A few years ago, there were films coming out of the region that was action adventure with a hint of romance thrown in to begin again civilization and not war.
Bollywood is another success story that has even provided actors and actresses to The West, too. These are all important shifts in social paradigms that secure civilization and end the "madman era."
June 1, 2018Tajikistan (click here) wants to sign an agreement with Pakistan on bilateral cooperation in tourism with incentives for tourists and companies to give a big push to the sector.
Speaking at a seminar on “Tajikistan – The Land of Opportunities for Tourism Industry of Pakistan”, Tajikistan Ambassador Sherali Jononov said the two countries were exploring opportunities for cooperation in energy, education, culture and defence sectors. But tourism was a missing subject that should be explored.
“Tourism is a big industry in the world and some countries in the European Union, Asia and the Gulf are depending on it,” he pointed out, adding the industry contributed to the gross domestic product of some countries and generated revenue for the federal budget....
Tourism definitely has a place in a country's GDP. In this case, for all the efforts of countires in this region to achieve normalcy, there are those that still want to take it from them.
June 12, 2018
An overnight ambush, kills the governor of Kohistan district in Faryab along with eight others.
Taliban fighters (click here) killed a governor and took control of his district in northern Afghanistan as clashes broke out across the country, officials said on Tuesday, accusing the militants of defying the start of a government ceasefire with them.
There was intense fighting between Afghan security forces and Taliban gunmen in the northern provinces of Faryab and Sari Pul, with officials reporting an unspecified number of casualties on both sides.
The governor of Kohistan district in Faryab was killed along with eight others in an ambush overnight, provincial governor spokesperson Jawed Bidar, blaming the Taliban....
To the left is a "summit climb map" of which China's border is noted on the left of the border and Pakistan on the right. It is this reference of the past of which leaders are trying to return. The concept is a return to normalization. With such efforts, there will be less instability, death, war, and danger to the world.
Realize, al Qaeda established itself in Afghanistan after the government dissolved. Osama bin Laden brought wealth and turned Afghanistan into a training ground to launch international attacks.
While these efforts seem minuscule efforts to the problems these countries have faced in the past two decades; they are not. These efforts are important and need to return function, safety, purpose and the wonder by the world of such extreme environments and their inhabitants, including nature and animals that survive there.
...Jononov said the question “is how we can strengthen people-to-people contact with Pakistan that is the hub of tourists between south and central Asian states.”
Tajikistan would host a meeting of the working group on tourism in July in Dushanbe where leading tourist companies of Pakistan would be present to find ways to promote bilateral relations.
“Pakistan’s Civil Aviation Authority was approached by Tajik Air to resume direct flights between the two countries, but no response has been received yet,” he disclosed.
The big stories in Pakistan right now concentrate on the upcoming elections and the topic of women, their safety and their happiness. The elections are a huge distraction in Pakistan.
Speaking on the occasion, Tajikistan’s Committee on Tourism Development Deputy Chairman Shirin Amonzoda said Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon had declared 2018 as the year of tourism development....
