Merits & Demerits of Information Technology

 
 
 Impacts of New communication Technology:

When wireless communication took place by the invention of radio by an Italian machinist Marconi a real revolution took place in the field of communication. As we could not deny the Wire Communication, Telephone or Telegraph but wireless Communication made the real change to the life of human being.

My first point is the largest and major symbol of new communication technology, which is

Information Technology:

Computer is the primary and basic unit of information technology. Today this unit is in our pockets as mobile phone, over the roads as Petrol pumps, in banks as ATMs, on public places as Robot and over our tables as our best friend, senseless partner and innocent slave. I can claim it that today for the mass communication and high exchange of information computer is present everywhere so it is everywhere.

Today the world which human being is use to live is considered a global village. Instead of long distances and for away locations the terminology of global village is perfectly right.

Modern ways of communication has made the happenings really strange. Some one sitting over the hills of a mountainous region can communicate his fellows everywhere in the universe without any passage of time. Mobile phone has totally changed the situation of meeting someone in days and hours. If someone is suffered of time-shortage and couldn’t waste the time in talking to some one, a built-in template massage can be the solution.

So there is no doubt that communication is in its best possible fluency.

Information flow:

Would any one like to waste his hours and days for finding the information about a topic of mass communication first in JMC’s library and then in the library of Peshawar University? And it is also not sure that he must succeed. But I am guaranteed of finding the information about any topic of any subject in seconds, because I comprehend a source, which has incredible and astonishing magnitude of information. Much interesting is it that this source is rapidly increasing. Within a time interval of few seconds’ 30 lacks pages of new information are being added to this source. And it is Internet, the origin of numerous information.

You might be able to guess the blooming of this source by just an example. Its name is “GOOGLE” and it has 23 billion pages of information just for Pakistan. I don’t think some one is still there suffering of lack of knowledge.

Awareness:

The modern way of communications are appreciated and honored for the awareness, they have given to the society of human being. Just due to it we were able to protect and be secure from a deadly demolishing diseases ‘Bird Flue’. We are fully aware about hepatitis A, B, and C now.

Moreover our awareness has not limited. We are also informed about the current situation of war and pace in the world. We know what our rights, to be taken are. We are able to protect ourselves from the tricks of our enemies. We are also aware that now a day what are the demands and requirements for surviving in the society. Through modern ways of communication we are able to know about the democracy and democratic values. Societies having profound democratic values are open pages for the explorers.

Time accumulation.

If some one wants to meet some one or see him alive, to day due to modern way of communication it does not require to travel for long distances. It can be made just by using a voice chat and web cam facility. In ancient stories of magicians we have heard about some “TLISMI SHEESHAS” I mean magic mirror, which magicians use to talk and see his client or subordinates in those mirrors.

Now that magic mirror is present in every home by which we can make the magic of talking and watching any one over our tables.

Knowledge beyond the perception:

Some decades ago who were able to tell us that what would happen in coming week.

You may know that some Amils, & Bangali Babas type imposters have taken this task voluntarily but today we are able to get meteorological reports through modern ways of communication. I mean the source of satellites reports that where the rain should be and when will be. Now a farmer is able to save the grains in shelter before it rained and he is able to plough the fields right in time. Can it be imagine without the modern ways of communications?

Entertainment:

Due to the information technology and modern ways of

communication, boring moments can be converted to a fully entertained manner. Sitting in the home or in office facing some horrifying moments some one can turned the TV to a sports channel where a majestic move of Ronaldino in the football stadium or a classic cover drive smashed by Inzamamul Haq can change the mood to fully amusing mode. So modern way of communication shows its presence anywhere and every situation.

It can be much interesting that a move in the field of soccer, cover drive in cricket ground will be displayed at the same moment even it is from the far away lands of football’s magicians Brazil or cricket pioneers kangaroos lands Australia. It can be an example least but not the last.

Connected to the world:

Today being the part of current affairs it is really a remarkable achievement by the modern means of communication that it updates information of its users in the least consumption of time.

Earthquake hits Balakot, Batagram, and Kashmir at 8:52 O’clock on the 8th of October and a person sitting in the city of Peshawar was fully informed about the demolishing effects of it in the next hour of the same day.

Tsunami hits Far Eastern countries in the early nightfall, and before the daybreak every one was watching the disasters sitting in Pakistan. When the pride of Monster Goblin was smashed on 11^th September, when “BAAM” the city of Islamic republic of Iran converted to ruins, when Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan was insulted, when Robot the Japanese invention was serving in a cafe and when Pakistan become the 1^st Atomic power of Muslim world on the 28^th of May not even a single person was there ill-informed who was in connection of modern mean of communication.

Security and least involvement of human being in communication:

In ancient times it was really amazing and some times too much

difficult to communicate without the involvement of a human being. Pigeons and trained birds have been used for making it possible but that was not satisfactory.

Modern way of communication has made it possible that massages can be delivered and received directly and than risk is too less to be ignored. It is useful in all the cases but specially when it is a confidential in means of security.

Releasing frustration:

Modern ways of communication also can be the source of relaxation. A frustrated person can be entertained and be relaxed by joyful animation. Some bodies’ habitually watch such type of entertaining and joyful events for releasing their tension.

As they are treated terribly throughout the days by different means and different sources. Information technology and its major source Internet can entertain an individual or group for hours with out tiring and boring.

Remarkable growth in trade:

The information technology created and developed totally a new phenomenon of trade and commerce. A real growth in E- commerce, which ultimately results in the growth of economy of the country. Microsoft the US based company is earning billions of dollars by producing IT products and services. Bill Gates the chairman of the discussed company is the richest person of the world and he has been considered the richest person ever been present in the history of USA. Our neighbor have planed to earn at least the defense budget of their country by this modern mean of communication at the end of the first decayed of this century. Products involve in the modern communication not only the satellite, cameras, speakers and mega phones but also the computer which is the real base of this modern communication are striving the economy of different countries and many more are planning to boost their living standard by using it.

Demerits

As for as my discussion is concerned, we can hardly assume that modern ways of communication can be harmful for the societies but unfortunately it is a bitter truth that today particularly in our society modern communication technology has affected it terribly.

Information overload.

As the terminology of ‘information flow’ has been introduced by modern communication means so ‘information overload’ is also its product. Though today we have numerous sources of information yet the selection and use of that information is also a real problem. Just for one topic the explorer might be treated and punished by a nonstop and uncontrolled thousand of pages from which the selection can be a real challenge. It will also confuse the browser that what would have been the selection and what should pass over.

Negative awareness:

It is the realty that awareness is the fruit of modern means of communication but it is also cannot be neglected that awareness before its times and in negative sense is also in alarming situation. Watching immoral scene over cable and television networks and surfing Internet an innocent person can also be plunge. Even in Pakistan, the country having sound Islamic bases, modern means of communication are playing contemptible role for the promotion and encouragement of monstrous dogma.

This pessimistic and unenthusiastic awareness is injurious for the society of human being.

Physical Tribulations:

Modern means of communication have also been proved harmful

for its users. Playing video games, watching TV and working over computer ultimately results in snag of eyesight. Sometimes sitting imbalance on the chair before computer may cause the pain and sore in backbone. Keeping mobile phone near the heart may cause the heart attack and other problems with heart. Some harmful waves come out from the mobile devices when listening over it those can damage the listening power.

Promotion of western culture:

Due to modern ways of communication western culture and civilization has attacked over the Muslim community. Now this liberal and insignificant lifestyle of western nations is damaging the high valued and complimentary civilization of Islam. People sitting in their homes are directly targeted by western civilization through modern means of communication.

Frustration:

Modern means of communications are developing and promoting such an environment, which doesn’t exist in real life. A fully dramatic and artificial life style of an imaginary world occupies most of the time of modern means of communication. User of these means found himself in astonishing circumstances for some moments and when they comes out in real life and found everything changed and totally opposite of those scenes. So they feel too much ill at ease which causes tension and apprehension. A very simple and common example of this scenario is the society of our country Pakistan and much better example is of our neighbor India. An imaginary view has always been displayed over screens of modern means of communication and real display is swelled throughout the Indian state where more than 400 millions of human beings are surviving like animals. From their birth over a footpath, eating some pieces of bread in the name of food and drinking the polluted water of drains for survival they use to live those footpaths and their end of lives also take place over the footpaths. It can be interesting that the largest city of huts is situated nearby Bombay the symbol of Indian illumination.

Unemployment:

Joblessness is also a result of modern means of communication. In ancient times thousands of horses were used for communication. Thousands of peoples were used to care those animals. Except it thousands of other people were used for communication directly. So a remarkable strength of humankind were jobbed but now it is the part of history and the job of hundred of men can be made now by a single person sitting beside the electronic machine. So it has been resulted in joblessness.

Conclusion:

Modern ways of communication are itself a gift of Allah all mighty to the human being. Now it’s all the merits and demerits are totally by the users of it. If someone obeys Allah all mighty and try to use these means for the development and betterment of humanity than it will be the distinction otherwise no one can blame the new communication technology.

Community Radio

Community radio - also called rural radio, cooperative radio, participatory radio, free radio, alternative, popular or educational radio - operates out of rural or urban areas, is broadcast to small areas and offers alternate, non-commercial, non-state voices to a diverse set of people via the radio.

Modern-day community radio stations often serve their listeners by offering a variety of music selections that are not necessarily catered for by larger corporate radio stations. Community radio outlets may also carry news and information programming geared toward the local area, particularly immigrant or minority groups that are poorly served by other media outlets. Community radio stations are aligned with communities rather than corporations.

Radio can easily reach the people living in remote and rural areas even if there is no phone or electricity. Radio reaches people who can't read or write. Disseminating information mostly depends on public media but it has failed to prove itself people-friendly over the time. As a result, commercial media gained popularity. Community broadcasting is needed to ensure people’s participation, which is also sustainable. Main objective of community radio is to strengthen democratic process at a local level. It will help diversity of content, information and nurture culture. It will also encourage participation, sharing information and innovation at the local level.

In Pakistan some new licenses have been given to private radios. After the earthquake in 2005 and the strong role radio stations played, there is a strong voice that the government should be more open to give community radio at least in disaster prone areas. But nothing has happened

It found that the stations have delivered important social gains across a range of issues, but particularly in respect of volunteering, work placement and training opportunities. Increasingly this means economic gain for individuals with employment opportunities flowing through to the attainment of better standards of living and life opportunities. The stations have also given local communities a voice thereby promoting active citizenship.

Radio as a medium is increasing everywhere, omnipresent in its reach and its power to inform and entertain locally, nationally and immediately. Listeners love their local station; they participate in their community station; and they regularly tune into their favorite stations. They move seamlessly from commercial to community radio and, through the ease with which radio has been distributed on multiple platforms, listeners have taken radio into the digital world in many ways ahead of its sister broadcasting medium, television.

Community radio is defined as radio that is owned by the community and airs programmes designed and produced by it specifically for its own developmental needs. It is a significant departure from the primarily centralized radio broadcasting prototype that Pakistan has been following for decades. While there are ample illustrations from various countries of the ways in which it can benefit a community, community radio still remains outside the pale of legitimacy in Pakistan.

Community radio is a type of radio service that caters to the interests of a certain area, broadcasting material that is popular to a local audience but is overlooked by more powerful broadcast groups.

Radio for the people, by the people is the concept behind community radio. It is a unique model that no other outlet can provide. Community radio is characterized by access, public participation in production, and decision-making and by listener. The movement that started in the United States in 1940s has now made its way in South Asia. Several countries have implemented the idea of community radio and the future is looking bright.

In Pakistan where majority of the people live under the poverty level, radio can play an important role. Most populations in Pakistan especially in rural areas, are particularly disadvantaged. They lack both the basic resources such as food, shelter and health care, and the power needed to make decisions about their own futures. As radio is an adorable medium, it is a powerful tool of communication in developing countries. Radio can reach communities at the very end of the development road , to the people who live in areas with no phones and no electricity. Radio reaches people who can't read or write. Even in very poor communities, radio penetration is vast. Community radio stations can play a significant role in increasing participation and opinion sharing, improving and diversifying knowledge and skills and in catering to health and cultural needs. Thus, community radio in developing countries can give people hope for a better future.

In most South Asian countries radio is controlled by the government. Recently a few governments have opened up the airwaves for private broadcasting. For instance, in the early 1990s, the Nepal government introduced some liberal policies regarding broadcasting, which led to the community radio movement. Sri Lanka is also another pioneer. The Kothmale radio project is one of the innovative radio projects in South Asia. Kothmale is located in the central part of Sri Lanka, a three-hour bus ride from the capital city of Colombo. The Kothmale community radio serves a target area of almost 3100 sq. mile, which includes a number of rural settlements.

The concept of the Kothmale Internet Community Radio is a combination of community radio and the Internet. The Kothmale community radio, connected to the Internet, serves as a link between this powerful source of information and rural populations. The radio team browses the net for information requested by the audience, translates it into the local languages and then broadcasts it in a daily program. If requested, it also provides printouts of the downloaded information. In parallel, local communities are provided with free Internet access. Besides its own Internet cafe, the community radio has set up two free Internet access points at community libraries.

This can be a model for all the developing countries specially Pakistan where access to information is strictly prohibited.

Community Radio in the world has achieved a lot of goals but in South Asian region of the world it is still in a rudimentary stage. However, it is a growing concern in all parts of the region. With growing support from international communities and government of Pakistan, impact of such a resource promises to be significant and extensive.

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Radio Drama ….NWFP... History & Evaluation

It was the mid of 19^th century when a number of scientist achieved the goal of wireless communication by sending and receiving different sounds in the form of electronic signals from one place to other with out any wire connection. Jagdesh Chandarboass from India was also one of them who did a great job but the Italian scientist Guglielmo Marchese Marconi was the person who succeeded by sending the sound from 1800 km distance and registering his invention in common wealth meeting in June 1886.

After this invention Radio communication gets some marvelous achievement in very few years and radio become the part of lives of human being all across the globe.

Indian people get access to this invention in the year 1923 when first Radio station was established in Bombay. Just three months later another radio station was established in Calcutta and soon after that in Madras.

In 1928 radio station was established in Lahore and soon after in Peshawar. It was the initiating of radio transmission in the area which is now known as Pakistan. The credit of establishment of radio station in Peshawar goes to all the time great Sir Sahibzada Abdul Qayyum Khan, founder of Islamia College and University of Peshawar. He was on visit of England for participating in round table conference when he met Marconi and requested for the establishment of radio station in Peshawar. His request was honored and a radio transmitter of just 0.5 watts power was gifted to NWFP province of India. It is notable that power of transmitter installed today for radio Pakistan Peshawar is 300 KW, while the most powerful transmitter of NWFP is of 400 KW installed near Pabbi district Nowshera.

Along with 0.5 watt transmitter, 50 receiving sets (radio sets) were also provided to NWFP. These sets were distributed among the Khans of Nowshera, Charsadda, Mardan and other side by areas. They kept those radio sets in Hujras and people of village use to go for listening the transmission in those Hujras.

It was the beginning in NWFP but radio network was expanding with a stunning speed all across the sub-continent. New stations were establishing and people were getting closer to this machine. This fame and rapid expansion was based over some solid foundations. Radio was informing the masses. News, updates, commentaries, live discussions about current affairs and a lot more was broadcasting.

Radio was educating the masses. People were guided to follow the right way; people were getting informed about newly happenings all across the world. People were being guided about the day to day problems. So the fame was genuine.

Radio was entertaining the masses. People were entertained by musical programmes, songs and melodies. People were entertained by live story telling. People were provided with joy and happiness by gossiping and comedies. And people were entertained by Radio Drama.

Radio Drama contributed not only in entertaining the audience but educated them as well. It is really interesting to read about the drama all across the world but I will try to be focused over its NWFP status.

It was the spring of year 1935, when the first radio drama was broadcasted from All India Radio Peshawar. Aslam Khan Khattak, son of Ali Qulli Khan, was Director General at Peshawar radio station. Father of Nisar Mazloom wrote the script which was translated and published in English by Aslam Khan Khattak, graduate of Oxford.

This drama was broadcasted with title ‘دی وینو جام ’. This play was just of 15 minutes duration, as usually radio dramas are, but it get country wide fame and open doors for writers to meet the challenge of creation in that passion.

History of initiating radio drama in Peshawar is very interesting. In 30s neither the proper infrastructure nor the suitable artists were available for recording and broadcasting the drama. In those days theatrical artists were use to came Peshawar from Bombay and show their play here. These plays not only entertained the people of Peshawar but also inspired some of them to do the same. Prithvi Raj the founder of famous Kampoor family of Bollywood and Khalil Khan from Chamkanni, father of Umar Daraz and Ishrat, actors of Pashto films were also two of them. They laid the foundation of theatrical drama in Peshawar.

When it was decide that drama will be broadcast from All India Radio Peshawar, theatrical artists were asked to do the job. Although theatrical artist cannot be fit for radio drama yet it was the only choice. In this way دی وینو جام was aired from Peshawar radio.

It was proved the first drop of rain and than a history started formulating. Z.A Bukhari, brother of Pitras Bukhari, become the director of Peshawar radio when Pitras was Director General of All India Radio. Z.A Bukhari was a renowned dramatist who not only wrote some famous drama serials like ‘لائٹ ہاؤس کے محافظ’ but also develop a pool of dramatists in Peshawar station.

For the appointment of staff writer at Peshawar station a test was conducted in those days. This test was taken by two towering personalities of Pashto Literary world along with other people. Samundar Khan Samundar and Amir Hamza Shinwari appeared for the test. Fortunately test was qualified by Samundar Khan Samundar who declared the father of Pashto Drama writing in history. Although Amir Hamza Khan Shinwari the great Pashto poet of its time could not qualify the test yet he kept contact with radio and produce a number of booming dramas in Pashto language.

Samundar Khan Samundar produced an exceptional serial about the imposters of societies ‘د اوچے خان’ which was highly valued by people of all walks of life.

In early days of Peshawar radio stations some top class dramatist came to Peshawar and done a great job for establishing the trend of drama writing and production. Kartar Singh Dugal was one of them who later embrace Islam and become the citizen of Pakistan for ever.

After the partition, when All India Radio turned to Radio Pakistan Ajmal Khan Khattak, another legend of Pashto literary world was stepped forward and took part in the development of Pashto Drama. Although he was expelled from the services by charging him Pakhtoonistani, yet he played a sparkling role and contributed in excellent passion.

In early fifties a number of eminent dramas were produced by those big names. ‘سور پہ ز وان’ , ' داسمان منجھاری ‘ , قسمت او عقل' ‘ were some of them. Main Said Rasool a well educated person wrote an outstanding play ‘سقراط مرگ’ which was highly appreciated by the audience.

Another famous drama was produced by Major S.A Rahmani focusing the life in ‘بازار حسن’ in sixties.

Along with newly written plays, dramas from other languages special from Urdu were translated in Pashto and broadcasted from Peshawar. Drama serial ‘اس دیوانگی میں ‘ by Bano Qudsia, dramas written by William Shakespeare those were usually translated by Agha Hasher, Pitras Bukhari, Saadat Hassan Minto and many others were also broadcasted from radio Pakistan Peshawar either in same language or in Pashto.

‘بوڑھا اور سمندر’ by Abu Saeed Qurashi and ‘اس منجدھار میں’ by Saadat Hassan Minto was also aired from Peshawar.

It may be interesting to mention that in decades of 50 and sixty drama writers were rewarded with just 30 rupees for any single production. In spite of this miserable financial condition writers did a great job with dedication, enthusiasm, and passions.

‘تلقین شاہ’ by Ishfaq Ahmad in early 60s was blockbuster all across the country and broadcast for a long time. Impact of this drama was long lasting and it set the trend of producing quality educational and moral dramas.

Peshawar Radio also telecast some famous Hindko drama serials and series as well. ‘ قہوہ خانہ ‘ was a famous feature drama about the social and cultural issues of the society. It was a soap serial continuously aired for 17 years. ‘لالہ فدو’ and ' خالہ بی’ were two characters of this serial. They got vast fame and honor all across Hindko speaking community and become representational character.

Radio Pakistan has the tradition of celebrating drama week every year since early sixties. It was one of those kinds of competition when a youngster belonging to Peshawar produced ‘رنڑا’ and won the best dramatist award. At that moment no one could percept that one day this youngster will become the icon of radio Pakistan and will earn global fame for radio Pakistan. Producer of ‘رنڑا’ also produce ‘پلوشے’ which transmitted continuously for nine years but his exceptional production was ‘نوے کور او نوے ثوند’ that was not only broadcast from radio Pakistan Peshawar and BBC London in Pashto but also aired from Quata radio station in Dari language with title ‘خانہ نو زندگی نو’ for ten years continuously under his direct supervision and still on air since 1994. Umar Nasir, a great name of radio drama in Pakistan joined radio Pakistan Peshawar in 1960 and released himself in 2003. His production نوے کور او نوے ثوند’ or خانہ نو زندگی نو' ’ is the drama serial broadcasted in dual languages at the same time from three stations. This serial was selected for the first category in world drama festival, which is celebrated every year in USA, five times consecutively. Once in 2004 this serial beat more than 10 thousands dramas and won the first prize for Radio Pakistan.

Mushtaq Shabab, another big name of radio Pakistan, also has the credit of producing some very useful and famous drama series and serials. ‘کل اور آج اور کل’ by Mushtaq Shabab is on air now a day and has a great contribution in educating people about their health.

Basit Saleem Siddiqui production of historical dramas is also a great asset of radio archives and has played a key role for developing the fashion of historical drama production in radio.

Masood Anwar, editor of ‘شہباز’ also produced a number of famous dramas for radio Pakistan.

Khaliqdad Umeed, Dr. Muhammad Azam, Hamayun Humaa, Sahir Afridi, Zatoon Bano, Zahida Haleem Qurashi, Younas Qiasi who wrote his first drama in 1^st year of his college, and a number of other people have done a great job for the development of radio drama in Peshawar. The job of many distinguish dramatist could not be portray here fairly that is just due to lack of knowledge and insufficient access to resources but there is no doubt that many people done sufficient efforts to develop the drama production in such a diffident and backward part of the world.

Radio Pakistan… in 21^st century

Radio Pakistan now a days broadcast its transmission from 25 radio stations spread from Sakardu to Gawadar. It broadcast for 300 hours a day in 20 local and international languages covering the 75% land area and more than 90% of population of Pakistan. It is the misfortune of radio drama that this immense network has reserved just 2% of its air time for drama while 48% has been granted for musical programs. But this bad luck is not only for drama the same case is with health and technology having 2% airtime each and only 3% of its airtime for youths and students.

Anyhow radio drama is still playing an important role not only for entertaining and educating the masses but also for strengthening the financial condition of radios all across the world as well as in NWFP.

Amazing trip to Chitral

Aahaaa …….it was a pleasant day of April 28, 2006 when for the first time I flew to Chitral for a five day visit. Staying in Chitral from 28 April to 03 May, 2006 was simply great. Vesting reserved areas for “Markhore” and watching that wild animal in national park was a great experience. It was an excited journey. In the mountains some “Markhors” could be seen moving, jumping and climbing over the trees. (Markhore is actually a wild sheep but big in size and furious in nature.)

When the night fallen over the city of Chitral, we moved AKF Youth Hostel, where a fascinating program of ‘Camp Fire’ was arranged by the boarders of Hostel. An amusing ‘get to gather’ continued for a long time in which all the students participated in a favorable manner.

Next day at 07:30 am we moved towards valley of Bamborate situated 17 kilometers away from the main Dir-Chitral road. After a tiring journey of about two hours we reached Bamborate (lower). Bamborate is one of the three valleys where Kalash tribes use to live. It is assumed that icon of ancient Greece civilization; Kalash tribes were left-behind soldiers of Alexander the Great armies while he passed through these valleys. To witness that ancient culture in its actual status is amazing. Weird and wonderful traditions of those tribes have been declared inheritance of one of the oldest civilizations of the world.

This day was simply an unforgettable time of my life.

Next day climate was very pleasant because of little rain in the night. We really enjoyed our traveling for Beori in such a pleasant weather. Beori is one of the farthest valleys of Chitral.

After traveling for more than an hour, over a track full of twists and turns along with a river, we reach Beori. In this part of the world where life is a real challenge, a well furnished and fully equipped health clinic with his scarifying doctor was a great gift from AKF to the locality. Residents of Beori Upper were having a high regard for this achievement made by AKF NWFP.

On the last day in Chitral we moved to Booni which is situated about 447 Kilometers from Peshawar. Booni (it was the name of a queen of Chitral) is a prosperous area of Chitral as compared to other area. In some cases it is much advanced than the city of Chitral especially in education sector. Major segment of population in Booni belongs to Agha Khan Sect. Prince Karim Agha Khan, the spiritual leader of Ismaili (commonly known Agha Khani) sect is doing a lot of development works via Agha Khan Foundation and its subsidiary institution. We stayed there for almost the whole day and visited all around Booni. 3^rd of May, 2006 on Wednesday was our last day in Chitral. Not the whole day actually because we were flew back to Peshawar via first flight of PIA early in the morning.

This was an amazing and throughout a wonderful journey. I learn a lot and get learn many new things.

Interesting to write, for the first time I traveled via an airplane for the journey from Peshawar to Chitral and Chitral to Peshawar.