Pakistani Girls

Pakistanis this year will be treated to a rather sombre Independence day with the rising flood waters and what not. As if the Air Blue disaster wasn’t enough, the nation was subject to one upheaval after another as target killings in Karachi and the most massive floods in recorded history wrecked havoc on innocent Pakistanis.

As always, the downtrodden females of Pakistan are amongst the most anguished of victims, having been subjected to travails of the worst kind in this third world country. Nevertheless, the brave women of Pakistan have borne countless tests with towering forebearance, putting many to shame. “Today, the girls of Pakistan resolve to rebuild the country and help it gain its ideal place amongst the comity of nations,” writes Sehar Khan from now innundated Dera Ismail Khan.

Pakistani girls from around the country are pitching in and helping with flood relief. The recent floods in Pakistan have claimed thousands of lives, displacing millions and affecting an estimated 15 million people. The disaster is being described by international observers as the worst natural calamity in recent history, exceeding even the Indonesian tsunami in its sheer scale of destruction and loss of life and property.

The recent floods arose from heavy rainfall in Central Asia and the northwestern Himalaya, causing torrential downpours along downstream waterways. High up in the northern mountains of Pakistan, a complex network of rivulets and streams coalesce into major rivers such as the Jhelum and Indus. These rivers, along with western systems such as the Kabul river recently swelled with heavy precipitation, overflowing their banks not just at irrigated areas but also near such unlikely habitations as Nowshera and other cities west of the Indus. Women tend to suffer the most in such calamaties, as they are poorly equipped to defend themselves against the onslaught of nature.

Ladies from major cities such as Lahore and Karachi are pitching in with material and financial help to alleviate the suffering of their unfortunate compatriots. Lets hope the people of Pakistan can manage to overcome what is only the latest in a string of misfortunes to befall this wretched nation.

Mobile usage in Pakistan is growing rapidly, with most of the country covered by wireless networks. It is estimated that over 110 million people own mobile telephones in Pakistan, a number which is growing rapidly. In a poor nation of 150 million people, this is quite an accomplishment. Mobile networks in Pakistan include Telenor, Mobilink, Ufone, and Paktel. The mobile revolution began at the turn of the century with the launch of Mobilink, an Orascom subsidiary.

The classic 0300 number was quite popular in the early years with people proudly flaunting their Mobilink subscriptions. Businesses and private users alike flocked to Mobilink franchises to get in on the action. Young people in Pakistan have always been amongst the most prolific mobile phone users. According to popular convention, various mobile phone operators have had their own primary number prefixes. These are, however, changing with advanced usage and increasing combination in the industry.

The following is a list of the original mobile number prefixes:

Mobilink: 0300

Ufone: 0333

Warid: 0321

Paktel: 0313

Telenor: 0345

People of Pakistan used to enjoy the moderate weather just a few years ago. Global warming has now changed the climate not only in Pakistan, but throughout the world. This year the intense heat wave has hit Sindh and its surrounding locations, setting the hottest temprature in the history of South Asia. The extremely hot weather also kills a number of people in different parts of the country. The worst case scenario in the coutry is that the people have to face electricity load shedding for many hours. This situation has now become unacceptable and unbearable for the people of Pakistan. Pakistani girls are also suffering in this agonizing situation. The schools and colleges are closed for summer holidays these days. Girls are trying to relax at their houses.

Like many other professions Pakistani women are also taking part in the field of flying. Women are now fighter jet pilots in Pakistan’s Air Force. In march 2006 these four graduate pilots had started their career as the first women fighter pilots of Pakistan. These women proved that girls can also serve their country in the best possible way through any field. Women and men should get equal opportunities in every field of life as to make our country prosporous.  Pakistani girls must get chances to bring up their talent.

Women in rural areas of Pakistan have admirable hand embroidery skills. The quality of their work is excellent, but unfortunately they have to sell their work on very low prices, as these women are not aware of the market rates in big cities. These women work hard and help their men, to make an increase in the income as to support their family. Women in our villages also not get proper information about the trends and designs of the clothes exhibited in urban areas of the country, but still the Multani, Sindhi, Balochi etc embroidered clothes are famous among women and young girls of Pakistan.

Clay can be used in making different shaped pots nad sculptures. The art of making things from this natural material is the cultural heritage of our country. Molding and baking of the natural material like clay is one of the oldest art of our culture. The clay made products which is also known as pottery, are being used in subcontinent from centuries. Even today these products can be used as crockery, home decor and for various purposes. Pakistani girls love to take part in such artistic activities. There are many institutions, in which girls are doing courses as to become a professional artist in the field.

In summer girls choose soft, cool and light colours, for the derss like shalwar kameez. The choice of colours for the dresses is according to the weather, and as the summer is intense in Pakistan, the dresses made are of colours which absorb less heat and have soothing effect on the eyes. All the light and soft colours are in trend for this year summer in Pakistan. New arrivals of elegant printed lawn and cotton fabric in beautiful combinations of various colours are available in the markets these days.

Mehndi is the most special ornament of a married women. Beautifying the hands of the bride with mehndi is our traditional practice. Not only the bride but the friends and the relatives women of the bride also embellish their hands with beautiful colour of mehndi before the function. As we see in the picture, a pretty looking bride Javeria, sitting with her friend and ready to attend the traditional cermony of mehndi, which is also known as rasm e hena. Zoya has come to attend her friend’s wedding functions and she is enjoying herself. She also wants to make this special occasion the most memorable moments for her friend.

Saima from karachi went to visit her best friend Fareeha, who is working abroad. Both friends have met after so many years and enjoying their holidays. Summer is the best time to visit friends living abroad as the weather is awesome in this part of the year. People from other parts of the world plan to visit their relatives, friends, enjoy the weather and different beautiful places.  Saima who is working as a software engineer in Karachi, told us that this year she decided to visit her childhood friend as they were apart from many years, she also wanted to have some relief from her tough work routine. Girls are also making plan to go to the beach and have some seaside fun. Saima is doing lots of shopping for her family and herself.