Here’s what’s happening across the border: PPP leader Sherry Rehman slams Imran govt for not addressing Parliament on key issues; Pak actor opens up about divorce and mother’s death.
British Backpacker Society to explore Pakistan again
British Backpacker Society, a venture that promotes sustainable adventure tourism, is all set to return to Pakistan next week and explore nature’s beauty in the country’s northern areas, reports The News International.
This is the same association that ranked Pakistan as their best destination — no. 1 adventure travel country for 2018 — based on their extensive exploration of the country in the year 2016. The three founders — Samuel Joynson, Adam Sloper and Michael Worrall — said that their ranking of Pakistan grabbed headlines worldwide which enabled them to enhance the knowledge about Pakistan as a tourist destination for adventure travellers around the world.
The outfit which also spoke about Pakistan’s “mountain scenery that is beyond anyone’s imagination” and the “incredible” hospitality of its people had made headlines in more than 20 countries.
The team will arrive in Pakistan through the Wagah border and go on to explore the Karakoram mountain range, as their Facebook page mentions.
Michael, one of the founders, who couldn’t visit Pakistan in 2016, said he “just can’t wait” to get there.
“I have heard so many stories from Samuel and Adam about the natural beauty, friendliness and the food of Pakistan, and am really looking forward to experiencing it myself,” he added. Adam, the other founder, was quoted as saying: “Particularly excited to see the mountains of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the late autumn”.
British Backpacker Society founders have been to more than 100 countries until now since their inception in 2009.
‘Pak govt ready for TV shows but not willing to address Parliament’
Pakistan People’s Party leader and senator Sherry Rehman criticised the Imran Khan government in a fiery parliamentary speech, saying that the government officials were ready to make television appearances but they are not willing to address Parliament, Nation reports.
She criticised the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government over its lack of transparency in disclosing details of financial aid it has obtained from foreign lenders and lax policies to address the problems faced by the poor of the country. Rehman said the government has “no intention of doing anything but talking about media optics of austerity like leaving big government houses while secretly living in them”.
“They are willing to make appearances on television shows but do not want to be answerable to the Parliament,” she added.
“Why is no relevant minister ever bothered with parliamentary answers but has so much time for television shows,” she asked.
Actor Sanam Saeed reveals why she divorced husband
Pakistani actor and former model Sanam Saeed recently opened up about her life events, including how her divorce was a direct result of her inability to cope with her mother’s death, reported Pakistan Today.
Saeed, whom the Indian audience will remember for her role opposite actor Fawad Khan in Pakistani drama serial Zindagi Gulzar Hai, spoke to Samina Peerzada in her web show Speak Your Heart during which she shared that she divorced her husband Farhan Hasan because it was getting difficult for her to find time to take care of her mother whose health was continuously deteriorating.
She was quoted as saying: “My mother was terminally ill and I was in Dubai. At that time, I wasn’t in a frame of mind to maintain the balance and dedication required by a marriage. I had to leave Dubai; I didn’t want to make sacrifices as I had a fear that perhaps my mother will pass away”.
The actor revealed that it was her decision to part ways with her husband whom she married in 2015 as she thought that “he would be better off with someone who can live there and give him time and perhaps who is not too consumed by work and family commitments”.