Tayib Jan Mathur

  ستم گر تجھ سے ہم کب شکوۂ بیداد کرتے ہیں ہمیں فریاد کی عادت ہے، ہم فریاد کرتے ہیں متاعِ زندگانی اور بھی برباد کرتے ہیں ہم اس صورت سے تسکینِ دلِ ناشاد کرتے ہیں ہواؤ!! ایک پَل کے واسطے ِللہ رُک جاؤ وہ میری عرض پر دھیمے سے کچھ ارشاد کرتے ہیں نہ جانے کیوں یہ دنیا چین سے جینے نہیں دیتی کوئی پوچھے ہم اس پر کون سی بیداد کرتے ہیں نظر آتا ہے ان میں بیشتر اک نرم و نازک دل مصائب کے لیے سینے کو جو فولاد کرتے ہیں خدا کی مصلحت کچھ اس میں ہوگی ورنہ بے حِس بُت کسے شاداں بناتے ہیں، کسے ناشاد کرتے ہیں نہیں دیکھا کہیں جو ماجرائے عشق میں دیکھا کہ اہلِ درد چپ ہیں، چارہ گر فریاد کرتے ہیں اسیرِ دائمی گر دل نہ ہو تو اور کیا ہو جب کہیں وہ مسکرا کر جا تجھے آزاد کرتے ہیں کیا ہوگا کبھی آدم کو سجدہ کہنے سننے سے فرشتے اب کہاں پروائے آدم زاد کرتے ہیں ہمیں اے دوستو چپ چاپ مر جانا بھی آتا ہے تڑپ کر اک ذرا دل جوئی صیاد کرتے ہیں بہت سادہ سا ہے اے کیف اپنے غم کا افسانہ وہ ہم کو بھول بیٹھے ہیں جنہیں ہم یاد کرتے ہیں (سرسوتی سرن کیف)

  The challenge of bringing the enormous number of out-of-school children to schools and reducing dropout rates of school-going children seems ungovernable like the price hikes in the country. The Pakistan Education Statistics (2016/2017) data show that there are currently 22.84 million Out of School Children (OOSC) in the country, and the share of Gilgit – Baltistan is almost 70,000. Besides, the world Bank has estimated a million more children, mostly girls are at risk of dropping out of schools. Consequently, the number may soar from 22.84 to 23.84 million in just one-year time. Additionally, a significant number of children might drop out of private schools, because a cumulative total of almost ten-months fee bills are overdue. As of today, we do not see any significant initiative being taken to improve the quality of education and dealing with the issue of OOSC.     It is the right time to remind the current government of its promises that appeared in PM Imran Khan...

Our team headed by the Executive Director (ED) Ms. Sonia Saleem headed towards Neelem Valley of Azad Kashmir. The way to Kashmir was really adventures and our sense of adventure was tested when we were just about to reach Kohala Bridge, the driver of a crossing to Islamabad vehicle gave us a news that the road from Kohala to Muzzafarabad has been blocked. However, the news did not inspire us to abandon from our willingness to reach Kashmir (although he managed to convince his passengers though). Just after Kohala Bridge we were asked to use alternative route to cross the river again. For some reasons some of our staff members to cross the loose wooden bridge on foot, which is normal circumstances is considered quite dangerous, I salute their courage. After the bridge we traveled on a rough steep mountainous road towards Muzzafarabad and we traveled 9 kilometers to cover a distance of kilometers on Islamabad Kahsmir highway.     We stopped for a lunch at Neelem Valley view ...

 Are we prepared to manage CHANGE? This is how Gulmit looks like today it is the landscape that has changed so drastically there are other things like the socio - economical conditions that shows a different look. In some cases people have grown up quite nice relationship but in some other cases relationships have turned quite negative. I found tension among some people who think they oppressed by the others during the distribution of relief (money and goods) . As the landscape will be never the same again so I am afraid will be relationships among each other. I observed never friendships formed and old one broken

I have been resting for all these years, was tired of writing but now I have decided to write again. I am coming back

The great uncle Gul Aman  was a very nice man and would love being with youth all the time because of his love for sports. I don't ever remember any local tournament in which he was not sitting in the stadium, without him being a quiet admirer and critique we would feel incomplete. He was very fond of volleyball and used to play with us although he did not like what it is called "smashing" but he would love "shooting". I remember the day when I was also a student of volleyball (and used to scolded by Ghullam Baig) he introduced a new style of hand and wrist movement. The first day when I saw the style it so deeply inculcated in me that the whole night I slept with my hand holding in his style. One day we were playing a football match against some team of Hunza he came running to me in the half time and told me that if I keep the same slow pace as in the half time he will kick me out of the ground. I was so touched by his emotions shown that in the next half was...

       

Hope things are good with all my blog readers (if anybody reads it). I have started working for GECA as a vice chairman for education. I am looking forward to provide facilities to the youth but not limited to, so that they come to one plateform and add thier potionals to make a big whole. Having said that I feel that their is some generation gap between youth and adults (in most of the cases people determine thier generation). What is required at the moment is forget that gap come close to work togather. When I was young I had emotions to help but did not know how to help and when I am adult I know how to help but do not want youth to kill my emotions. It is like when I had teeth I did not have food and when I have food I do not have teeth. Anyway visit GECA website www.geca.org.pk and send me your valuable comments. Tayib

Dear Readers I am really very sorry I was not able to update my blog for a long time. In fact I was really busy working. Just after the 24th of this month I will load some good stuff so please wait.

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Autumn is creeping in which declares the beginning of wedding season in Gulmit. Tariq becomes the pioneer in kicking off the season. Autumn normally is consider as an exit of hot summer and people living in hot areas welcome the season but for the people of Pamir autumn is an alarm of cold weather, which says “Come on hurry up the winter is setting in and you have to gather fire wood for the chill”. On the other hand it is time to reflect back on the harvest, how many sacks of potatoes, wheat, and oat? Which one the best seed for potato? It is also a time to think at other pending ceremonies which might include “Dawath”, “Thoyee”, and off course marriages.

I have been trying to upload some very good photos from Phander and the old silk route but I could not do so. The internet is too slow to do that anyway I will keep on trying. People who are intrsted in knowing how Pamiri people from Pakistan celebrate their eid should wait for my next blog entry. I will be having some wonderful pictures as well and hope the net problem by then will be resolved. Please keep in touch and let me know if anybody wants any type of information about Pamir - i - Pakistan. Please send me your comments.

I have no doubt in making the claim that Phander is truly a dreamland. God has blessed this area with all beautiful things that includes clear blue water in the streams, huge mountains, green fields and calm snaky river.

Jabbar Khan - my eleder brother  Small Regrets  Tayib Jan When I was young one day my elder brother Jabbar Khan went to Shatobar glacier just for sightseeing or just to have a look at our bull which was supposed to be in the nearby pasture, without informing anybody at home. It was a panic in the house we looked everywhere in and around the town asking people if they have seen him. After hours of search, we finally got the information that he has gone to the pasture. We all prayed for his safe return home. When you panic you the words of prayers also keep skipping. We were told that the road is dangerous and long. He wore a red jacket or something like that which I don't exactly remember and it was considered a bad omen and believed it might antagonize fairies living there (I believed the story then). Now when the incident has passed more than 35 years, I regret that why I did not the same mistake because I still do not have an idea how this glacier looks like, especially...

Kabul city Before visiting Kabul I was of the view that it might be a small city but it was really interesting for me to know that it is really a big city. To see the real Kabul one needs to climb the famous Kabul wall and see down around. It is amazing to see that everywhere there is some construction working going on. In a few years from now, Kabul will be really a very nice city.

Shugnan Badakshan, Afghanistan the same beautiful landscape Badkshan located in three different countries, i.e., Pakistan, Afghanistan and Tajikstan have the nearly the same look having the same water sources, grean fields and mountains. It is really intresting that all these regions Wakhi is widely spoken though there is different in the accent. Beside Wakhi Shugni is spoken in Shugnan and Khorogh which is one of my favorite languages. Shugni are kind, nice and friendly people.

Khrorgh, Tajikistan(please note the landscape)

A view of KKH at Gulmit How many times we cross through this area but we never stop for a while and feel the Comfort that has a magic charm on our mind, body and soul? It is very close to my home and I walk through this road to reach to the main town.