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Top 10 Best Photographs of 2018 (Balochistan)

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The Golden Desert of Nushki Nushki is often dubbed as the "City of "Golden Deserts". This mesmerizing photo is captured by Taimur Mengal.                       Quetta aka Shaal Quetta at night from the heights. A tremendous effort by Ahmed Badini to show us the beauty of quetta. Gwadar  Fishing boats on the hunt in the deep sea of Gwadar. This beautiful photo is captured by Mansoor mansay.                  The Mudhills of Lasbela Majestic view of the mudhills along the coastal belt. The curves of the road are looking just amazing. Photographed by Majid Hussain. Sunset at Gwadar So fascinating to see the sunset on the sea. One can enjoy such archaic views in Gwadar only. Again a beautiful photograph from Mansoor Mansay.                       Pishukun, Near Gwadar A random shot captured by Meer Bahad Baloch. A well composed and splendid shot. Mudhills Along the Coastal Belt No words to describe this bea

CPEC And Balochistan

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China-Pakistan economic corridor, famously called CPEC in Pakistan, is part of China's one belt one road(OBOR) which is the other name of Chinese economic and strategic dominance on the world. Gwadar is the hub of the China-Pakistan economic corridor, as its deep-sea port will be used by Chinese for the trade. Gwadar port has been handed over to Chinese. After this, there is a perception that Pakistan will progress in economic terms so do Balochistan will. But residents of Balochistan have quite contrary views regarding this project. They have reservations and they are right in their thinking. As we have seen locals of Balochistan are not being given their true share in this project. All mega projects of cpec have been allocated to Punjab. Even Gwadar itself has seen no change in its fate since the start of this project, how can other residents of Balochistan expect a change in their destiny. There is no clean water to drink for citizens of Gwadar. Electricity is anothe

Bolan valley

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Bolan is the most beautiful valley in Balochistan. It connects the districts of lower balochistan(jaffarabad, nasirabad and sibi) with the capital city of Quetta. Besides being beautiful, it is also important for trade in Balochistan. The beautiful Pinjra pull in the bolan valley The fresh and cold water of bolan river gives a person an aesthetic view. Hundreds of people from Quetta and surroundings visit Bolan valley for picnic. Many visitors go for night camping along the river. Summer is very pleasant in bolan valley. Many people coming from hot places like Jaffarabad and Sibi coming to Quetta make a small stop in bolan valley to enjoy the beautiful view of it and have their lunch alongside the fresh water of bolan river. The cold water of bolan river flowing with its zeal and zest. The view of the landscapes alongside the road in the valley are very beautiful and breathtaking. Beautiful mountains, small bushes and trees gives a per

Shaal and it's outskirts

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Shaal is one of the beautiful cities of Balochistan. It is called heaven on earth also due its beautiful weather. Summers are pleasant here and winters are extremely cold. Snowfall makes the city look like a fairy tale place. Quetta is very much diverse in population so is its beauty.   Aeria view of Quetta from mountains along Western bypass. I was in the balcony and suddenly I got wonderful view to capture. Kite was flying high in the sky at top of the mountains. The moment I pressed the button and shutter opened and a beautiful view was captured. Valley of quetta and its outskirts are very beautiful and charming. From few years Quetta has been seeing continual snowfalls, which has been quite entertaining and breathtaking. A rickshaw on spinny road of Quetta. Outskirts of Shaal are extremely beautiful and attractive. I have been to few places like Sira khula waterfall. The trip was amazing. The scenery was so peaceful. A breathtak

Mesmerizing Mastung

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Mastung is one of the beautiful districts of Balochistan. It has some beautiful places to visit. I have witnessed the beauty of Mastung few times. It was a wonderful experience. Mastung is famous for fruit orchards. It is full of Apple, plum and apricot orchards. There are two beautiful areas of Mastung namely 'Dasht' and 'Isplinji', which are famous for fruits and vegetables. Dasht is full of apple and plum orchards. The weather is very pleasant in Dasht. It's full of greenish orchards and vegetables fields.  Shaikh Wasil, one of the beautiful union councils of Mastung district. The terrains of shaikh Wasil are beautiful.  A beautiful train tunnel in Shaikh Wasil Winters are extremely beautiful and enjoyable here in mastung. The sceneries are amazingly breathtaking. Snowfalls makes the weather and sceneries look more beautiful. This majestic and breathtaking scenery is captured somewhere in mastung by a friend of mine.

Jhal Magsi Desert Jeep Rally

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Desert jeep rally in jhal magsi is one of the best sporting events in Balochistan. Every year in the month of december, drivers all around the country come to jhal magsi to participate in the rally. Two year ago, I had an opportunity to attend this thrilling event and I availed it. The place of the event is one hour drive from my village but it took me two hours to reach Jhal Magsi because the road was not in good condition from my village to Jhal Magsi. As soon as I reached there, the rally was in progress. I was quite lucky to get few very good glimpses of it. Jeeps were piercing through the heart of desert. Nerves of the drivers were tested on every turn in the desert of Jhal Magsi. I was astonished to see such beautiful scenes for the first time in my life. Some jeeps were not good enough for the rally and could not bear the ruthlessness of desert so their engines seized. Jeeps were going like bullets, all I can see was the dust clouds trailing them. It was

The Mighty Chiltan

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Chiltan is an amazing mountain range in suburbs of quetta, balochistan. The landscapes are quite beautiful to watch and capture. People, who like quite and calm places love chiltan to visit. It can be visited in any time of the year. There are no weather restrictions. I visited it in last year's summers. It was a wonderful trip. The air was too strong. It was a surreal view. The place was very peaceful. I loved the calmness of chiltan. We trekked up little to have a good view of the surroundings. The brownish look of the ground beneath us was extremely beautiful and unique. Bushes and trees made the scenery look amazing. Lays, Fanta and the mesmerizing view of chiltan just made the day more enjoyable. Chiltan is a wonderful place to visit. And when it here rains here it become more beautiful and gorgeous.

A visit to Pir Ghaib Waterfall

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It was the month of July, when we friends made a plan to visit a place where we can beat the heat and spend our day in peace and calmness. So, there was no better option option to visit other than Peer Ghaib, an amazingly beautiful waterfall in surroundings of quetta. It was a low cost trip. Early in the morning we started our trip in a mehran car. It was quite a jolly ride. After a ride of approximately one and half our we reached our destination. The place was mesmerizing and majestic. The waterfall was divided into portions. I had brought a life jacket with myself as i could not swim in deep waters. The water was so cool and beautiful.  B.B.Q added more fun and enjoyment to our already a happy day. I myself wish to revisit it again and I recommend everyone to visit this majestically beautiful place in summers. As quetta and Balochistan are having a very hot climate now a days. Peer Ghaib is a reasonable spot to visit now. But be careful of its deep