've dug up inactive thread about beautiful Chitral region.

2 young Chitrali girls.
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The girl with the dopatta on head is sooo cute

you guys may know about the kalash but for those who dont, the kalash people settled in chitral around the time Alexander the Great invaded the sub-continent since kalash call themselves the descendants of his soldiers who either were injured or decided to stay (probably coz they liked the place). They were the only people living in chitral and had their kingdom till the arrival of islam in chitral valley, when their kingdom was ended. Many of them converted to islam while many others who did not, settled in the narow valleys of Bumboret, Birir, and Rumbur which are not very far from main chitral town. They are ethnically different than the rest of chitralis. They also follow their own religion and have many gods. I personally saw them making offerings of goat's blood to their gods once on T.V. They are very friendly and welcoming. Many people visit kalash valleys for their grape wine too and PARTEYYY in the hotels. thats all i remember for now.:cheers:

Thanks for the info..Ive been to Chitral once but i was just too young..The most intresting thing i remeber was the funeral at which everybody was laughing and singing songs cause they believe they should farewell him with laughters..Its so difficult to laugh at that time..I wonder how the mange doing that :nuts:

Thanks for the info..Ive been to Chitral once but i was just too young..The most intresting thing i remeber was the funeral at which everybody was laughing and singing songs cause they believe they should farewell him with laughters..Its so difficult to laugh at that time..I wonder how the mange doing that :nuts:

plus they also dony bury the dead. They put the coffin in a place where other coffins are kept.

They used to do so till recently. There was an open space just in the outskirts of the village where a coffin would be left. But apparently they have discontinued this practice and bury the dead or atleast thats what they told us and there were no fresh coffins to be seen either.

^OMGGGGG Thats scrayyyy!I hope they dont do that anymore =S

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2407/2340654581_f35e456f96_o.jpg

A poor Chitrali cutie has henna applied to her eyebrows :bash:

^^ i've seen that alot..but on the eyebrows iz kinda new 4 me... i dont remember but i'll ask my mom n post why they do it...:cheers: cute baby..luks surprised...

Booni village, tehsil mastuj
SOURCE: chitraltimes
http://i709.photobucket.com/albums/ww91/atownboy_17/bony_mastuj_chitral.jpg

:eek:

look like some medieval strategy game

^^ but this iz real.. lol

^ beautiful!!!

^^ thank you.. :)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3339/3332746668_78a77e5d68_b.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2001/2294220700_15fdc83ba4_b.jpg
Would have been better without sky being edited poorly.

Thanks to Blithe of flickr

http://www.app.com.pk/photo/photo_lib/01-02-2010/6bd163656dd03c3ce12a631ee3312b1e.jpg

courtesy of http://pamirtimes.net/
Devastating landslide of Jan 04. 2010

http://i737.photobucket.com/albums/xx17/kashi130/kashif/landslide-hunzainayat.jpg?t=1265083066
This photograph was taken while the landslide was taking place near Attabad village. Photo by Inayat Ali (Shimshal)

for more pictures
http://www.bbc.co.uk/urdu/pakistan/2010/01/100129_hunza_landslide_pic_rh.shtml

^^ that photographer is doing a daring but crazy job :nuts:

http://www.app.com.pk/photo/photo_lib/03-02-2010/361788f38945485995dafce55d0b0134.jpg

http://www.app.com.pk/photo/photo_lib/07-02-2010/97e81a2ed1e6d338d722a86d71798606.jpg

https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/224770_454788587899964_1778067716_n.jpg
BROGHIL VALLEY - North of Chitral