Religious Tourism

On second thoughts, this article does not need to be sent to Forbes. It should be submitted to Traveler Magazine owned by National Geographic. The way this article is written it definitely excites a traveler to visit the destination. Here`s the website:

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/traveler/

Good luck, Emma!

I agree with zahraJ. Ordinary people in the west are scared of any thing that has a religious tone to it. they think of pakistan as a country that is like afghanistan in many ways apart from being next to it. who in his right mind would want to come here for fun and relaxation with so many other options available. we are scared of our security in our own country.

Emma`s article should be sent to Forbes since the recent issue has Pakistan amongst the most dangerous destinations in 2007. In the list, we have Sudan, Congo, Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and a few others. It`s a shame that the list includes Pakistan.

It`s nice to post such articles on Chowk, but I do not think they add much value since the readership has some clue one way or the other. Those who need to know about the historic cities, towns and monuments are outside this ezine.

I do not know what`s the gain in reading about your own history and monuments and details again and again. What are we parrots?

#8 Delhi

[Lahore as a city is older than Multan. It is documented to be over 3000 yrs old.]

Yaar, teri yaad-dasht to badi pukkee hai!

Correction,
Lahore as a city is older than Multan. It is documented to be over 3000 yrs old. Not all history started with Muslims in Pakistan.

`` the real beneficiaries of this should be Pakistani Hindus and Sikhs, who are more patriotic than any Pakistani Muslim ``

That`s a tall claim Manto.

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Manto,

Your outputs show an increasing immaturity. Certainly, when the facts are out I do not think we will find that

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Hindu Fundamentalist Extremist Terrorist Groups, aided and abetted by the Indian Government, blew up the train that was blown up
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RIght now, we have no idea. Several people have commented that the train is poorly run and used to transport all kinds of stuff including medicines and what-not in large quantities.

ALSO: could you please give us some references to attacks by ``hindu terrorists`` in Pakistan? Or this some delusional alternative reality you now inhabit?

That said... I support the writer`s assertions... religious tourism for Indian Hindus and Indian Sikhs - provided we screen out the militants and terrorists amongst them- is actually quite positive for Pakistan.

Mind you... the real beneficiaries of this should be Pakistani Hindus and Sikhs, who are more patriotic than any Pakistani Muslim and who should be facilitated to the maximum.

More like religious terrorism.

It is quite possible Hindu Fundamentalist Extremist Terrorist Groups, aided and abetted by the Indian Government, blew up the train that was blown up...

RELIGION IS WRONG

Visit Pakistan, Year 2007 has gotten off to a bad start with most likely Islamic thugs (a.k.a mujahideen) bombing the Indo-Pak train today:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070219/ap_on_re_as/india_train_fire

66 die in India-Pakistan train attack

February 19, 2007 08:37 IST
Last Updated: February 19, 2007 11:13 IST

In a suspected terror attack, 66 people, including some Pakistani nationals,
were killed in explosions believed to have been set off by improvised explosive
devices in two coaches of the Delhi-Attari special train for Lahore at Deewana
near Panipat, about 100 kms from Delhi.

Several people were also injured in the incident, which the Northern Railway
said was a clear case of sabotage.

The two coaches, where all the deaths took place, were completely gutted and
only the charred remains were visible.

The explosions in the train took place at 11:55 pm on Sunday night. The
biweekly train left the Old Delhi railway station at 10:40 pm.

Northern Railway General Manger V N Mathur, who reached the spot from Delhi,
said two suitcases were recovered from the spot -- one on the rail track and one
from the train.

Both the suitcases contained IEDs -- one of them also had incendiary material,
either kerosene or petrol, he said.

He said he had talked to the gateman near Deewana station who told him that he
had heard two distinct explosions. ``From this evidence, we deduce that this is a
clear case of sabotage,`` Mathur said.

After detaching the two coaches, the rest of the train left for Attari via
Wagah. Superintendent of Police (Panipat) Mohinder Singh Sheoran said that
forensic experts from Madhuban were summoned.

A senior police officer said a Pakistani national has also given information
to police regarding some explosive being planted on the train.
The official said the passenger was identified as Shamshuddin.

Two Railway Protection Force personnel, who were on duty in the two
compartments are missing, he said, adding that it was suspected that they could
be among the dead. The train runs non-stop from Delhi to Attari where the
passengers are shifted to the Samjhauta Express, which goes to Lahore after
Customs and Immigration clearances.

The train only has operational halts at some stations, including Ludhiana and
no passenger can alight from or board the train en route.

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Our Jihadi friends have a history of attacking cross border transport and passengers in pursuit of their work to make Allahs laws and rule supreme:

Militant killed in attack on trans-Kashmir bus shelter
http://www.abc.net.au/ra/news/stories/s1339845.htm

5 killed, 12 hurt in Kashmir bus attack
http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0WDQ/is_2002_Oct_7/ai_94075387

These bastards are bad for the tourism sector (beheading tourists and the like) and give religion are dirty name (if you can give Arabic imperialism aka Islam that lofty title).

K.