Murree the Hill Station

The most developed and most popular of Pakistan’s hill stations, Murree (7,500 feet height), is at an hour drive from Islamabad along a good quality, winding alpine road. The scenery is superb, the climate cool in summer and crispy cold winter, the hotels are good and drive easy.

When the British annexed the Punjab in 1849, they soon decided to establish a hill station at Murree as it was conveniently located near the important military cantonment of Rawalpindi. It was actually found in 1851 on pastureland of a ridge and developed quickly.

Today Murree is Punjab’s leading hill resort and very crowded in summer. The long summer days are ideal for lazy strolls or riding ponies along shady path on the Mall – Kashmir and Pindi points.

There are the Gallies with their charming red roof chalets, covered with snow in winter and set amidst fragrant pines. Murre a jewel of a hill station, nestles in the shadow of snow-clad peaks.

 

Zakriya the shopkeeper

Looking for a Beautiful Daughter in law for a Ugly Looking Son?

Another tradition of our country is that, when a family looking for a daughter in law for them, they go to the several houses where they can find beautiful girls for their ugly looking sons. They want tall, fair and slim girl for them no matter how ugly looking son they have. The way girls are being presented in front of them is quite ridiculous.

Sometimes she is being interviewed if she can be a great cook, dhoban(laundress) and other services that she may offer. And most of the families find it as a hobby, they go to see girls houses pretending to see a daughter in law and are being served with so many food items, next day they go to see another girl.

When some people came to see me, it was a great experience for me I enjoyed it thoroughly. The lady who was supposed to be my mother-in-law was a huge lady.

I had no idea what to say, all I knew was I have to give an interview, so I gave it as if it was a job interview. I tried to be more confident but later I realized confident girls are being rejected often by these kind of families as they can be a bigger threat for them in future.

Obviously I felt bad when no response came from them for a long time. But I realized I was too good for them. My request to the girls who has to go through this phase is that please don’t be dishearted and be confident enough.