Useful documentaries on Pakistan

[W.11]

sea turtles in pakistan

city by the sea, future of karachi's coast line

 

[W.11]

Chasing Storms in Thar Desert

The 4X4 Offroaders Club's journey to the Thar desert of Pakistan during the monsoon season. The focus of this travel documentary is on offroading in tough desert terrain. What makes it all the more exciting is the fact that the torrential rains the Offroaders encountered had completely altered the landscape. The main track was waterlogged and the depth of the water in many places was difficult to gauge. The vehicle in the lead had to be very cautious in selecting the paths for the others to follow. Once stuck, the only option left was winching the vehicle free. There were no landmarks or previous vehicle tracks to help the Offroaders determine the route.

 

[W.11]

offroading: Adventures in Hingol

Situated along the Makran coast, and occupying an area of about 1,650 square kilometers, Hingol is the largest National Park in the country. The unique terrain of the park is a challenge to the Offroaders with their 4 wheel drives sliding down near vertical river banks, crossing through boulders, shingled land and sinking in soft sand as they make their way towards the noble mountain of Goran Gatti.

 

[W.11]

Colors of Sand

"Colours of Sand"

a documentary
by Amar Mahboob

A golden colour sometimes, the colour of the joy of meeting
A greyish colour that is the colour of an insipid span-of-time,
The colour of yellow leaves, of sticks and straw,
The colour of red flowers, of a flaming flower-bed,
The colour of poison, blood-colour, the colour of dark night Faiz Ahmed Faiz (Translated by Victor Kiernan)

The Thar desert in southern Pakistan is known as the land of endless droughts. While droughts have frequently devastated this enchanting land, Thar is one of the most diverse and culturally rich places in Pakistan. Just a little rainfall turns this desert into a lush wilderness with pristine landscapes. This film depicts Thar in its innumerable colors.

A documentary that took five years in the making, "Colours of Sand", takes a deep look into almost all aspects of life in the Thar. A population of over a million people divided into various castes and religions. The geography of the desert, its landscapes, the seasons and seasonal activity of the people, the water cycle of the desert and how people harvest this resource through their industry. Most importantly the people themselves, why do they still prefer to call Thar their home despite the untellable harshness of the land. Their poetry, music, and the evolution of being.

Duration: 55 minutes
Language: Urdu with English subtitles

Camera: Abuzar Khan, Amar Mahboob, Aniqa Naz
Voice over: Amar Mahboob, Sono Khangarani, Shankar Lal, Pathani Parsa
Music: Sadiq Faqeer, Latif Hajjam, Thanu Bheel, and others
Translation: Huma Ahmar

Peotic inspirations from: N M Rashid, Faiz Ahmed Faiz, Satish Gupta, Ghalib

Written, Edited, Directed: Amar Mahboob

 

[INDIC]

Hey, how are you accessing youtube.

 

[W.11]

Featured Documentaries : Risking it all - Pakistan

The Lowari Pass begins in the town of Dir in the tribal regions of northwest Pakistan. The road is 240km long and is the only supply route through the mountains to the small villages of the Chitral valley which is shared with Afghanistan. It is a road where even the slightest error can be fatal.

The holy city of Dir and its 20,000 inhabitants make their living off the road. Each day tons of goods are loaded and unloaded from trucks, the only means of transport in the region. The trucker's quarter provides most of the jobs here. Drivers, mechanics, assistants of all ages work here every day amid the dust and pollution.

We follow Pakistani truck drivers facing death at every turn transporting goods across mountain passes on arguably the world's most dangerous road.

This episode of Risking it all can be seen from Monday, May 9, at the following times GMT: Monday: 2230; Tuesday: 0930; Wednesday: 0330; Thursday: 1630.

 

[American Pakistani]

Great idea to open a thread like this.

 

[W.11]

all home made adventure documentaries of pakistan

 

[W.11]

Travel guide of Pakistan

 

[W.11]

The Great Trango Tower Pakistan

The Great Trango Towers are a group of dramatic granite spires located on the north side of the Baltoro Glacier, in Baltistan, a district of the Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan (formerly Northern Areas). They are part of the Baltoro Muztagh, a subrange of the Karakoram range. The Towers offer some of the largest cliffs and most challenging rock climbing in the world. The highest point in the group is the summit of Great Trango Tower at 6,286 m (20,608 ft). The east face of the Great Trango Tower features the world's greatest nearly vertical drop.

 

[TheJewverine]

The VICE Guide to Karachi | The VICE Guide to Travel | VICE

 

[W.11]

The VICE Guide to Karachi | The VICE Guide to Travel | VICE

hello indian.......

 

[Tacit Wave]

Travel guide of pakistan is great.

Travel guide of pakistan is great.

 

[KRAIT]

I have been searching for documentaries on Pakistan. Great initiative.

 

[W.11]

Adventure Unlimited - Spantik Expedition (Complete)

In Year 2008, Wajahat Malik, Ahsan Haider and Thorsten Bargfrede attempted Spantik or Golden Peak, a 7027 meters high mountain in the Karakoram mountain range of Pakistan. During the climb between camp-2 and camp-3, there is an avalanche and then all hell breaks loose...