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      <title>یورپی جوڑا پاکستان لوٹ کر کیوں آیا؟</title>
      <link>https://www.dawnnews.tv/news/1065016/</link>
      <description>&lt;div style='display: none'&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p class=''&gt;ایسا شاذ و نادر ہی نظر آتا ہے جب سیاح پرستاروں اور فالورز کے تصورات بدلنے کی کوشش کریں، عام طور پر یہاں دنیا بھر سے لوگ بہت کم تعداد میں آتے ہیں اور اپنی تصاویر مختلف کیپشنز کے ساتھ پوسٹ کرتے ہیں، مگر نیدرلینڈ سے تعلق رکھنے والا جوڑا ایلکس اور سبسٹین ان میں سے نہیں۔&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=''&gt;29 سالہ سبسٹین اور 26 سالہ ایلکس نے دنیا کی سیاحت کے لیے اپنی ملازمتیں چھوڑیں اور اب ایشیاءکے ایسے ممالک کی سیاحت کررہے ہیں جہاں لوگوں کا بہت کم جانا ہوتا ہے اور وہ خود اپنے بلاگ میں لکھتے ہیں &amp;#39; ہمارا موجودہ سفر ہمیں ایشیاءکی ایسی غیر معمولی منازل جیسے افغانستان، پاکستان اور ایران میں لے کر گیا ہے جہاں اکثر افراد نہیں جاتے&amp;#39;۔&lt;/p&gt;&lt;figure class='media  issue1144 w-full  media--stretch  media--uneven media--embed  '&gt;
				&lt;div class='media__item  media__item--relative  media__item--instagram  '&gt;&lt;blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-version="7" style=" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);"&gt;&lt;div style="padding:8px;"&gt; &lt;div style=" background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:50.0% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;"&gt; &lt;div style=" background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;p style=" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;"&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BHSf-pWAvLY/" style=" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;" target="_blank"&gt;A photo of BOTH of us? Say whaaaat!  This rare photo was made possible by our hiking companion for the day. We encountered him and his young nephew on one of the buses of our multi-leg public transport journey from Islamabad to Naran. After detecting that we were lost and confused foreigners (gee, how did he know?), he helped us find the right transport&amp;mdash;and the right prices!&amp;mdash;for the rest of our journey. Once we made it to Naran, we met his entire family, who welcomed us with smiles and snacks, and made sure to help us with our things as we quested for a place to stay. The next day, despite fasting for Ramadan, he and his brother joined us on a jaunt to Saif ul Malook lake, and tumbled and stumbled down the mountain with us on the 4 hour trek back to Naran. Despite being theoretically young and fit, we survived only because his sister had been thoughtful enough to send him with snacks for us. The man and his brother, on the other hand, were totally fine. Ramadan never ceases to amaze.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;"&gt;A post shared by Alex and Sebastiaan (@lostwithpurpose) on &lt;time style=" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;" datetime="2016-06-30T18:41:46+00:00"&gt;Jun 30, 2016 at 11:41am PDT&lt;/time&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
				
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&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=''&gt;اس جوڑے نے اپنے سفر کا آغاز گزشتہ سال فروری میں کیا تھا اور آرمینیا اور جارجیا کے بعد پاکستان آئے اور یہاں سے چین، وسطیٰ ایشیاءاور پھر بھارت سمیت اب تک تیرہ ممالک میں گئے، مگر اب وہ پھر پاکستان واپس لوٹ کر آئے ہیں۔&lt;/p&gt;&lt;figure class='media  issue1144 w-full  media--stretch  media--uneven media--embed  '&gt;
				&lt;div class='media__item  media__item--relative  media__item--instagram  '&gt;&lt;blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-version="7" style=" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);"&gt;&lt;div style="padding:8px;"&gt; &lt;div style=" background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:62.5% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;"&gt; &lt;div style=" background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;p style=" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;"&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BGmkXfMQOKu/" style=" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;" target="_blank"&gt;Pakistani hospitality strikes again!  We were getting a train at the hottest point in the day. Our clothes were soaked with sweat, our water was nearing empty, and we were fuming from a fruitless encounter with a rude ticket sales man who didn&amp;#39;t want to sell us tickets. Luckily, there was a young man standing there that helped us, and give the conductor a hard time. Tickets finally acquired, we thanked the man and sat down for the three hour wait for the train. . . .  A couple hours later, the helpful man returned to the station. Clutched in his hands were two bags: one with cold bottles of water, and one with containers filled with piping hot bread and chicken stew. Despite it being Ramadan, where many people fast during the sunlight hours, his mother had prepared the meal for us, so we wouldn&amp;#39;t go hungry on the train. He refused to accept anything for it, insisting that it was a gift. He didn&amp;#39;t even want the containers back.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;"&gt;A post shared by Alex and Sebastiaan (@lostwithpurpose) on &lt;time style=" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;" datetime="2016-06-13T17:13:32+00:00"&gt;Jun 13, 2016 at 10:13am PDT&lt;/time&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
				
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&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=''&gt;&lt;strong&gt;مزید پڑھیں : &lt;a href='https://www.dawnnews.tv/news/1041279' &gt;ایک امریکی خاتون کو پاکستان کیسا لگا؟&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=''&gt;گزشتہ سال جون میں جب یہ جوڑا پاکستان آیا تو وہ اس مک کے بارے میں کوئی واضح رائے نہیں رکھتا تھا، گزشتہ سال &lt;a href='https://images.dawn.com/news/1175844' &gt;ڈان امیجز&lt;/a&gt; سے بات کرتے ہوئے ایلکس نے بتایا &amp;#39; ہم نے انٹرنیٹ پر پاکستان کے بارے میں جو کچھ بھی دریافت کیا اس سے لگتا تھا کہ یہ دنیا کا سب سے خطرناک ملک ہے، مگر ہم ہر اس بات پر یقین نہیں کرتے جو پڑھتے، ہمارا سب سے بڑا خدشہ رمضان کا مہینہ تھا، درحقیقت ہمارا خیال تھا کہ دن میں پانی پینے پر گرفتار کرلیا جائے گا یا کراچی کی گلیوں میں ہیٹ اسٹروک کا شکار ہوکر مرجائیں گے&amp;#39;۔&lt;/p&gt;&lt;figure class='media  issue1144 w-full  media--stretch  media--uneven media--embed  '&gt;
				&lt;div class='media__item  media__item--relative  media__item--instagram  '&gt;&lt;blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-version="7" style=" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);"&gt;&lt;div style="padding:8px;"&gt; &lt;div style=" background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:58.657407407407405% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;"&gt; &lt;div style=" background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;p style=" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;"&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BG2V9v4wOIC/" style=" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;" target="_blank"&gt;Life goal: swim in a sea of gold... check.  This is pretty much a summary of our time in Lahore: FOOD EVERYWHERE. Despite it being Ramadan, people still manage to feed us all day, every day. We sneak a breakfast because we&amp;#39;re not fasting, then there&amp;#39;s iftar, then dessert, then maybe dinner, then a snack or two, then a late night something something because hey, why not, then sehr, the last meal before sunrise, if you can make it. People told us Lahore is all about eating, and they&amp;#39;re totally right. Eating might be our new sport of choice.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;"&gt;A post shared by Alex and Sebastiaan (@lostwithpurpose) on &lt;time style=" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;" datetime="2016-06-19T20:15:32+00:00"&gt;Jun 19, 2016 at 1:15pm PDT&lt;/time&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
				
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&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=''&gt;مگر پھر ان کے خیالات میں تبدیلی آئی اور پہلے دورے کے دوران انہوں نے اعتراف کیا &amp;#39; ہمارے دورے کا سب سے حیرت انگیز حصہ ان لوگوں کی مہمان نوازی تھی جن سے ہماری ملاقات ہوئی، ایران میں سفر کے بعد ہمارا خیال تھا کہ ایرانیوں سے زیادہ مہمان نواز افراد کو ڈھونڈنا ناممکن ہوگا، مگر ہم غلط ثابت ہوئے، پاکستانی عوام نے ہمیں حیران کردیا&amp;#39;۔&lt;/p&gt;&lt;figure class='media  issue1144 w-full  media--stretch  media--uneven media--embed  '&gt;
				&lt;div class='media__item  media__item--relative  media__item--instagram  '&gt;&lt;blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-version="7" style=" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);"&gt;&lt;div style="padding:8px;"&gt; &lt;div style=" background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:50.0% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;"&gt; &lt;div style=" background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;p style=" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;"&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BHU3DyqAjc7/" style=" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;" target="_blank"&gt;Which do you prefer: sunsets or sunrises? We see loads of sunsets, but not nearly enough sunrises&amp;mdash;the Pakistani late nights and strange Ramadan sleep schedules are confusing! But we couldn&amp;#39;t resist the sun&amp;#39;s call in the Fairy Meadows, an idyllic hideaway in the Pakistani Himalayas. Rising and shining (groggily) at 4:30 was totally worth it. The air was crisp as the first rays of sunlight shone on the mountaintops, and the only sounds to be heard were the soft plodding of cow hooves on grass as the local village women put their herds out for an early morning graze.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;"&gt;A post shared by Alex and Sebastiaan (@lostwithpurpose) on &lt;time style=" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;" datetime="2016-07-01T16:41:56+00:00"&gt;Jul 1, 2016 at 9:41am PDT&lt;/time&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
				
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				&lt;div class='media__item  media__item--relative  media__item--instagram  '&gt;&lt;blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-version="7" style=" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);"&gt;&lt;div style="padding:8px;"&gt; &lt;div style=" background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:50.0% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;"&gt; &lt;div style=" background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;p style=" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;"&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BH2gYblApOo/" style=" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;" target="_blank"&gt;We were walking up a winding cobblestone path in the village of Ganish in Hunza, Pakistan. This small girl had been following us silently for a ways, when she stopped at the path leading to her house. &amp;#34;Come to my home?&amp;#34; she asked in the tiniest of voices. Of course we couldn&amp;#39;t say no, so we followed her down the path. It led through a doorway into a shockingly green and lush garden, where two old grandmothers were sitting in the shade of a canopy of grape vines. Instead of being alarmed or confused by two foreigners strolling into their home unannounced, they immediately called for their family to put on some tea. Over the course of an hour we were given many a cup of tea, our weight in freshly picked cherries, and several kinds of local bread. Coming from a country where people feel entitled to shoot strangers that walk on their property (coughUSAcough) I must say that I find the Hunza way of welcome quite refreshing!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;"&gt;A post shared by Alex and Sebastiaan (@lostwithpurpose) on &lt;time style=" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;" datetime="2016-07-14T18:17:57+00:00"&gt;Jul 14, 2016 at 11:17am PDT&lt;/time&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
				
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				&lt;div class='media__item  media__item--relative  media__item--instagram  '&gt;&lt;blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-version="7" style=" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);"&gt;&lt;div style="padding:8px;"&gt; &lt;div style=" background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:62.5% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;"&gt; &lt;div style=" background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;p style=" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;"&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BGXPe3NQOFi/" style=" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;" target="_blank"&gt;We&amp;#39;ve made it to Pakistan!  Our journey here from Iran was, in short, a massive pain in the ass. The road from the border runs along the border of Afghanistan and through tribal areas, so for security purposes we had to be escorted all the way. It took 5 days, we drove 733 kilometers, used 26 different vehicles, inhaled an entire desert&amp;#39;s worth of dust, and saw a metric fuckton of massive guns along the way. Sound like fun? We&amp;#39;ve just posted the full story on our blog, the link is in our profile! &amp;#9996;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;"&gt;A post shared by Alex and Sebastiaan (@lostwithpurpose) on &lt;time style=" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;" datetime="2016-06-07T18:22:26+00:00"&gt;Jun 7, 2016 at 11:22am PDT&lt;/time&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
				
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&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=''&gt;اور یہی مہمان نوازی انہیں ایک بار پھر پاکستان واپس لے کر آئی ہے۔&lt;/p&gt;&lt;figure class='media  issue1144 w-full  media--stretch  media--uneven media--embed  '&gt;
				&lt;div class='media__item  media__item--relative  media__item--instagram  '&gt;&lt;blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-version="7" style=" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);"&gt;&lt;div style="padding:8px;"&gt; &lt;div style=" background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:62.51171508903468% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;"&gt; &lt;div style=" background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;p style=" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;"&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BYgRyVeg-Zv/" style=" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;" target="_blank"&gt;So, guesses as to where we are right now? &amp;#128521;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;"&gt;A post shared by Alex and Sebastiaan (@lostwithpurpose) on &lt;time style=" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;" datetime="2017-09-01T16:00:49+00:00"&gt;Sep 1, 2017 at 9:00am PDT&lt;/time&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
				
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&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=''&gt;رواں ماہ کے شروع میں پاکستان آنے پر انہوں نے ایک انسٹاگرام پوسٹ پر لکھا &amp;#39;ہم پاکستان واپس آنے کا سوچ رہے تھے، اور یہ ہماری توقعات اور یادوں پر پورا اترا ہے، یہاں آنے کے بعد پرانے دوستوں سے ملاقات ہوئی اور کچھ نئے دوست بنائے، کچھ لوگوں سے توہم سڑکوں پر چلتے ہوئے ملے، لاہوریوں نے ہمیں رائیڈز دیں اور چائے سے تواضع کی، اپنے گھروں کو دکھایا اور شہر کے ارگرد لے گئے&amp;#39;۔&lt;/p&gt;&lt;figure class='media  issue1144 w-full  media--stretch  media--uneven media--embed  '&gt;
				&lt;div class='media__item  media__item--relative  media__item--instagram  '&gt;&lt;blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-version="7" style=" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);"&gt;&lt;div style="padding:8px;"&gt; &lt;div style=" background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:62.48766041461007% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;"&gt; &lt;div style=" background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;p style=" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;"&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BYoAPgegMlt/" style=" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;" target="_blank"&gt;We were looking forward to coming back to Pakistan, and it&amp;#39;s lived up to all of our nostalgia and expectations so far &amp;#128522; In the days since our arrival, we&amp;#39;ve met up with old friends and made some new ones. Some people we met simply by walking down the street! Lahoris have given us rides and treated us to chai, shown us into their homes and taken us around the city.  The Muslim world has been celebrating Eid al Adha for the past days, and the people of Lahore were happy to give us a glimpse into the traditions that go on during the holiday. We saw a cow slaughtered in someone&amp;#39;s home, and six camels cut up in the streets outside another. The man even gave us a fat bag of camel meat to take home and barbecue ourselves! Thank you to everyone who has warmly welcomed us back into Pakistan, and thank you for all of your invitations and tips and suggestions &amp;#128513; Apologies if we&amp;#39;re a bit delayed with responding to your messages. We try to respond to everyone (and would like to meet you all) but we&amp;#39;re quite swamped now. Just know we appreciate your well wishes, and we&amp;#39;ll respond in good time &amp;#128522;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;"&gt;A post shared by Alex and Sebastiaan (@lostwithpurpose) on &lt;time style=" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;" datetime="2017-09-04T16:01:27+00:00"&gt;Sep 4, 2017 at 9:01am PDT&lt;/time&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
				
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&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=''&gt;ایک اور پوسٹ میں انہوں نے لکھا &amp;#39;کسی شہر یا ملک میں لوگوں اور جگہوں کے درمیان تضادات کو دیکھنا دلچسپ ہوتا ہے، خبروں اور فلموں میں پاکستان کا ایک مخصوص چہرہ پیش کیا جاتا ہے، جو کئی ذرائع سے تو ٹھیک ہوسکتا ہے مگر بیشتر میں غلط ہے، یہ ملک میڈیا رپورٹس کے مقابلے میں بہت زیادہ مختلف ہے&amp;#39;۔&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=''&gt;یہ بھی پڑھیں : &lt;a href='https://www.dawnnews.tv/news/1045062' &gt;اس جرمن جوڑے کو پاکستان کیسا لگا؟&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=''&gt;اسی طرح ایک اور پوسٹ میں لکھا &amp;#39; متعدد غیر ملکی پاکستان کا سفر کرنے سے ڈرتے ہیں، انہیں دہشتگرد حملوں یا اغوا کا ڈر ہوتا ہے، ہم ہر ایک کی رائے کا احترام کرتے ہیں، مگر ہمارا ماننا ہے کہ اہمیت اس چیز کی ہے مختلف امور کو ذہن میں اس وقت رکھیں جب ہم کسی ملک کو سفر کے لیے محفوظ یا غیر محفوظ قرار دینے کا فیصلہ کرتے ہیں، ہم یہ نہیں کہتے پاکستان مسائل سے پاک ہے، اب بھی یہاں حملے ہورہے ہیں، مگر عام طور پر یہ ملکی فورسز پر ہوتے ہیں، غیر ملکی سیاحوں پر نہیں، اسی طرح عوامی مقامات پر بھی حملے کا خطرہ ہوسکتا ہے مگر یہ ایک بدقسمت امکان ہے جو کہ متعدد مقبول سیاحتی مقامات پر اس وقت سامےن آرہا ہے، یعنی اب بھی لوگ پیرس اور لندن کا رخ کررہے ہیں&amp;#39;۔&lt;/p&gt;&lt;figure class='media  issue1144 w-full  media--stretch  media--uneven media--embed  '&gt;
				&lt;div class='media__item  media__item--relative  media__item--instagram  '&gt;&lt;blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-version="7" style=" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);"&gt;&lt;div style="padding:8px;"&gt; &lt;div style=" background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:62.5% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;"&gt; &lt;div style=" background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;p style=" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;"&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BY02HqrgbVh/" style=" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;" target="_blank"&gt;A lot of foreigners are afraid or wary of traveling to Pakistan, for fear of terrorist attacks or kidnapping. To each his or her own, of course, but we believe it&amp;#39;s important to keep things in perspective when judging whether or not it is safe to travel to a country. We&amp;#39;re not saying Pakistan is not free of issues. Indeed, it has seen a particularly large number of attacks in 2017. However, these attacks are usually directed at military or police personnel, not foreign visitors. Unless you&amp;#39;re particularly fond of hanging out near police stations, they wouldn&amp;#39;t affect you. There&amp;#39;s always chance of attack in a more public place, of course. But that&amp;#39;s an unfortunate possibility in plenty of popular tourist destinations at this point. Last we heard, plenty of people are still visiting Paris and London.  Some Chinese foreigners were kidnapped in Quetta this year while teaching Christianity in Quetta, an exceptionally dangerous city and supposedly the former base of the Taliban leadership (Quetta Shura). Not something the average tourist would have in their itinerary.  Pakistan is still a more dangerous holiday choice than a trip to the Grand Canyon or a European cruise. But that doesn&amp;#39;t mean you should write it off immediately!  Don&amp;#39;t let government warnings scare you away. We&amp;#39;re comfortable in saying the country is safe enough for you to come and see what it&amp;#39;s like for yourself.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;"&gt;A post shared by Alex and Sebastiaan (@lostwithpurpose) on &lt;time style=" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;" datetime="2017-09-09T15:43:07+00:00"&gt;Sep 9, 2017 at 8:43am PDT&lt;/time&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
				
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&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=''&gt;لاہور کے بعد اب یہ جوڑا خیبر پختونخواہ کے مختلف مقامات کی سیاحت کررہا ہے اور انہوں نے اعتراف کیا &amp;#39; پشاور پہنچنے سے قبل ہم نے پختون مہمان نوازی کی کہانیاں سنی تھیں، دیگر سیاح کہتے تھے کہ پاکستان سب سے زیادہ مہمان نواز لوگوں پر مشتمل ملک ہے اور پشاور کے عوام ان میں سب سے زیادہ مہمان نواز ہیں، گزشتہ چند روز کے دوران ہمیں اس کا تجربہ خود ہوا ہے، ہمارے میزبانوں نے میں تاریخی جگہیں دکھائیں، دیہی زندگی سے متعارف کرایا، ہمیں بطخ کے شکار پر لے گئے، یہ خوبصورت حویلی دکھائی اور ہمین پختون ثقافت کے بارے میں سیکھاتے رہے، انہوں نے بتایا کہ پشاور اور ارگرد کا علاقہ ایک دہاءیسے تشدد کا سامنا کررہا ہے مگر اب حالات میں استحکام آیا ہے&amp;#39;۔&lt;/p&gt;&lt;figure class='media  issue1144 w-full  media--stretch  media--uneven media--embed  '&gt;
				&lt;div class='media__item  media__item--relative  media__item--instagram  '&gt;&lt;blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-version="7" style=" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);"&gt;&lt;div style="padding:8px;"&gt; &lt;div style=" background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:62.46485473289597% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;"&gt; &lt;div style=" background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;p style=" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;"&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BZG7v6lAZLD/" style=" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;" target="_blank"&gt;Before we reached Peshawar, we&amp;#39;d heard many a tale about Pathan hospitality. Other travelers said Pakistanis are the most hospitable people, and the people of Peshawar are the most hospitable of all.  Over the past few days, we experienced the truth of that firsthand! Someone was kind enough to invite us to stay in the area, and boy were we in for a treat.  Our hosts showed us around ancient relics, introduced us to village life, took us duck hunting, showed us this beautiful haveli, and constantly taught us all about Pathan culture. (Especially food culture. Talk about kebabs for days!) They also told us about the violence the city saw a decade ago, and how, sadly, Peshawar and the surrounding areas are still eyed with suspicion by both foreign and domestic tourists. Although the region has seen its problems in the past, and the tribal areas can be unstable, the region stabilized in recent times. If you&amp;#39;re in Pakistan, do visit Peshawar if possible, and experience for yourself how well Pashtuns treat their guests!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;"&gt;A post shared by Alex and Sebastiaan (@lostwithpurpose) on &lt;time style=" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;" datetime="2017-09-16T16:18:38+00:00"&gt;Sep 16, 2017 at 9:18am PDT&lt;/time&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
				
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&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=''&gt;انہوں نے غیرملکی سیاحوں کو مشورہ دیا کہ اگر آپ پاکستان آئے تو پشاور ضرور آئے اگر ممکن ہو تو، وہاں آپ کو تجربہ ہوگا کہ پشتون اپنے مہمانوں سے کتنا اچھا سلوک کرتے ہیں۔&lt;/p&gt;&lt;figure class='media  issue1144 w-full  media--stretch  media--uneven media--embed  '&gt;
				&lt;div class='media__item  media__item--relative  media__item--instagram  '&gt;&lt;blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-version="7" style=" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);"&gt;&lt;div style="padding:8px;"&gt; &lt;div style=" background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:62.5% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;"&gt; &lt;div style=" background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;p style=" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;"&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BZMDJDFA6If/" style=" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;" target="_blank"&gt;Driving the main roads of Pakistan is always a pleasure, despite frequent traffic, crazy drivers, and long distances. Why is that? The trucks! The trucks of Pakistan are incredibly bedazzled with all kinds of paintings, stickers, lights, and glittery whirly whatchamacallums. We finally got to check out a truck art workshop with our host in Peshawar, and learned a thing or two about the truck art process. The process begins when someone, either a driver or a transport company owner, approaches the truck art workshop about a new job. The client can pick and choose certain styles from a little pictorial portfolio, and choose to have extra decorative bits and bobs added to the final product. At this particular workshop, it&amp;#39;s common for the client to pay for the truck as well as the art, and leave the purchasing of the truck to the workshop.  The artists find a truck, strip it down to its bare base, then put on a foundation layer of paint before going to town. Back in the day painting was the more common method of pimping out a truck, but these days stickers are the preferred method. More weather proof, ya know. Truck and art together goes for about 35 to 40 lakh rupees, or $40,000. Not bad considering you&amp;#39;re getting the whole shebang.  Basic art alone costs around $5000, which is a lot in this part of the world. Especially for truck drivers. After about one month, the client can drive their spiffy new Pakistani truck out of the yard and onto the road. Pretty sweet, eh? And would you believe that this truck is relatively plain for Pakistani standards? &amp;#128559;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;"&gt;A post shared by Alex and Sebastiaan (@lostwithpurpose) on &lt;time style=" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;" datetime="2017-09-18T15:59:26+00:00"&gt;Sep 18, 2017 at 8:59am PDT&lt;/time&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
				
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      <content:encoded xmlns="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[<div style='display: none'></div><p class=''>ایسا شاذ و نادر ہی نظر آتا ہے جب سیاح پرستاروں اور فالورز کے تصورات بدلنے کی کوشش کریں، عام طور پر یہاں دنیا بھر سے لوگ بہت کم تعداد میں آتے ہیں اور اپنی تصاویر مختلف کیپشنز کے ساتھ پوسٹ کرتے ہیں، مگر نیدرلینڈ سے تعلق رکھنے والا جوڑا ایلکس اور سبسٹین ان میں سے نہیں۔</p><p class=''>29 سالہ سبسٹین اور 26 سالہ ایلکس نے دنیا کی سیاحت کے لیے اپنی ملازمتیں چھوڑیں اور اب ایشیاءکے ایسے ممالک کی سیاحت کررہے ہیں جہاں لوگوں کا بہت کم جانا ہوتا ہے اور وہ خود اپنے بلاگ میں لکھتے ہیں &#39; ہمارا موجودہ سفر ہمیں ایشیاءکی ایسی غیر معمولی منازل جیسے افغانستان، پاکستان اور ایران میں لے کر گیا ہے جہاں اکثر افراد نہیں جاتے&#39;۔</p><figure class='media  issue1144 w-full  media--stretch  media--uneven media--embed  '>
				<div class='media__item  media__item--relative  media__item--instagram  '><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-version="7" style=" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);"><div style="padding:8px;"> <div style=" background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:50.0% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;"> <div style=" background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;"></div></div> <p style=" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;"> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BHSf-pWAvLY/" style=" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;" target="_blank">A photo of BOTH of us? Say whaaaat!  This rare photo was made possible by our hiking companion for the day. We encountered him and his young nephew on one of the buses of our multi-leg public transport journey from Islamabad to Naran. After detecting that we were lost and confused foreigners (gee, how did he know?), he helped us find the right transport&mdash;and the right prices!&mdash;for the rest of our journey. Once we made it to Naran, we met his entire family, who welcomed us with smiles and snacks, and made sure to help us with our things as we quested for a place to stay. The next day, despite fasting for Ramadan, he and his brother joined us on a jaunt to Saif ul Malook lake, and tumbled and stumbled down the mountain with us on the 4 hour trek back to Naran. Despite being theoretically young and fit, we survived only because his sister had been thoughtful enough to send him with snacks for us. The man and his brother, on the other hand, were totally fine. Ramadan never ceases to amaze.</a></p> <p style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;">A post shared by Alex and Sebastiaan (@lostwithpurpose) on <time style=" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;" datetime="2016-06-30T18:41:46+00:00">Jun 30, 2016 at 11:41am PDT</time></p></div></blockquote></div>
				
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</p><p class=''>اس جوڑے نے اپنے سفر کا آغاز گزشتہ سال فروری میں کیا تھا اور آرمینیا اور جارجیا کے بعد پاکستان آئے اور یہاں سے چین، وسطیٰ ایشیاءاور پھر بھارت سمیت اب تک تیرہ ممالک میں گئے، مگر اب وہ پھر پاکستان واپس لوٹ کر آئے ہیں۔</p><figure class='media  issue1144 w-full  media--stretch  media--uneven media--embed  '>
				<div class='media__item  media__item--relative  media__item--instagram  '><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-version="7" style=" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);"><div style="padding:8px;"> <div style=" background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:62.5% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;"> <div style=" background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;"></div></div> <p style=" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;"> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BGmkXfMQOKu/" style=" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;" target="_blank">Pakistani hospitality strikes again!  We were getting a train at the hottest point in the day. Our clothes were soaked with sweat, our water was nearing empty, and we were fuming from a fruitless encounter with a rude ticket sales man who didn&#39;t want to sell us tickets. Luckily, there was a young man standing there that helped us, and give the conductor a hard time. Tickets finally acquired, we thanked the man and sat down for the three hour wait for the train. . . .  A couple hours later, the helpful man returned to the station. Clutched in his hands were two bags: one with cold bottles of water, and one with containers filled with piping hot bread and chicken stew. Despite it being Ramadan, where many people fast during the sunlight hours, his mother had prepared the meal for us, so we wouldn&#39;t go hungry on the train. He refused to accept anything for it, insisting that it was a gift. He didn&#39;t even want the containers back.</a></p> <p style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;">A post shared by Alex and Sebastiaan (@lostwithpurpose) on <time style=" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;" datetime="2016-06-13T17:13:32+00:00">Jun 13, 2016 at 10:13am PDT</time></p></div></blockquote></div>
				
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</p><p class=''><strong>مزید پڑھیں : <a href='https://www.dawnnews.tv/news/1041279' >ایک امریکی خاتون کو پاکستان کیسا لگا؟</a></strong></p><p class=''>گزشتہ سال جون میں جب یہ جوڑا پاکستان آیا تو وہ اس مک کے بارے میں کوئی واضح رائے نہیں رکھتا تھا، گزشتہ سال <a href='https://images.dawn.com/news/1175844' >ڈان امیجز</a> سے بات کرتے ہوئے ایلکس نے بتایا &#39; ہم نے انٹرنیٹ پر پاکستان کے بارے میں جو کچھ بھی دریافت کیا اس سے لگتا تھا کہ یہ دنیا کا سب سے خطرناک ملک ہے، مگر ہم ہر اس بات پر یقین نہیں کرتے جو پڑھتے، ہمارا سب سے بڑا خدشہ رمضان کا مہینہ تھا، درحقیقت ہمارا خیال تھا کہ دن میں پانی پینے پر گرفتار کرلیا جائے گا یا کراچی کی گلیوں میں ہیٹ اسٹروک کا شکار ہوکر مرجائیں گے&#39;۔</p><figure class='media  issue1144 w-full  media--stretch  media--uneven media--embed  '>
				<div class='media__item  media__item--relative  media__item--instagram  '><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-version="7" style=" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);"><div style="padding:8px;"> <div style=" background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:58.657407407407405% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;"> <div style=" background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;"></div></div> <p style=" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;"> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BG2V9v4wOIC/" style=" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;" target="_blank">Life goal: swim in a sea of gold... check.  This is pretty much a summary of our time in Lahore: FOOD EVERYWHERE. Despite it being Ramadan, people still manage to feed us all day, every day. We sneak a breakfast because we&#39;re not fasting, then there&#39;s iftar, then dessert, then maybe dinner, then a snack or two, then a late night something something because hey, why not, then sehr, the last meal before sunrise, if you can make it. People told us Lahore is all about eating, and they&#39;re totally right. Eating might be our new sport of choice.</a></p> <p style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;">A post shared by Alex and Sebastiaan (@lostwithpurpose) on <time style=" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;" datetime="2016-06-19T20:15:32+00:00">Jun 19, 2016 at 1:15pm PDT</time></p></div></blockquote></div>
				
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</p><p class=''>مگر پھر ان کے خیالات میں تبدیلی آئی اور پہلے دورے کے دوران انہوں نے اعتراف کیا &#39; ہمارے دورے کا سب سے حیرت انگیز حصہ ان لوگوں کی مہمان نوازی تھی جن سے ہماری ملاقات ہوئی، ایران میں سفر کے بعد ہمارا خیال تھا کہ ایرانیوں سے زیادہ مہمان نواز افراد کو ڈھونڈنا ناممکن ہوگا، مگر ہم غلط ثابت ہوئے، پاکستانی عوام نے ہمیں حیران کردیا&#39;۔</p><figure class='media  issue1144 w-full  media--stretch  media--uneven media--embed  '>
				<div class='media__item  media__item--relative  media__item--instagram  '><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-version="7" style=" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);"><div style="padding:8px;"> <div style=" background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:50.0% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;"> <div style=" background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;"></div></div> <p style=" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;"> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BHU3DyqAjc7/" style=" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;" target="_blank">Which do you prefer: sunsets or sunrises? We see loads of sunsets, but not nearly enough sunrises&mdash;the Pakistani late nights and strange Ramadan sleep schedules are confusing! But we couldn&#39;t resist the sun&#39;s call in the Fairy Meadows, an idyllic hideaway in the Pakistani Himalayas. Rising and shining (groggily) at 4:30 was totally worth it. The air was crisp as the first rays of sunlight shone on the mountaintops, and the only sounds to be heard were the soft plodding of cow hooves on grass as the local village women put their herds out for an early morning graze.</a></p> <p style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;">A post shared by Alex and Sebastiaan (@lostwithpurpose) on <time style=" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;" datetime="2016-07-01T16:41:56+00:00">Jul 1, 2016 at 9:41am PDT</time></p></div></blockquote></div>
				
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				<div class='media__item  media__item--relative  media__item--instagram  '><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-version="7" style=" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);"><div style="padding:8px;"> <div style=" background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:50.0% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;"> <div style=" background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;"></div></div> <p style=" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;"> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BH2gYblApOo/" style=" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;" target="_blank">We were walking up a winding cobblestone path in the village of Ganish in Hunza, Pakistan. This small girl had been following us silently for a ways, when she stopped at the path leading to her house. &#34;Come to my home?&#34; she asked in the tiniest of voices. Of course we couldn&#39;t say no, so we followed her down the path. It led through a doorway into a shockingly green and lush garden, where two old grandmothers were sitting in the shade of a canopy of grape vines. Instead of being alarmed or confused by two foreigners strolling into their home unannounced, they immediately called for their family to put on some tea. Over the course of an hour we were given many a cup of tea, our weight in freshly picked cherries, and several kinds of local bread. Coming from a country where people feel entitled to shoot strangers that walk on their property (coughUSAcough) I must say that I find the Hunza way of welcome quite refreshing!</a></p> <p style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;">A post shared by Alex and Sebastiaan (@lostwithpurpose) on <time style=" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;" datetime="2016-07-14T18:17:57+00:00">Jul 14, 2016 at 11:17am PDT</time></p></div></blockquote></div>
				
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				<div class='media__item  media__item--relative  media__item--instagram  '><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-version="7" style=" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);"><div style="padding:8px;"> <div style=" background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:62.5% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;"> <div style=" background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;"></div></div> <p style=" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;"> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BGXPe3NQOFi/" style=" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;" target="_blank">We&#39;ve made it to Pakistan!  Our journey here from Iran was, in short, a massive pain in the ass. The road from the border runs along the border of Afghanistan and through tribal areas, so for security purposes we had to be escorted all the way. It took 5 days, we drove 733 kilometers, used 26 different vehicles, inhaled an entire desert&#39;s worth of dust, and saw a metric fuckton of massive guns along the way. Sound like fun? We&#39;ve just posted the full story on our blog, the link is in our profile! &#9996;</a></p> <p style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;">A post shared by Alex and Sebastiaan (@lostwithpurpose) on <time style=" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;" datetime="2016-06-07T18:22:26+00:00">Jun 7, 2016 at 11:22am PDT</time></p></div></blockquote></div>
				
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</p><p class=''>اور یہی مہمان نوازی انہیں ایک بار پھر پاکستان واپس لے کر آئی ہے۔</p><figure class='media  issue1144 w-full  media--stretch  media--uneven media--embed  '>
				<div class='media__item  media__item--relative  media__item--instagram  '><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-version="7" style=" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);"><div style="padding:8px;"> <div style=" background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:62.51171508903468% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;"> <div style=" background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;"></div></div> <p style=" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;"> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BYgRyVeg-Zv/" style=" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;" target="_blank">So, guesses as to where we are right now? &#128521;</a></p> <p style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;">A post shared by Alex and Sebastiaan (@lostwithpurpose) on <time style=" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;" datetime="2017-09-01T16:00:49+00:00">Sep 1, 2017 at 9:00am PDT</time></p></div></blockquote></div>
				
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</p><p class=''>رواں ماہ کے شروع میں پاکستان آنے پر انہوں نے ایک انسٹاگرام پوسٹ پر لکھا &#39;ہم پاکستان واپس آنے کا سوچ رہے تھے، اور یہ ہماری توقعات اور یادوں پر پورا اترا ہے، یہاں آنے کے بعد پرانے دوستوں سے ملاقات ہوئی اور کچھ نئے دوست بنائے، کچھ لوگوں سے توہم سڑکوں پر چلتے ہوئے ملے، لاہوریوں نے ہمیں رائیڈز دیں اور چائے سے تواضع کی، اپنے گھروں کو دکھایا اور شہر کے ارگرد لے گئے&#39;۔</p><figure class='media  issue1144 w-full  media--stretch  media--uneven media--embed  '>
				<div class='media__item  media__item--relative  media__item--instagram  '><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-version="7" style=" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);"><div style="padding:8px;"> <div style=" background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:62.48766041461007% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;"> <div style=" background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;"></div></div> <p style=" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;"> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BYoAPgegMlt/" style=" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;" target="_blank">We were looking forward to coming back to Pakistan, and it&#39;s lived up to all of our nostalgia and expectations so far &#128522; In the days since our arrival, we&#39;ve met up with old friends and made some new ones. Some people we met simply by walking down the street! Lahoris have given us rides and treated us to chai, shown us into their homes and taken us around the city.  The Muslim world has been celebrating Eid al Adha for the past days, and the people of Lahore were happy to give us a glimpse into the traditions that go on during the holiday. We saw a cow slaughtered in someone&#39;s home, and six camels cut up in the streets outside another. The man even gave us a fat bag of camel meat to take home and barbecue ourselves! Thank you to everyone who has warmly welcomed us back into Pakistan, and thank you for all of your invitations and tips and suggestions &#128513; Apologies if we&#39;re a bit delayed with responding to your messages. We try to respond to everyone (and would like to meet you all) but we&#39;re quite swamped now. Just know we appreciate your well wishes, and we&#39;ll respond in good time &#128522;</a></p> <p style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;">A post shared by Alex and Sebastiaan (@lostwithpurpose) on <time style=" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;" datetime="2017-09-04T16:01:27+00:00">Sep 4, 2017 at 9:01am PDT</time></p></div></blockquote></div>
				
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</p><p class=''>ایک اور پوسٹ میں انہوں نے لکھا &#39;کسی شہر یا ملک میں لوگوں اور جگہوں کے درمیان تضادات کو دیکھنا دلچسپ ہوتا ہے، خبروں اور فلموں میں پاکستان کا ایک مخصوص چہرہ پیش کیا جاتا ہے، جو کئی ذرائع سے تو ٹھیک ہوسکتا ہے مگر بیشتر میں غلط ہے، یہ ملک میڈیا رپورٹس کے مقابلے میں بہت زیادہ مختلف ہے&#39;۔</p><p class=''>یہ بھی پڑھیں : <a href='https://www.dawnnews.tv/news/1045062' >اس جرمن جوڑے کو پاکستان کیسا لگا؟</a></p><p class=''>اسی طرح ایک اور پوسٹ میں لکھا &#39; متعدد غیر ملکی پاکستان کا سفر کرنے سے ڈرتے ہیں، انہیں دہشتگرد حملوں یا اغوا کا ڈر ہوتا ہے، ہم ہر ایک کی رائے کا احترام کرتے ہیں، مگر ہمارا ماننا ہے کہ اہمیت اس چیز کی ہے مختلف امور کو ذہن میں اس وقت رکھیں جب ہم کسی ملک کو سفر کے لیے محفوظ یا غیر محفوظ قرار دینے کا فیصلہ کرتے ہیں، ہم یہ نہیں کہتے پاکستان مسائل سے پاک ہے، اب بھی یہاں حملے ہورہے ہیں، مگر عام طور پر یہ ملکی فورسز پر ہوتے ہیں، غیر ملکی سیاحوں پر نہیں، اسی طرح عوامی مقامات پر بھی حملے کا خطرہ ہوسکتا ہے مگر یہ ایک بدقسمت امکان ہے جو کہ متعدد مقبول سیاحتی مقامات پر اس وقت سامےن آرہا ہے، یعنی اب بھی لوگ پیرس اور لندن کا رخ کررہے ہیں&#39;۔</p><figure class='media  issue1144 w-full  media--stretch  media--uneven media--embed  '>
				<div class='media__item  media__item--relative  media__item--instagram  '><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-version="7" style=" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);"><div style="padding:8px;"> <div style=" background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:62.5% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;"> <div style=" background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;"></div></div> <p style=" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;"> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BY02HqrgbVh/" style=" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;" target="_blank">A lot of foreigners are afraid or wary of traveling to Pakistan, for fear of terrorist attacks or kidnapping. To each his or her own, of course, but we believe it&#39;s important to keep things in perspective when judging whether or not it is safe to travel to a country. We&#39;re not saying Pakistan is not free of issues. Indeed, it has seen a particularly large number of attacks in 2017. However, these attacks are usually directed at military or police personnel, not foreign visitors. Unless you&#39;re particularly fond of hanging out near police stations, they wouldn&#39;t affect you. There&#39;s always chance of attack in a more public place, of course. But that&#39;s an unfortunate possibility in plenty of popular tourist destinations at this point. Last we heard, plenty of people are still visiting Paris and London.  Some Chinese foreigners were kidnapped in Quetta this year while teaching Christianity in Quetta, an exceptionally dangerous city and supposedly the former base of the Taliban leadership (Quetta Shura). Not something the average tourist would have in their itinerary.  Pakistan is still a more dangerous holiday choice than a trip to the Grand Canyon or a European cruise. But that doesn&#39;t mean you should write it off immediately!  Don&#39;t let government warnings scare you away. We&#39;re comfortable in saying the country is safe enough for you to come and see what it&#39;s like for yourself.</a></p> <p style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;">A post shared by Alex and Sebastiaan (@lostwithpurpose) on <time style=" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;" datetime="2017-09-09T15:43:07+00:00">Sep 9, 2017 at 8:43am PDT</time></p></div></blockquote></div>
				
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</p><p class=''>لاہور کے بعد اب یہ جوڑا خیبر پختونخواہ کے مختلف مقامات کی سیاحت کررہا ہے اور انہوں نے اعتراف کیا &#39; پشاور پہنچنے سے قبل ہم نے پختون مہمان نوازی کی کہانیاں سنی تھیں، دیگر سیاح کہتے تھے کہ پاکستان سب سے زیادہ مہمان نواز لوگوں پر مشتمل ملک ہے اور پشاور کے عوام ان میں سب سے زیادہ مہمان نواز ہیں، گزشتہ چند روز کے دوران ہمیں اس کا تجربہ خود ہوا ہے، ہمارے میزبانوں نے میں تاریخی جگہیں دکھائیں، دیہی زندگی سے متعارف کرایا، ہمیں بطخ کے شکار پر لے گئے، یہ خوبصورت حویلی دکھائی اور ہمین پختون ثقافت کے بارے میں سیکھاتے رہے، انہوں نے بتایا کہ پشاور اور ارگرد کا علاقہ ایک دہاءیسے تشدد کا سامنا کررہا ہے مگر اب حالات میں استحکام آیا ہے&#39;۔</p><figure class='media  issue1144 w-full  media--stretch  media--uneven media--embed  '>
				<div class='media__item  media__item--relative  media__item--instagram  '><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-version="7" style=" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);"><div style="padding:8px;"> <div style=" background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:62.46485473289597% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;"> <div style=" background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;"></div></div> <p style=" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;"> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BZG7v6lAZLD/" style=" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;" target="_blank">Before we reached Peshawar, we&#39;d heard many a tale about Pathan hospitality. Other travelers said Pakistanis are the most hospitable people, and the people of Peshawar are the most hospitable of all.  Over the past few days, we experienced the truth of that firsthand! Someone was kind enough to invite us to stay in the area, and boy were we in for a treat.  Our hosts showed us around ancient relics, introduced us to village life, took us duck hunting, showed us this beautiful haveli, and constantly taught us all about Pathan culture. (Especially food culture. Talk about kebabs for days!) They also told us about the violence the city saw a decade ago, and how, sadly, Peshawar and the surrounding areas are still eyed with suspicion by both foreign and domestic tourists. Although the region has seen its problems in the past, and the tribal areas can be unstable, the region stabilized in recent times. If you&#39;re in Pakistan, do visit Peshawar if possible, and experience for yourself how well Pashtuns treat their guests!</a></p> <p style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;">A post shared by Alex and Sebastiaan (@lostwithpurpose) on <time style=" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;" datetime="2017-09-16T16:18:38+00:00">Sep 16, 2017 at 9:18am PDT</time></p></div></blockquote></div>
				
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</p><p class=''>انہوں نے غیرملکی سیاحوں کو مشورہ دیا کہ اگر آپ پاکستان آئے تو پشاور ضرور آئے اگر ممکن ہو تو، وہاں آپ کو تجربہ ہوگا کہ پشتون اپنے مہمانوں سے کتنا اچھا سلوک کرتے ہیں۔</p><figure class='media  issue1144 w-full  media--stretch  media--uneven media--embed  '>
				<div class='media__item  media__item--relative  media__item--instagram  '><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-version="7" style=" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);"><div style="padding:8px;"> <div style=" background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:62.5% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;"> <div style=" background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;"></div></div> <p style=" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;"> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BZMDJDFA6If/" style=" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;" target="_blank">Driving the main roads of Pakistan is always a pleasure, despite frequent traffic, crazy drivers, and long distances. Why is that? The trucks! The trucks of Pakistan are incredibly bedazzled with all kinds of paintings, stickers, lights, and glittery whirly whatchamacallums. We finally got to check out a truck art workshop with our host in Peshawar, and learned a thing or two about the truck art process. The process begins when someone, either a driver or a transport company owner, approaches the truck art workshop about a new job. The client can pick and choose certain styles from a little pictorial portfolio, and choose to have extra decorative bits and bobs added to the final product. At this particular workshop, it&#39;s common for the client to pay for the truck as well as the art, and leave the purchasing of the truck to the workshop.  The artists find a truck, strip it down to its bare base, then put on a foundation layer of paint before going to town. Back in the day painting was the more common method of pimping out a truck, but these days stickers are the preferred method. More weather proof, ya know. Truck and art together goes for about 35 to 40 lakh rupees, or $40,000. Not bad considering you&#39;re getting the whole shebang.  Basic art alone costs around $5000, which is a lot in this part of the world. Especially for truck drivers. After about one month, the client can drive their spiffy new Pakistani truck out of the yard and onto the road. Pretty sweet, eh? And would you believe that this truck is relatively plain for Pakistani standards? &#128559;</a></p> <p style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;">A post shared by Alex and Sebastiaan (@lostwithpurpose) on <time style=" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;" datetime="2017-09-18T15:59:26+00:00">Sep 18, 2017 at 8:59am PDT</time></p></div></blockquote></div>
				
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