On May 28, 1998, Pakistan became a nuclear power when it successfully carried out five nuclear tests at Chaghi, in the province of Baluchistan. This was in direct response to five nuclear explosions by India, just two weeks earlier.
Widely criticized by the international community, Pakistan maintains that its nuclear program is for self-defense, as deterrence against nuclear India. A former Prime Minister of Pakistan, Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, offered justification for Pakistan’s nuclear program when he said that if India were to produce a bomb, Pakistan would do anything it could to get one of its own. It has always been maintained by Pakistan that a nuclear threat posed to its security can neither be met with conventional means of defense, nor by external security guarantees.

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Karachi, 27 February 2009: Chief Justice of Sindh High Court, Anwar Zaheer Jamali opened the ceremony? In the 58th Pakistan Flower Show yesterday.

He said that, as with so much else in our society undue weight is being given to the imported varieties of plants with flowers and fruits in the country. ? In fact, if you go to the nursery and ask desi gulab (rose), Chameli or flowers that you look so strange, then tell the plant in question will be available after a few days? He said. The need of the hour, Jamali said, is to promote indigenous plants before it is too late.

The Pakistan Flower Show held at the DHA, Sea View Public Park beside a fast food restaurant, the Flower Fair is organized by the Horticultural Society of Pakistan (HSP), in collaboration with the Housing Authority Defense (DHA) and Clifton cantonment Council (CBC).

With over 50 different positions have several flowering plants (and flower) on the screen, the program is attracting many visitors, both young and old. One of the most popular posts, the Bazaar of Orchids, The eight different varieties of orchids, including rare orchids, but exquisite Tigre.

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Gasherbrum II (also known as K4) is the highest mountain on Earth 13, straddles the border between Pakistan and China. Gasherbrum II is the third highest peak of the Gasherbrum massif, located in the Karakoram mountains of the Himalayas.
The normal route is via the SW ridge, since it is relatively free of objective dangers such as ice falls and avalanches. A typical expedition lasts 7 to 8 weeks with climbing permits cost about $ 7500 for five climbers.
Gasherbrum II was first climbed on July 8, 1956 by Fritz Moravec, Josef Larch and Hans Willenpart of an Austrian expedition.

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Gasherbrum I (also known as Hidden Peak or K5) is the highest peak on Earth 11, located on the border between Pakistan and China in Azad Kashmir, Pakistan [1]. Gasherbrum I is part of the Gasherbrum massif, located in the Karakoram Himalaya region. Gasherbrum often claimed in the sense of the “Shining Wall”, presumably a reference to the visible face of the summit of Gasherbrum IV neighbors, but in reality it is “rgasha” (beautiful) + “brum” (mountain) in Balti , so it actually means “beautiful mountain”.
Gasherbrum I was designated K5 (ie, 5 peak of the Karakoram) by TG Montgomery in 1856 when he first saw the peaks of the Karakoram from more than 200 km away during the trigonometric survey of India. In 1892, William Martin Conway provided the alternate name, Hidden Peak, in reference to its location.
Gasherbrum I was first climbed on July 5, 1958 by Pete Schoening and Andy Kauffman of an eight-man American expedition led by Nicholas B. Clinch. Richard K. Irvin, Tom Nevison, Tom McCormack, Bob Swift and Gil Roberts were also members of the team

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The Siachen glacier is located in the eastern Karakoram range in the Himalayas at about 35.5 ° N 77.0 ° E, east of the Line of Control between India and Pakistan. India controls the entire Siachen Glacier itself, including all tributary glaciers. A 70 km (43 miles) long, is the longest glacier in the Karakoram and second longest in the entire non-polar world. [5] falls from a height of 5.753 meters (18.875 feet) above sea level at the head of the Indira Col (PASS) on the border with China to 3.620 meters (11.875 feet) at its terminal.
The Siachen glacier lies immediately south of the great watershed that separates China from the Indian subcontinent in the Karakorum glaciers extend that is sometimes called the Pole “Third”. The glacier is situated between the Saltoro ridge immediately to the west and the main Karakoram Range to the east. The Saltoro Ridge originates in the north of the Sia Kangri peak on the border with China in the Karakoram mountain range. The crest of the cordillera Saltoro range of 5.450 to 7.720 m (17.880 to 25.330 feet). The main steps of this range are, from north to south, Sia 5589 m (18,336 ft), at 5.450 m Bilafond feet (17,880), and The Gyong to 5.689 m (18,665 ft) The average winter snowfall is 10.5 m (35 feet) and temperatures can drop to -50 C (-58.0 ° F). Including all tax glacier, Siachen glacier system covers about 700 km2 (270 square miles).
The Siachen glacier, has world’s highest helipad, built by India. The highest battlefield in the world is also on the glacier at an altitude of 21,000 feet (6400 m) above sea level. [6] The GSM mobile phone service was launched in 2009 near the Army base camp [7].

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Broad Peak (originally named K3), known locally as Faichan Kangri, is the 12th highest mountain on Earth. The literal translation of “Broad Peak” to Phalchan Kangri is not accepted among the Balti people.

Geography

Broad Peak is part of the Gasherbrum massif on the border of Pakistan-China. It is located about 8 kilometres (5 miles) from K2. Broad Peak was originally named K3 right after the naming of K2 but on closer inspection by a later party, it was discovered that the summit was over 1½ kilometres (1 mile) long, thus “Broad Peak”.

Climbing history

The first ascent of Broad Peak was made on June 9, 1957 by Fritz Wintersteller, Marcus Schmuck, Kurt Diemberger, and Hermann Buhl of an Austrian expedition led by Marcus Schmuck. A first attempt by the team was made on May 29 where Fritz Wintersteller and Kurt Diemberger reached the forepeak (8,030m). This was also accomplished without the aid of supplemental oxygen or high altitude porters and without base camp support.[1]
On the same expedition, Marcus Schmuck and Fritz Wintersteller made a flash first ascent of Skil Brum peak (7,360m) on June 19, 1957 in pure Alpine style in 53 hours.[1]
Hermann Buhl fell to his death when he and Diemberger attempted to climb nearby Chogolisa peak (7,654m) on June 27, 1957.[1]
In July 2007 an Austrian mountaineering team climbed Broad Peak for retrieving the corpse of Markus Kronthaler, who had died on the mountain one year before, from over 8,000 metres.[citation needed]
Simone Moro has been on two winter expeditions to Broad Peak. None of the five 8000 meter peaks in Pakistan have been climbed in the winter.
In the winter and summer of 2009 there were no summits. There was one winter expedition by a Polish-Canadian team. In the summer there was one fatality, Cristina Castagna.

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A far cry from the glitzy cricket matches and football tournaments, traditional sports continue to thrive across Pakistan. Although the style of each varies across the length and breadth of the country the folk essence still remains.

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