Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: Brahui
Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of the Brahui of Pakistan. Gives basic facts about location, language, folklore, foods, social customs, family life, education, religion, pastimes, societal challenges, etc....
Aaron Shepherd
Aaron Shepherd: The Gifts of Wali Dad
At this site listen to a tale of India and Pakistan retold and read by author Aaron Shepherd. Information provided for Reader's Theater as well as extras provided by the author such as play script and posters.
BBC
Bbc: Primary History: Indus Valley
Go on an archeological dig with Professor Indus in this interactive adventure! Travel to the border between India and Pakistan, as you discover vocabulary with definitions, photos, a multiple choice quiz, and a newspaper article you can...
Virtual Bangladesh
Virtual Bangladesh: History
This site provides a section from Virtual Bangladesh on the country's independence and history.
Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: Multicultural America: Pakistani Americans
Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of Pakistani Americans. (Note: Content is not the most current.)
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The Kashmir Times
The daily newspaper for Kashmir, this offers primary source information, with a definite slant to the disputed area. There is a small archive of papers.
University of Texas at Austin
Map of Disputed Areas in Kashmir
A comprehensive map of the region of Kashmir and the areas under dispute by India and Pakistan.
Curated OER
Mountain Lake in Shimshal, Pakistan
Information about Pakistan and the Shimshal. Learn about Pakistan's economy, political system and resources. Hear from the local people about their life.
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Mountain Scene in Shimshal, Pakistan
Information about Pakistan and the Shimshal. Learn about Pakistan's economy, political system and resources. Hear from the local people about their life.
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Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry Pakistan
July, 2007 article which chronicles the restoring of the Chief Justice of Pakistan's Supreme Court after he was sacked by President Pervez Musharraf in March, 2007. Article gives a look into the political turmoil which plagues Pakistan.
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Pakistan's President Musharraf and Indian Prime Minister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee
This BBC archive article from July 2001 reports on the historic summit in Agra between India and Pakistan over the contested border region of Kashmir.
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Saudi Aramco World: Cooking in Hunza
In northern Pakistan, in the high valley of Hunza, food practices have changed profoundly during the last 50 to 60 years. For decades, access to Hunza, in the heart of the Karakoram mountains (Western Himalayas), was quite difficult. But...
Curated OER
Unesco: Pakistan: Historical Monuments at Makli, Thatta
The capital of three successive dynasties and later ruled by the Mughal emperors of Delhi, Thatta was constantly embellished from the 14th to the 18th century. The remains of the city and its necropolis provide a unique view of...
PBS
Pbs: The Story of India: Mohammad Ali Jinnah
PBS explores India and the surrounding areas through an in-depth look into Pakistan's first governor-general Mohammad Ali Jinnah. Discusses his role in the Indian National Congress and Muslim League. Identifies his role in the Muslim...
PBS
Pbs: Sister Wendy's American Collection: Standing Bodhisattva
Webpage describing a standing bodhisattva made in the Gandhara region of ancient Pakistan and now found in the Kimbell Art Museum. Image of art provided as well as an option of a larger version or a detail viewer that can be navigated....
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Urdu Poetry Archive
This site includes more than 1800 ghazals and nazms (love poems and songs) in transliterated/romanticized Urdu, the language of Pakistan.
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Primary Structures in Igneous Rocks [Pdf]
This 23-page slideshow explains what intrusive and extrusive igneous rocks are and the characteristics of their structures. Each type of structure is accompanied by one or more images. (Website for Mining Engineering students at Mehran...
Curated OER
Kashmiri Earthquake Survivor Washes Her Daughter's Hair at Camp in Muzaffarabad
A collection of articles from NPR that discusses the relief efforts taking place after the devastating South Asia earthquake that took place in the Pakistan-India border region on October 8, 2005. What are we doing to help the survivors?...
Curated OER
Earthquake Shakes Kashmir
Brief photographic slideshow focusing on the earthquake that shook Kashmir in 2005. TIME Photo Essay: Earthquake shakes Kashmir: Thousands feared dead in Pakistan, India and a region disputed by both countries.
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Soldiers March Past the Jinnah Mausoleum, Karachi, 2005
Thorough look into demographic information, leadership, culture and more about Pakistan. Find pictures, audio, statistics, and more.
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General Pervez Musharraf
Thorough look into demographic information, leadership, culture and more about Pakistan. Find pictures, audio, statistics, and more.
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Pakistani Soldier in the Red Mosque
Thorough look into demographic information, leadership, culture and more about Pakistan. Find pictures, audio, statistics, and more.
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Benazir Bhutto
This is a photograph of Pakistan's former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto (d. 2007).
Country Studies US
Country Studies: Bangladesh: History
This Library of Congress document gives extensive information about the history of Bangladesh. This initial page gives the historical setting and then you'll need to go back to the table of contents to click on each historical topic.
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