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Last time we spoke about the reaction after the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor. After four years of fighting Japan almost alone, China's Chiang Kai-shek learned of Pearl Harbor with profound relief. Japan's attack, meant to neutralize American naval power, instead galvanized the entire Western world against Tokyo. Within hours, Chiang declared war on the Axis powers, transforming China from an isolated nation to a recognized Allied member. The strategic mathematics were clear to Chiang: America's industrial might would ultimately crush Japan. China simply needed to survive long enough. The United States quickly formalized this partnership, pledging military support through Lend-Lease and elevating Chiang to leadership of Allied forces in the China theater. Yet Pearl Harbor brought catastrophe for Western civilians in China. Americans and Britons, previously protected as neutral foreigners, were suddenly rounded up and interned in camps. For many, decades of presence in China ended in hasty evacuation, leaving behind lives built over generations.   #216 The Battle of Hong Kong Part 1: The Approaching Storm Welcome to the Fall and Rise of China Podcast, I am your dutiful host Craig Watson. But, before we start I want to also remind you this podcast is only made possible through the efforts of Kings and Generals over at Youtube. Perhaps you want to learn more about the history of Asia? Kings and Generals have an assortment of episodes on history of asia and much more  so go give them a look over on Youtube. So please subscribe to Kings and Generals over at Youtube and to continue helping us produce this content please check out www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals. If you are still hungry for some more history related content, over on my channel, the Pacific War Channel where I cover the history of China and Japan from the 19th century until the end of the Pacific War. Japan emerged as a significant threat to British interests during the 1920s following the collapse of the Anglo-Japanese Alliance. This concern intensified dramatically after Japan's invasion of China, with the ensuing Sino-Japanese War escalating tensions further. British assets in the region came under direct assault, including attacks on Western military and commercial vessels such as HMS Ladybird. Yet despite these provocations, the British Government maintained an inconsistent stance toward Japan, responding with only feeble diplomatic and military countermeasures. This contradiction characterized London's approach: while diplomatic channels remained conciliatory, military planners viewed Japan with genuine apprehension. During the 1930s, Singapore and Malaya represented Britain's most valuable and prosperous holdings in the Far East and consequently received substantial garrison reinforcements. By contrast, Hong Kong was widely acknowledged to be indefensible—a conclusion reached repeatedly by successive military studies. Despite this consensus, the British Government proceeded with the Hong Kong Defence Scheme in 1936, which aimed to transform Hong Kong Island into a fortified redoubt while establishing delaying positions in Kowloon and the New Territories. The Hong Kong Garrison's mandate was straightforward: repel external attacks and prevent enemy use of the harbour and dry dock. The underlying strategy relied on a simple principle: hold Hong Kong Island as an impregnable fortress and await relief from the Royal Navy. Consequently, protecting the harbour became the paramount objective. Japanese strategists were correctly identified as Hong Kong's primary threat, with military planners anticipating attack from the sea rather than overland. To counter such an offensive, the defence scheme incorporated five successive layers of protection: naval mines fitted with indicator nets and anti-submarine booms formed the first barrier; coastal artillery provided the second; beach installations featuring pillboxes, wire entanglements and mines constituted the third; infantry strongpoints positioned on commanding heights guarded against amphibious landings; and finally, a mobile reserve force stood ready to counterattack and eliminate any successful enemy incursion. The 1936 plan also mandated extensive fortification of Kowloon's bottleneck approaches through bunkers, trenches and blocked passages, with a principal defensive line—resembling a miniature Maginot Line—constructed across the mountains immediately north of Kowloon. The garrison structure comprised three infantry battalions plus the Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps (HKVDC), a unit approximately regiment-strength equipped with armoured cars, engineers, artillery, anti-aircraft guns and infantry. These forces organized into three brigades: mainland, island, and garrison reserve. The air component was planned to be formidable: a reconnaissance squadron, a fighter-bomber squadron, two torpedo squadrons and a flight of auxiliary spotting aircraft operated by the HKVDC. Naval forces consisted of a modest destroyer contingent, an MTB flotilla, gunboats and patrol vessels. When Japan occupied Guangzhou, Hong Kong found itself effectively encircled. In response, limited conscription was implemented, though restricted to non-Chinese males for HKVDC service. Chinese personnel were largely confined to non-combat positions such as air-raid precautions and medical duties. The expanding Japanese threat prompted a substantial expansion of the Hong Kong Garrison to four regular infantry regiments—two British units (one specializing in medium machine-gun support) and two Indian regiments. Supporting forces included two coastal artillery regiments, a field artillery regiment-plus, and an anti-aircraft regiment. The Royal Navy expanded to include the 2nd MTB flotilla (eight 60-foot, 29-knot motor torpedo boats armed with twin torpedoes and eight Lewis guns each, plus two smaller 55-foot vessels), four shallow-draught river gunboats (HMS Cicala, Tern, Moth and Robin), four aging World War I S-class destroyers (HMS Thracian, Thanet, Scout and Tenedos—the last transferred to Singapore in 1939), HMS Cornflower sloop, and various auxiliary vessels including tugs, boom defence ships and minelayers. The Fleet Air Arm deployed three Supermarine Walruses—single-engine reconnaissance amphibians—at Kai Tak Airport. The Royal Air Force remained the weakest service, equipped with only four Vickers Wildebeest torpedo-bombers and a handful of HKVDC aircraft: one Avro Tutor, two Hornet Moths and two Cadet biplanes. When World War II erupted in Europe, Britain's focus necessarily shifted to national survival, inevitably leaving distant imperial outposts like Hong Kong neglected. Rather than receive reinforcements, Hong Kong actually lost capable personnel; many veteran troops were repatriated to Europe, leaving behind a less proficient garrison. Peacetime duties had proven a poor preparation for combat—officers and men had passed their time socializing rather than maintaining combat readiness. Governor Sir Geoffrey Northcote persistently urged London to adopt a firmer stance against relentless Japanese provocations: aircraft incursions, sinking of junks and fishing vessels, and infiltration by Taiwanese fifth columnists (Japan had colonized Taiwan in 1895). Recognizing the hopelessness of his position, Northcote recommended withdrawal in October 1940, arguing that defending the colony would inevitably result in mass civilian casualties and widespread destruction—a pragmatic assessment given Hong Kong's indefensible state. London categorically rejected this proposal, reasoning that withdrawal would demoralize China, embolden Japan and undermine American confidence in British resolve. Underlying this decision was an additional consideration: the long-standing dispute over Hong Kong's sovereignty. Since Britain acquired Hong Kong in 1841, the prospect of surrendering it, even temporarily, raised fears about reclaiming it afterward. Preserving the appearance of British determination was deemed crucial to demonstrating to Chiang Kai-shek, Nationalist China's leader, that Britain intended to retain the territory. Despite these political calculations, London consistently refused fresh troop deployments. Major-General A. E. Grasett, the China theatre commander, requested reinforcements only to face rejection—London offered only Indian or other colonial forces. Air Chief Marshal Sir Robert Brooke-Popham, appointed British commander in the Far East in 1941, likewise pressed for garrison strengthening, to no avail. The situation shifted dramatically after Grasett, a retired Canadian who had recently left his China post, travelled to Britain via Canada. Upon arriving in Canada, he independently approached his former classmate Major-General Crerar, Chief of the Canadian General Staff, and advocated for reinforcement. Grasett argued persuasively that deploying two or more additional battalions would enable the Hong Kong garrison to withstand an extended siege. When Grasett reached London in early September 1941, he presented this case directly to the British Chiefs of Staff, simultaneously proposing that Canada could provide the extra units. His arguments proved persuasive; the Chiefs of Staff altered course and convinced a reluctant Churchill to reconsider. In light of accelerating Japanese pressure, Britain substantially enlarged the Malaysia/Singapore garrison from nine to 32 battalions and despatched two capital ships—HMS Prince of Wales and Repulse—to the region, reasoning that this show of force would deter Japanese aggression against British Far Eastern interests, including Hong Kong. The original defence strategy envisaged holding Hong Kong Island exclusively while denying the harbour to attackers. A single battalion (the Punjabis) would execute delaying actions across the New Territories, followed by a three-battalion defensive stand on the Gin Drinkers Line. This brief mainland resistance would allow time for demolishing stores, power installations, docks and wharves, clearing food stocks and removing vital matériel before withdrawing to Hong Kong Island for a protracted resistance awaiting relief from Singapore or American forces from the Philippines. The Gin Drinkers Line—styled after the French Maginot Line in miniature—ran approximately 18 kilometres south of the Sino-Hong Kong border. Beginning near Gin Drinkers Bay west of Kowloon, it extended 17 kilometres across the Kowloon Peninsula hills toward its eastern extremity. The strategic expectation was that this line would delay the Japanese assault for three weeks or longer, permitting battalion withdrawal to Hong Kong Island for sustained resistance while mainland forces completed evacuation procedures. The 1937 war plan stipulated that four battalions would be necessary for an effective delaying action and seven for an adequate Gin Drinkers Line defence—figures which excluded the aircraft and naval support essential to success. With only a single army brigade available and virtually no air capability, planners abandoned the mainland defence concept, leaving defensive works incomplete and deteriorating under tropical conditions. Chinese personnel were conspicuously absent from initial war preparations and strategic planning, only being incorporated late in the process. The largest Chinese component was the volunteer contingent serving with the HKVDC. On the regular army side, approximately 150 Chinese recruits were enlisted in mid-1941 for the 5th Anti-Aircraft Regiment. The Hong Kong Chinese Regiment, hastily constituted on 3 November 1941, comprised officers borrowed from British and Indian units alongside 52 Chinese junior NCOs and other ranks with minimal training. A Royal Engineers troop staffed entirely by Chinese soldiers saw service, and some Chinese personnel served with the Royal Navy and Dockyard Defence Corps. Chinese participation increased substantially in auxiliary services—air-raid precautions, auxiliary police, nursing, St John Ambulance and fire brigades. This reluctance to fully integrate Chinese forces likely reflected prevailing attitudes of the era. Pre-war British propaganda had frequently mocked Japanese military capability, portraying officers and soldiers as myopic and incompetent. Japanese combat prowess was systematically underestimated; their victories in China were attributed to facing inferior opposition rather than evidence of genuine military strength. Japanese weaponry was dismissed as inferior to European standards. Consequently, British confidence remained high that the colony could hold indefinitely if adequately reinforced. In September 1941, Hong Kong received heartening news: two additional Canadian battalions would be deployed to the garrison. Brigadier John Maltby promptly revived the pre-war plan for defending the Gin Drinkers Line, developing a strategy centred on three mainland battalions (2nd Royal Scots, 5/7 Rajputs and 2/14 Punjab) supported by HKVDC elements and four artillery troop detachments, while three island battalions (1st Middlesex, Royal Rifles of Canada and Winnipeg Grenadiers) bolstered by the bulk of the HKVDC would hold Hong Kong Island. Command responsibility was divided between two brigades: the Island Brigade (Hong Kong Infantry Brigade) under Brigadier Lawson, a recently arrived Canadian, and the mainland Kowloon Infantry Brigade under Brigadier Wallis. The Canadian regiments arrived on 16 November 1941. Maltby was commissioned into the Indian Army in 1911, and  saw extensive service across multiple campaigns: World War I, the Persian Gulf (1913–14), and the North-West Frontier (1923–24). His early promise earned him selection for accelerated advancement through prestigious staff colleges at Quetta and RAF Andover. By 1937, he was again serving on the North-West Frontier, and by 1939 commanded both the 3rd Jhelum Brigade (later the Calcutta Brigade) and the 19th Infantry Brigade in Deccan. In 1940, posted to China, Maltby orchestrated the closure of the North China Command by withdrawing two infantry battalions from Shanghai. Promoted to major-general as GOC China in August 1941, he had only three months to prepare the colony's defenses, a race against time he could not win.  The Gin Drinkers Line occupied a naturally dominant position atop mountains spanning northern Kowloon's breadth, yet possessed inherent weaknesses that would prove fatal. The line lacked defensive depth and remained vulnerable to flanking manoeuvres, with two sectors representing particular danger: Customs Pass and the gap between Golden Hill and Laichikok Peninsula near Gin Drinkers Bay. Given the extended front, each battalion arranged its forces in a string of platoon positions with gaps covered by daytime fire and nighttime patrols. One company per battalion could be held in reserve within prepared positions guarding the most dangerous sectors. The reserve company of the centre battalion (2/14 Punjab) initially advanced as forward troops, screening demolition operations and delaying the enemy's initial thrust. The hasty decision to establish mainland defences meant that essential support systems—communication networks, artillery registrations, mortar calibrations—remained incomplete when combat commenced. Ammunition shortages compounded the problem. For instance, the 2/14 Punjab conducted only a single 3-inch mortar practice session before the attack; adequate ammunition arrived only in November and totalled a mere 70 rounds per battalion for both training and combat. These mortars were registered for the first time in their battle positions, with combat beginning just 12 hours later. The 2-inch mortar situation was even more desperate: troops received live ammunition only as fighting started, making their baptism of fire an actual combat situation. Transportation deficiencies—trucks and animals in short supply—forced manual ammunition transport across Hong Kong's challenging terrain, imposing severe physical demands on already stretched personnel.   On 6 November 1941, Imperial Japanese Headquarters ordered its Commander-in-Chief in China to prepare plans for capturing Hong Kong. The 23rd Army, part of the China Southern Expeditionary Army Group and commanded by Lt. Gen. Sakai Takashi with Maj. Gen. Kuribayashi Tadamichi serving as Chief of Staff, would form the invasion's backbone. All preparations were to be completed by the end of November 1941. The operation, designated 'Operation C', sought to 'seize Hong Kong within ten days'. Takahashi was the son of a factory worker, and rose through the ranks to become a veteran of China campaigns. He was tasked with capturing Hong Kong using the 38th Division normally assigned to the Southern Expeditionary Army Group. Despite setbacks and humiliation over requests for additional resources—particularly following intelligence reports of tanks (actually Bren carriers) in Hong Kong—Sakai remained determined to succeed. He served as Governor of Hong Kong from 26 December 1941 to 20 February 1942. Kuribayashi, best remembered as the Japanese commander at Iwo Jima, graduated from the Army Academy in 1914 specializing in cavalry. He served as deputy military attaché to Washington and Canada and studied at Harvard University. In December 1941, he held the position of Chief of Staff to the 23rd Army during the Hong Kong operation. Operation C followed a straightforward strategic framework. A blocking force would prevent Chinese interference from the rear, while the main invasion force would spearhead the assault. The 23rd Army, comprising four divisions plus a mixed brigade and two infantry regiments, received the assignment to attack Hong Kong. Of these four divisions, only the 38th played a substantive role in the invasion itself. The attack employed a combined-arms approach. Naval forces would establish a blockade and deliver bombardment while aircraft targeted key installations. Ground forces from the 38th Division—specifically the 228th, 229th, and 230th Regiments—would execute the land invasion using a three-pronged strategy. The right column would sweep westward in a wide arc, clearing Castle Peak Road and targeting the western flank of the Gin Drinkers Line near Laichikok Peninsula. The centre force would press directly through the line's middle, while the left column would cross Tidal Cove (Tolo Harbour) toward Kai Tak Airport and eastward toward Devil Peak, a crucial defensive position. The objective was to annihilate British forces on the mainland and compel Hong Kong's surrender through sustained bombardment. Should British forces resist, the island phase of the campaign would commence. Securing the rear against the Chinese National Army of the 7th Military District and Communist guerrillas fell to the 66th Regiment, normally part of the 51st Division but attached to the 38th for this operation. The 66th would simultaneously occupy and secure rear areas throughout the New Territories and Kowloon while the three assault regiments engaged the main defensive forces. This rearguard operation was organised into columns named after their commanding officers: Kitazawa, Kobayashi, Sato, and Araki. The Japanese selected the narrowest approach between Kowloon and Hong Kong Island, targeting the eastern coast near Lyemun Passage where only 410 metres of water separated the mainland from the island. Upon landing, forces would rapidly advance inland to seize the critical junction of Wongneichong Gap, then pivot westward and southward to capture Victoria City and the remainder of Hong Kong. The naval contingent divided into two groups: the Bombardment Group and the Attack Group. Approximately 300 personnel from the Special Naval Landing Force (SNLF) were attached to the invasion force. Air support came from the First Air Brigade under Col. Habu Hideharu, which contributed 56 light bombers and fighters. Their mission was to neutralise the Royal Air Force and Royal Navy, thereby securing aerial and maritime superiority for the ground campaign.   On the eve of war, the British garrison numbered 13,981 all ranks, including nursing staff and St John Ambulance personnel. Of these, 8,919 were British and Canadian, with 4,402 Indian and Chinese. The core infantry force comprised 5,422 regular soldiers, complemented by approximately 6,000 additional personnel across artillery, engineering, naval, and Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps (HKVDC) units. By 1941, the Royal Navy had become a shadow of its former self as the once-dominant China Squadron. Of the three World War I destroyers present on 8 December, two had been sent to Singapore—the third undergoing repairs—by 1930. This redeployment stemmed partly from the futility of defending the colony and partly from a commitment by senior US Navy officers: Britain would reinforce Singapore with Hong Kong's fleet in exchange for four American destroyers at Singapore. This American guarantee, however, never materialized. The defensive infrastructure focused primarily on countering a seaborne attack: twenty-nine coastal guns (9.2in., 6in., 4.7in., and 4in. calibres), ten 18- and 2-pounder beach defense guns, and twenty-eight field guns (60-pounder, 6in., 4.5in., and 3.7in. calibres). The Hong Kong Garrison's infantry comprised four regular army battalions—two British and two Indian—bolstered by five HKVDC infantry companies, each averaging 100 men. The 1st Middlesex Regiment, deployed in August 1937, served as a machine-gun battalion equipped with forty-eight Vickers medium machine guns. Having been abroad since 1931, the regiment had deteriorated through protracted garrison service, Hong Kong being among the softest postings available. From September 1939 onward, all regiments—including the 5/7 Rajputs (arrived June 1937) and the 2/14 Punjab—experienced systematic loss of experienced officers and NCOs to other theaters. The Royal Scots proved particularly hard hit, suffering disciplinary problems and an unusually high court-martial rate. Units like the Hong Kong and Singapore Royal Artillery suffered critical leadership gaps that went unaddressed. By December 1941, many formations fielded inexperienced replacement troops, significantly undermining combat readiness. The Punjabis exemplified these deficiencies. Stationed in Hong Kong since November 1940, they received their vehicles and mortars only in August 1941—three months before combat. Compounding this, forty percent of their strength consisted of raw recruits arrived just in October. When war erupted, artillery regiments found themselves relying on junior officers in senior roles, with British commanders unfamiliar with Urdu directing Indian troops, a handicap that severely compromised effectiveness. Deficient equipment compounded leadership shortages. Shells dating from 1918 detonated prematurely upon discharge, while ammunition shortages crippled operations. On 8 December, all field guns deployed with merely 100 rounds apiece, with 200 rounds held in reserve for the entire campaign, and coastal guns received only 25 rounds each. Insufficient cross-training meant many infantrymen failed to understand the artillery "clock face" targeting system, causing them to miss their objectives. Malaria devastated European troops, particularly the Royal Scots. Of approximately 770 personnel, at least 180 suffered recurring malarial episodes from the Shing Mun Redoubt area's notoriously endemic conditions. Staff shortages forced nearly every unit to promote junior officers to positions beyond their rank, exacerbating structural weaknesses. Although the Canadians' arrival bolstered the garrison, significant handicaps undermined their effectiveness. Both battalions carried a C-class designation—deemed unfit for foreign service—having spent years in soft garrison postings without rigorous training. The deficit was stark: each Canadian soldier received only thirty-five rifle practice rounds. The two battalions incorporated 115 men with fewer than sixteen weeks' training, while sixty-two of seventy-five recruits joining the Winnipeg Grenadiers in June came directly from a training depot lacking even basic rifles. Twelve percent of the Canadian force remained untrained. Equipment deficiencies proved even more damaging. A standard 1941 Canadian infantry battalion required 102 motor vehicles—including twenty-two Universal Carriers, thirty-seven ¾-ton trucks, thirteen 1-ton trucks, thirty-one bicycles, and twenty-two Boys anti-tank rifles. When the Canadians landed, logistical failures left them with only six Bren carriers, two water tankers, twelve ¾-ton trucks, and a single Boys anti-tank rifle. Although they carried 3in. mortars, neither ammunition nor radios accompanied them. Canada possessed only 300 3-inch mortar bombs in its entire inventory at that time, making any allocation to Hong Kong impossible. A second vessel, the SS Don Jose, was dispatched with replacement vehicles and equipment but never reached Hong Kong before 8 December. The Japanese seized it en route to Manila. Despite these shortcomings, the force departed on 27 October with 1,975 men and arrived on 16 November. Intelligence estimates regarding Japanese available forces varied widely, ranging from two to four divisions. On 6 December evening, Chinese reports confirmed the previous day's arrival of three Japanese divisions at Buji township, located eight miles from the border in what is now Shenzhen. Earlier, around 1 November, a Japanese deserter provided intelligence of significant troop concentrations north of the frontier, including large-calibre artillery indicative of at least divisional strength.   The Hong Kong invasion force comprised three service branches: the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) deployed the 38th Infantry Division, the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) committed the Second China Fleet, and the Imperial Japanese Air Force (IJAF) contributed the 1st Air Group. Command of the ground assault rested with Lieutenant-General Sano Tadayoshi of the 38th Division, supported by Major-General Ito Takeo heading the infantry group, while supporting arms including artillery, engineers, armor, and transport fell under Sano's authority. The main assault force consisted of three infantry regiments from the 38th Division, each led by a colonel: the 228th under Doi Teihichi, the 229th under Tanaka Ryosaburo, and the 230th under Shoji Toshishige. The 38th Division itself was a standard 1940s B-class infantry division of approximately 20,000 troops (ranging from 18,000–21,000 depending on operational requirements), organized into three regiments with three battalions each. Reflecting the Japanese army's reliance on animal and human transport, each regiment fielded roughly 3,800 troops supported by some 700 horses. Battalion strength averaged around 1,071 personnel, with companies numbering approximately 180 men. Japanese infantry battalions of this period featured a distinctive organization: rifle platoons consisted of four sections (three equipped with rifles and light machine guns, one with light mortars and rifles), complemented by an additional heavy machine-gun company fielding twelve Type 92 weapons and a troop of light artillery—likely Type 92 70mm infantry guns. The divisional field artillery regiment operated 75mm Type 41 mountain guns organized into three 688-man battalions, each with two troops of two guns. Mountain artillery units, numbering 36 guns total, carried additional personnel (3,400) and animals (1,400) to navigate the terrain complexities of Hong Kong operations. Recognizing the need for overwhelming firepower to compel Hong Kong's surrender, the IJA augmented the invasion force with heavy artillery—15cm and 24cm howitzers commanded by Major-General Kitashima Kineo. News of the Canadian reinforcements arriving in Hong Kong forced a reassessment. Commander-in-Chief Sakai Takashi of the 23rd Army informed his superiors that the original ten-day timeline was unrealistic and requested additional troops. Although most formations were already committed to other operations, Imperial Headquarters eventually authorized two depot regiments from Japan to support the campaign. Intended for second-line duties rather than frontline combat, these units were to be returned promptly after freeing experienced personnel for Hong Kong operations. This arrangement allowed the 19th and 20th mixed brigades—approximately 6,000 men organized in five infantry battalions, a field artillery battalion, and an engineer battalion—to be released for Hong Kong. However, Sakai's request for reinforcements met with disapproval from Imperial Headquarters, and he received an unmistakable message: a swift, decisive campaign was essential. His situation worsened when Japanese agents mistakenly identified British Bren carriers as tanks, forcing Sakai to improvise armor by raiding the 1st Reserve Tank Battalion and tankette units from infantry depot divisions. In attempting to secure additional armor from the 11th Army's 9th Reconnaissance Regiment, Sakai encountered resistance. General Hata Shunroku lodged sustained complaints with senior officials, and Sakai received a sharp rebuke—further requests would not be entertained, and his replacement would follow if necessary. Stung by this loss of face, Sakai abandoned all additional requests and became even more determined to achieve success. Vice-Admiral Niimi Masaichi, commanding the 2nd China Expeditionary Fleet, oversaw the entire naval element, divided into bombardment and attack groups. His flagship, the light cruiser Isuzu, carried Captain Ura Koichi, who simultaneously commanded the bombardment group. This naval force assembled ships from various China Expeditionary Fleet units, particularly from the Canton Special Base Force, 15 Squadron, and 11 Torpedo Boat Division at Guangzhou. Reflecting Niimi's lack of confidence in the army's air support capabilities, the seaplane tender IJN Kamikawa Maru joined the operation on his insistence, providing organic naval aviation against the threat posed by British Wildebeests. Niimi also petitioned for destroyers IJN Wakaba and Yugure to counter the three British destroyers, though this request was denied. The Special Naval Landing Forces (SNLF) were assigned to conduct diversionary attacks south of Hong Kong Island, intended to distract British forces from the main land invasion thrust. The IJAF's 1st Air Brigade, commanded by Colonel Habu Hideharu, centered on the 45th Air Regiment with 34 Kawasaki Ki-32 Type 98 'Mary' light bombers. This composite force drew aircraft and units from airfields across China and Manchuria—Beijing, Shanghai, Taiwan, and Qiqihar—all assembled at Baiyun Aerodrome in Guangzhou on 7 December 1941. Supporting the 1st Air Brigade were the 10th Independent Squadron under Captain Takatsuki Akira with 13 Nakajima Ki-27 Type 97 'Nate' fighters, 3 Mitsubishi Ki-15 Type 97 'Babs' command reconnaissance aircraft from the 18th Independent Reconnaissance Squadron, and the 44th Independent Squadron fielding 6 Tachikawa Ki-36 Type 98 'Ida' observation aircraft. Years before the invasion, the Japanese cultivated an extensive network of agents and sleeper operatives in Hong Kong, methodically gathering intelligence and mapping military installations. This sophisticated network proved remarkably effective: invasion maps carried by IJA officers were actually Hong Kong Government and British military maps, overprinted with Japanese annotations and interpretations. British officers later discovered in captivity that the Peninsula Hotel's regular barber was a Japanese Navy lieutenant-commander who had exploited the intimate setting to extract valuable information about British force dispositions. Intelligence operatives infiltrated every level of Hong Kong society—the garrison tailor and barber both served as spies. This groundwork enabled exceptional accuracy in artillery fire and bombing campaigns. The Japanese further leveraged criminal networks, recruiting gangsters throughout Hong Kong and Guangdong province with money and arms, turning them into irregular auxiliaries supporting the invasion.   On Sunday, 7 December, seven hundred members of the 2nd Royal Scots and Middlesex Regiment marched to St John's Cathedral for the morning service. As Major-General Maltby read a passage from Matthew, his aide-de-camp, Lieutenant I. MacGregor, delivered an urgent message that would change everything. Preparations for conflict had already begun. On 5 December, the HKVDC had mobilized fully, yet Hong Kong's broader population remained unmoved—the Happy Valley racetrack reported record attendance that very day. The contrast was stark: while one institution prepared for war, another celebrated as though nothing threatened. Japanese forces had been positioned advantageously since autumn 1941. The 23rd Army was already stationed west of Guangzhou, with contingents scattered across Foshan Town, Zhuhai, and other locations on the Pearl River delta. Upon orders for war on 1 December, they faced minimal distances to cover. The army regrouped at Humen, Shilong Town, and Guangzhou itself—staging areas for the invasion. The first visible signs arrived on 4–5 December when Japanese forces landed at Mirs Bay; the 228th Regiment moved into its staging area at Buji Town, now part of Shenzhen City. Maltby received these reports and immediately departed the cathedral service to issue urgent stand-to orders. Yet skepticism persisted within military circles. Some dismissed the threat, dismissing such intelligence as "astonishingly erroneous." Meanwhile, the Imperial Japanese Navy massed in the waters beyond Hong Kong's horizon. The Kowloon Infantry Brigade held a stretched defensive line: the 5/7 Rajputs anchored the centre, the 2/14 Punjab the east, and the 2nd Royal Scots the west. Forward positions extended far—C Company, 2/14 Punjab, under Major S. Burns ranged along Castle Peak Road toward Yuen Long. The brigade screen, C Company of the 2/14 Punjab, held Shueng Shui and Taipo Market with four Bren carriers and two armoured cars from the HKVDC, backed by engineers and the 22nd Fortress Company. The Hong Kong Infantry Brigade held Hong Kong Island itself. The Winnipeg Grenadiers occupied Victoria City on the north-west coast, while the Royal Rifles of Canada stretched along the north-east shores from Saukiwan to Lyemun. Brigadier Lawson commanded from his headquarters at Wongneichong Gap in the island's centre. At 0355 hours on 8 December, the code word "Blossom Blossom" was transmitted. Eleven minutes later, Lieutenant-General Sakai ordered the invasion to commence. Fifty minutes after that, at 0445 hours, Major Charles Boxer—a fluent Japanese speaker formerly of the Lincolnshire Regiment—was roused by Radio Tokyo announcing that war was imminent. Governor Young and Major-General Maltby were informed at once. By 0500 hours, the forward demolition points had been blown by Major Gray, OC of C Company 2/14 Punjab, and the HKVDC engineers under Major J. H. Bottomley. At 0645 hours, the garrison received formal notification: Britain and Japan were at war. Seventy-five minutes later, air-raid sirens wailed. Within moments, smoke billowed from Kai Tak Airport as Japanese aircraft destroyed virtually the entire air garrison. The Wildebeests, Walruses, HKVDC biplanes, and several civilian planes were engulfed in flames. Only two Ju-52s of the Eurasia Corporation and one CNAC T-32 Condor escaped destruction—dispersal bays had never been built due to lack of funds. The Japanese then turned to secondary targets, bombing Shamshuipo Camp and the neighbouring police station. The Canadians suffered few large-scale casualties in the initial strikes, though Sergeant Routledge and Signalman Fairley of the signal platoon were wounded—the first Canadian soldiers injured in World War II. Remarkably, Hong Kong Island's theatres, cinemas, and restaurants continued operating as though the island faced no peril. Japanese demolition efforts proved only minor obstacles. Bridges blown were quickly replaced. The invasion proceeded on three fronts: the 230th Regiment advanced westward along the northern route toward Yuen Long and Castle Peak, targeting the northern slope of Tai Mo Mountain. The 228th Regiment drove down the centre, following the Sheung Shui–Taipo–Kowloon road toward Grassy Hill north of the Shing Mun Redoubt. The 229th Regiment, crossing at Sha Tau Kok and by boat at Starling Inlet, proceeded via Taipo toward Tai Shui Hang and Ma On Mountain. Whenever confronted with strongly defended positions, the Japanese bypassed them entirely rather than engage. The first day brought scattered but spirited resistance. Around 1300 hours, the Punjabis inflicted the first serious check, drawing blood from advancing Japanese forces. At 1830 hours, they ambushed and decimated several Japanese platoons south of Taipo market town. The HKVDC's armoured cars and Bren carriers struck similar successes nearby. The 2 Royal Scots' reconnaissance platoon clashed with elements of the 229th Regiment around Yuen Long. Despite these minor victories, Japanese momentum continued. Armed with stolen British maps and guided by fifth columnists, they pushed forward relentlessly. By late afternoon on the 8th, the Punjabis withdrew toward Grassy Hill to avoid being outflanked. The artillerymen of the 12th Battery engaged an IJN destroyer and Japanese forces around Taipo, inflicting heavy casualties. Farther south near Shatin, on the Taipo–Kowloon highway, rapidly advancing Japanese troops surprised the defenders and severed the fuse at an HKVDC demolition point. Their triumph proved momentary; the engineers completed the backup circuit and detonated the bridge, destroying it along with the Japanese soldiers crossing it. By early morning on 9 December, orders came to withdraw all mainland units to the Gin Drinkers Line. The Punjabis, already at Shatin Wai overlooking Tide Cove, held their position under pressure and continuous shelling for the next two days. The HKVDC withdrew to Fotan, a village south of Shatin. Maltby ordered D Company, 5/7 Rajputs, under Captain H. R. Newtons to Smuggler's Ridge to close the gap between the 2 Royal Scots and 2/14 Punjab. HKVDC armoured cars and Bren carriers continued patrols along Castle Peak Road while HMS Cicala, having survived two air attacks, maintained station in Castle Peak Bay. Despite an IJN blockade, the destroyers HMS Thanet and Scout slipped anchor and escaped to Singapore around 2130 hours. The surviving CNAC and Eurasia aircraft took off with high-value evacuees: Dr. Sun Yat-Sen's widow and her two equally renowned sisters—the Soong sisters—along with Chinese Finance Minister H. H. Kung. Also departing was Lieutenant-Colonel H. Owen-Hughes of the HKVDC, who carried orders to coordinate with the Chinese Nationalist Army for a rear-guard attack on Japanese forces to relieve the pressure on Hong Kong. I would like to take this time to remind you all that this podcast is only made possible through the efforts of Kings and Generals over at Youtube. Please go subscribe to Kings and Generals over at Youtube and to continue helping us produce this content please check out www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals. If you are still hungry after that, give my personal channel a look over at The Pacific War Channel at Youtube, it would mean a lot to me. On 8 December 1941, Japan attacked Hong Kong with the 38th Division, supported by naval and air forces. Despite British defenses manned by undertrained, under-equipped troops, Japanese forces advanced rapidly across three fronts. Within hours, the RAF was destroyed, demolitions proved futile, and British units withdrew toward the Gin Drinkers Line facing overwhelming odds.

(0:00) Intro(1:01) Islam ki Free Nemat(1:39) Free Phokat ka Matlab(2:20) Doosri Shadi ki Free Phokat Mein Tension Kyun Lein?(3:18) Free Phokat Mein Mili Hui Nemat ki Qadar Nahin Hoti(4:11) Maulana Ilyas (RA) ka Qaul(4:49) Khushi ke Sath Naiki Karna vs Dil Khush Na Ho To Double Sawab(6:17) Nabi ﷺ ka Farman(6:29) Double Sawab Wale Kaam(7:55) Doosri Shadi ka Dil Nahin Kar Raha, Phir Bhi Karne Par Double Sawab?(8:22) 20–25 Saal Purana Waqia(9:01) Karachi aur Quetta ki Doodh Patti(11:11) Tapar Hai To Paas Kar, Warna Bardasht Kar!(12:07) Agar Pehli Biwi Khud Apne Shohar ko Doosri Shadi ki Targheeb De?(15:40) Pakistan Mein Free ki Nematein(16:45) Turkey Visit 2026 Mein Mufti Sahab ka Tajziya(17:30) Sahaba aur Sahabiyat (RA) Se Apna Muqabla Karna?(18:15) Hazrat Umar (RA) Se Apne Imam Sahab ka Muqabla Karna?(18:36) Hazrat Umar (RA) Se Aik Khalifa ka Muqabla(20:15) Pakistan aur Saudi Arabia ka Tamam Islami Mamalik Se Muqabla(20:47) Pakistan ko Torne Wale(21:06) Baap ki Wirasat ki Free Nemat(21:47) Bachon Se Mehnat Na Karwane Wale Walidain ko Tanbeeh(22:29) Islami Ibadat Mein Khwahishat ki Qurbani(23:50) Doosri Shadi ki Mushkilat(24:17) Jismani Safai ki Mushkilat(25:01) Ghusal-e-Janabat Na Karne Par Khula ka Waqia(25:56) Eid-ul-Adha Par 3 Din Gosht Khane ki Mushkilat(26:29) Ghussa Peene ki Mushkilat(28:29) Kamzor ke Samne Ghussa Nikalna?(29:00) Safaid-Reesh Buzurgon ka Ehtram(30:50) Officer ka Ghussa Bardasht Karna vs Walidain ka Ghussa(34:49) Walidain ke Samne Cheekhna Chillana?(35:25) Multinational Company Mein Ghussa Karne ka Waqia(37:17) Hajj ki Mushkilat(39:45) Islam ki Tensions vs Goron ki Tension-Free Life(40:39) Free Phokat ki Girlfriend(41:11) Islam ki Mushkilat(42:52) Iman ka Zaiqa Kisko Milta Hai?(43:30) Iftari ka Maza Kisko Milta Hai?(44:35) Iftar ke Waqt ki Khoobsurat Dua(45:16) Chinese Garam Pani Kyun Peete Hain?(45:50) Thanda Pani Peena(47:36) Shadeed Garmi ke Rozay Mein Iftari ke Waqt Musalman ki Halat(49:31) Nabi ﷺ ki Iftar ke Waqt Dua Mein Pegham(52:37) Boorhay Walidain ko Old Homes Mein Bhejne Wali Aulad(56:15) Islam ki Waqti Tensions, Hamesha ke Mazon ke Sath(58:03) Walidain ki Khidmat ka Duniya Mein Ajar(58:54) Zani ki Aziyyat-Naak Zindagi(1:00:48) Bachpan ke Qarz ki Adaigi? Behen ki Wirasat Khana?(1:03:00) Kya Madina Mein Kabhi Aisa Zamana Aaya?(1:03:56) Bachon ko Khilone Dilana? Jadu, Jinnat aur Aamilon ka Hal(1:13:21) Job ke Liye Rishwat?(1:14:16) 27 Saal ki Umar Mein Safaid Baalon ko Kala Karna?(1:17:28) Khawateen ka Tablighi Jamaat Mein Jana?(1:25:23) Mufti Sahab ke Samne aur Social Media Par Bayan Sunne Mein Farq(1:28:40) Chawal Khane ka Nuqsan(1:31:38) Mufti Sahab Medical Advice Kyun Dete Hain?(1:34:37) Multigrain Flour(1:35:29) 5 Shadeed Nuqsan Wali Chizein(1:36:53) Surah Aal-e-Imran Mein Muhkamat aur Mutashabihat Aayaat(1:43:26) “Shaheed Zinda Hai” Par Shia Concept ki Haqeeqat(1:51:21) Aadat Wale Gunah Kaise Chhorein? Tauba ke Faide(1:59:15) Duaon ki Qabooliyat ka Falsafa Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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In today's episode of Trending Middle East, US President Donald Trump tells negotiators to "take their time" as a deal between America and Iran moves closer. In Bahrain, the High Criminal Court has sentenced nine people to life in prison for collaborating with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. At least 16 people have been killed in a bomb blast on a railway track in Quetta, Pakistan. The explosion on Sunday is the latest in a series ⁠of attacks in Balochistan province, which borders Iran and Afghanistan. Syria's parliament is set to meet for the first time since the downfall of former president Bashar Al Assad, after elections were held in areas the government recently regained from Kurdish-led fighters. The UAE has delivered about 930 tonnes of aid to families in Gaza for Eid Al Adha, including essential supplies, food and clothing. Trending Middle East is AI-assisted, using original reporting published in The National and curated and edited by humans.

(0:00) Intro(0:02) Important announcement about Waqf Qurbani(2:54) Islam par chalna kyun zaruri hai?(3:29) Cheez ko uski ulat se samajhna(4:57) Kufr kise kehte hain?(5:41) Shari'a laws vs duniya ke qanoon(6:03) Chori vs kufr(7:35) Badkari vs kufr(9:33) Ahl-e-Kitab se nikah vs kufr(11:08) Anbiya ki biwiyan badkar nahi ho sakti(12:09) Nasab mein daagh aurat se paida hota hai(13:02) Shohar ka zina vs biwi ka zina(14:32) Aurat ka zina zyada bara jurm kyun?(15:58) AI vs experts(16:12) Qur'an mein har jagah mard ka zikr pehle(17:54) Canada mein aik shakhs ka bayan: “Bahu kaam karne ki machine?”(18:45) Naam nihaad liberals ke rishtay(19:19) Individualism(20:03) Canada mein “chhamak chhalo” ke husband ki death ka waqia(21:34) Aaj ke scholars(21:58) Ilm ki quantity(22:32) Ilm ki quality(23:24) Gaon ki aurat(23:52) Modern aurat(24:33) Muashray ka rona(25:02) Kufr aur Islami sazain(25:51) Qur'an mein mard ka zikr pehle(26:47) “Biwi shohar ka libas hai” — aayat ka matlab(28:18) Karachi ke logon ki sehat(29:17) Libas ka maqsad(30:05) Unmarried logon ke scandals ki wajah(31:33) Male aur female sexual desires mein farq(32:58) Libas mein aurat ka zikr pehle karne ki wajah(33:29) Hazrat Umar (RA) ka qoul apni biwi ke bare mein(34:15) Allama Ibn-e-Qayyim (RA) ka qoul aise taqwa par(35:56) Malaysia(36:15) Pakistan(37:05) Mufti sahab ke world tour experiences(37:48) Pakistani government aur Sindh ka exam system(38:36) Aise sufiyon ka taqwa jab toota(40:35) Mard ko 4 shadiyon ki ijazat ki wajah(40:57) Islam vs liberalism(41:28) Male aur female mein farq(41:55) Mushaqqat wale kaam — mard ki zimmedari(42:59) Bachon ki paidaish ka amal — aurat ki zimmedari (Japan ka naya qanoon)(44:20) Border par larrna — mard ki zimmedari(45:51) Aulad — aurat ke liye Allah ka tohfa(46:27) Women's real rights vs feminism reality(48:00) Nikah ko aasan banane wale liberals(51:06) Qur'an mein zina ke jurm mein aurat ka zikr pehle kyun?(52:02) Zina ki saza vs zina ka jurm(53:28) Badkar biwi vs kafir biwi(54:02) Pardadar biwi(54:15) Bahir mulkon mein husband-wife trust khatam hone ki wajah(56:42) Musalman biwi vs ghair Muslim biwi(59:38) Family system tabah hone ki wajah: modernity(1:01:00) Bachpan mein nikah vs pachpan mein(1:01:48) Islam vs kufr(1:02:42) Zakaat vs sood(1:03:33) Zina vs nikah(1:03:54) Insan ke liye Allah ki ghulami ka hukm vs assembly laws(1:05:17) Eid ul Azha par janwar ki qurbani par liberals ke aitraazat(1:05:59) 1998 ka charsii(1:06:30) Qurbani ke gosht par aitraazat(1:07:05) Sahaba (RA) ka sawal: “Qurbani kya hai?” — Nabi ﷺ ka jawab(1:08:42) “Kyun?” ka jawab(1:09:15) Modernism vs hamare bazurgon ki sehat(1:10:41) Beti ki shadi ki ideal age(1:11:13) Masla: larrki ke liye baap ki wilayat saqit?(1:11:40) Mufti sahab ke bete ki 18 saal ki age mein shadi(1:12:24) Nikah se rizq mein barkat(1:13:21) Hazrat Ibrahim (AS) ka surrender vs shaitan ka surrender na karna(1:14:30) Janwar zibah karne par ye 2 log zyada aitraaz karte hain(1:15:11) Maa ki muhabbat(1:16:10) Eid ul Azha par Allah ki taraf se gosht ki ziyafat(1:17:20) Eid ul Azha par Nabi ﷺ ka pehla khana gosht tha(1:17:42) Eid ul Azha par “decent” banne walon ke liye paigham(1:18:08) Aameen(1:18:10) Waqf Qurbani by MTM Foundation(1:20:01) “Munajat-e-Sabri” kitab parhna kaisa hai?(1:22:53) Madrasa ke tulaba o talibat ka parhai ke dauran nikah aur rukhsati(1:28:53) Khawateen ka Tablighi Jamaat mein nikalna kaisa hai?(1:33:16) “Tibb-e-Nabvi se ilaj” bayan par aitraaz ka jawab(1:40:52) Gosht, charbi aur doodh ki fazilat(1:45:37) Aaj ke bachay khalis doodh aur desi ghee se allergic(1:46:54) Quetta ke Pathan aur Afghani bachay vs burger bachay(1:49:29) Mufti sahab ne 15 saal ki age ke baad gosht khana shuru kiya(1:50:17) Tajurbakaar hakeem?(1:51:20) Barelvi ulama(1:55:27) Mufti sahab ke liye Sindhi ajrak aur topi ka gift(1:56:45) Aurat ki kamai aur financial independence ka Shari'a law(1:59:35) Chhota bhai fohash films dekhta ho? (Shohar ke aib chhupane ka hukm)(2:05:59) Qiston par karobar ka asool Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chapters:0:00 Introduction and Dhurandhar2:23 Visiting Balochistan and Baloch culture9:00 Balochistan Tour and Conditions of Quetta 16:00 Political Polarization in Balochistan23:10 Puranay Ameer and making Money in Pakistan31:38 Narrative Building and the Media36:30 Lahore, Basant and Breads and Circus51:36 Baloch Culture1:00:40 Audience QuestionsThe Pakistan Experience is an independently produced podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan through conversations. Please consider supporting us on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/thepakistanexperienceTo support the channel:Jazzcash/Easypaisa - 0325 -2982912Patreon.com/thepakistanexperienceAnd Please stay in touch:https://twitter.com/ThePakistanExp1https://www.facebook.com/thepakistanexperiencehttps://instagram.com/thepakistanexpeperienceThe podcast is hosted by comedian and writer, Shehzad Ghias Shaikh. Shehzad is a Fulbright scholar with a Masters in Theatre from Brooklyn College. He is also one of the foremost Stand-up comedians in Pakistan and frequently writes for numerous publications. Instagram.com/shehzadghiasshaikhFacebook.com/Shehzadghias/Twitter.com/shehzad89Join this channel to get access to perks:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC44l9XMwecN5nSgIF2Dvivg/join

Fabien Bastide prend toujours plaisir à partager ses aventures au travers de films, d'expositions, de récits et de carnets illustrés. Son film, Noria, 35 000 km de la France au Laos en 2CV, a reçu une dizaine de prix en France et à l'international et donné lieu à un ciné-concert. Il s'agit là d'un voyage au long cours qu'il a mené avec Coralie Vongsouthi de la France au Laos, dont Coralie est originaire par son père. Dans un souci de sobriété, les deux voyageurs ont choisi de traverser les dix-huit pays concernés avec très peu d'argent en poche et affranchis de tout moyen de communication. Partis en novembre 2007 et ayant fait ainsi étape dans des villes emblématiques (Istanbul, Ispahan, Quetta, Pondichéry, Katmandou, Dacca, Bangkok ou encore Phnom-Penh), ils ont atteint avec beaucoup d'émotion, en avril 2008, le pays du Million d'éléphants.Le séjour de trois mois prévu en terre laotienne se transforma en sept années, durant lesquelles ils virent s'agrandir leur petite famille. Dans cette émission Fabien revient sur son parcours. Le site Internet de Fabien : https://fabien-bastide.frSi vous avez aimé ce podcast, n'hésitez pas à le partager sur les réseaux sociaux avec le hashtag #regardailleurs Pour continuer à suivre mon travail, retrouvez moi sur: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gaiaimages_photography/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gaiaimagesMon site internet: https://www.gaia-images.comSoutenir le podcast : https://www.buymeacoffee.com/alexandre.gaiaSoutenez-nous sur Patreon et Tipeee !

En Capital Intereconomía, en Empresas con Identidad, hemos puesto el foco en Qida, que ha cerrado una ronda de financiación de 37 millones de euros, la mayor operación de impacto social realizada hasta la fecha en España. La inversión, liderada por Quadrille Capital y co-liderada por Asabys Partners y COFIDES, permitirá a la compañía acelerar su crecimiento, reforzar la innovación tecnológica y atraer talento, con el objetivo de mejorar la calidad de vida de las personas mayores, ampliar su alcance hasta más de 100.000 usuarios y cuadruplicar ventas en tres años. Qida consolida así su modelo basado en tecnología, prevención y acompañamiento humano, alineado con su propósito como empresa B Corp. En Digital Business, hemos hablado con Paco González, CEO de Core Tech Capital, sobre la evolución de Quetta, destacando la ampliación de potencia en Madrid, el inicio de nuevas obras y la adquisición de suelo en Barcelona. Además, hemos entrevistado a Leyre Celdrán, directora general de la AEFI, con motivo del Madrid FinTech Day. Celdrán ha repasado la labor de la Asociación, las principales conclusiones de los informes presentados, las perspectivas del sector FinTech y los planes de la AEFI de cara a 2026, año en el que celebrará su décimo aniversario, mencionando también la iniciativa FinTech Women Network.

En Capital Intereconomía, en Empresas con Identidad, hemos puesto el foco en Qida, que ha cerrado una ronda de financiación de 37 millones de euros, la mayor operación de impacto social realizada hasta la fecha en España. La inversión, liderada por Quadrille Capital y co-liderada por Asabys Partners y COFIDES, permitirá a la compañía acelerar su crecimiento, reforzar la innovación tecnológica y atraer talento, con el objetivo de mejorar la calidad de vida de las personas mayores, ampliar su alcance hasta más de 100.000 usuarios y cuadruplicar ventas en tres años. Qida consolida así su modelo basado en tecnología, prevención y acompañamiento humano, alineado con su propósito como empresa B Corp. En Digital Business, hemos hablado con Paco González, CEO de Core Tech Capital, sobre la evolución de Quetta, destacando la ampliación de potencia en Madrid, el inicio de nuevas obras y la adquisición de suelo en Barcelona. Además, hemos entrevistado a Leyre Celdrán, directora general de la AEFI, con motivo del Madrid FinTech Day. Celdrán ha repasado la labor de la Asociación, las principales conclusiones de los informes presentados, las perspectivas del sector FinTech y los planes de la AEFI de cara a 2026, año en el que celebrará su décimo aniversario, mencionando también la iniciativa FinTech Women Network.

En Capital Intereconomía, en Empresas con Identidad, hemos puesto el foco en Qida, que ha cerrado una ronda de financiación de 37 millones de euros, la mayor operación de impacto social realizada hasta la fecha en España. La inversión, liderada por Quadrille Capital y co-liderada por Asabys Partners y COFIDES, permitirá a la compañía acelerar su crecimiento, reforzar la innovación tecnológica y atraer talento, con el objetivo de mejorar la calidad de vida de las personas mayores, ampliar su alcance hasta más de 100.000 usuarios y cuadruplicar ventas en tres años. Qida consolida así su modelo basado en tecnología, prevención y acompañamiento humano, alineado con su propósito como empresa B Corp. En Digital Business, hemos hablado con Paco González, CEO de Core Tech Capital, sobre la evolución de Quetta, destacando la ampliación de potencia en Madrid, el inicio de nuevas obras y la adquisición de suelo en Barcelona. Además, hemos entrevistado a Leyre Celdrán, directora general de la AEFI, con motivo del Madrid FinTech Day. Celdrán ha repasado la labor de la Asociación, las principales conclusiones de los informes presentados, las perspectivas del sector FinTech y los planes de la AEFI de cara a 2026, año en el que celebrará su décimo aniversario, mencionando también la iniciativa FinTech Women Network.

Send us a text! We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show.If you've ever wondered whether that wild, complicated story in your family could become a novel, this episode is for you.I'm joined by award-winning author Barbara Sibbald, whose latest book, Almost English, began as a family legend, became a genealogy project, then tried to be creative nonfiction—before finally settling into the form it needed all along: a historical novel.Barbara's great-grandparents lived in Quetta, on the Northwest Frontier of British India (now Pakistan) between 1885 and 1912. Growing up, she'd heard half-true tales about an Indian princess and a pet elephant, but it wasn't until her mother spent nearly two decades compiling a detailed family genealogy—and shared boxes of letters and photographs—that the real story came into focus.In this conversation, Barbara walks us through how she turned that wealth of material into fiction, while still honouring the lives at the heart of it. We talk about:How her mother's meticulous genealogy and bundles of family letters sparked the idea for Almost EnglishWhy the story first appeared to be creative nonfiction—and what made Barbara realize it actually had to be a novelThe moment she understood she needed access to her characters' inner lives, thoughts, and conversations, and why that pushed her toward fictionThe central question that finally unlocked the book: How could her great-grandfather, Stephen Turner, a quarter Indian man, ever be accepted into the racist power structure of the Raj?How Barbara used that central question as a compass for cutting thousands of words and tightening the narrativeThe research she did into the Raj, the Durand Line, household life, women's work, and even period undergarments (!), to bring the world to lifeHer use of real letters versus invented ones, and how both helped her build an emotionally resonant narrativeWe also talk about the book's unusual structure. In addition to the main historical storyline, Barbara includes short nonfiction pieces she calls “interstices”, where she reflects on her own search for belonging as the child of an itinerant military family—and how that parallels her great-grandparents' experience.That blending of historical fiction, biography, and autobiography made the book hard to categorize—and hard to sell. Barbara shares candidly about the seven drafts, nearly three years of querying, and 48 approaches to publishers before the book was finally acquired by Bayeux Arts in Canada, and then by Vishwakarma Publications in India.If you've ever struggled to decide whether your story should be memoir, creative nonfiction, or a novel, you'll find so much reassurance and practical insight in Barbara's journey with Almost English.

Beiträge vom  "Fest der bayerischen Bücher Teil 3litera bavarica"Hören Sie die aufgezeichneten Live-BeiträgeArthur Schönberg(Hördauer 15 Minuten)Er sei der wahre Schöpfer des Walchenseekraftwerks und des Bayernwerks, so die Würdigung Oskar von Millers, des bekannten Pioniers der Energieversorgung in Deutschland. Gemeint ist Arthur Schönberg, sein engster Vertrauter über mehr als drei Jahrzehnte. Der Ingenieur Schönberg, Cousin des berühmten Komponisten Arnold Schönberg, stand zwar stets im Schatten Millers, war aber einer der wichtigsten Planungsingenieure in Deutschland. Zudem gilt er als Pionier bei der Einführung des elektrischen Kochens in deutschen Haushalten. Auch bei der Gründung, dem Auf- und dem Ausbau des Deutschen Museums in München spielte er eine wichtige Rolle. Wegen seiner jüdischen Herkunft wurde Schönberg stark angefeindet. Nach der sogenannten Machtergreifung durch die Nationalsozialisten wurde er zunehmend verfolgt, entrechtlicht und finanziell ausgebeutet. Eine Emigration scheiterte. Mit seiner Frau wurde er 1942 in das Ghetto Theresienstadt deportiert, wo beide bald darauf starben. Arthur Schönberg steht beispielhaft für den bis heute vernachlässigten Typus der „Akteure der zweiten Reihe“. Anhand seiner Person wird ersichtlich, welche Bedeutung und welchen Einfluss diese Akteure haben. Sie biografisch zu fassen, gestaltet sich wegen der schmalen Quellenlage als äußerst schwierig. Für das vorliegende Buch hat der Autor über 30 Jahre lang akribisch Materialien und Quellen zusammengetragen. Flut Licht BeziehungAlexander Rippach(Hördauer 12 Minuten)Luca Weilersbach ist jung und gilt als neues Supertalent des deutschen Fußballs. Dass er auch schwul ist, weiß keiner, denn auch heutzutage ist noch kein aktiver Fußballprofi geoutet. Bei einem Vereinswechsel zu einem der bekanntesten und erfolgreichsten Vereine Deutschlands begegnet Luca ausgerechnet seinem Idol und heimlichen Schwarm, dem Torwart Felix, genannt „Tex“. Sie freunden sich an, verbringen Zeit miteinander, lernen sich kennen, aber ein Outing im aktiven Fussballsport scheint weiterhin undenkbar, zu schwer wiegt die Angst vor der Reaktion der Fans und der Mitspieler. Kann ein Doppelleben auf Dauer gut gehen? Denn Gefühle machen nicht an der Seitenlinie halt, und manchmal rollt der Ball auch aus dem Strafraum zurück ins Spiel…Knallkrebse, Christian Mitzenmacher(Hördauer 11 Minuten)Eine Flucht, eine ungleiche Freundschaft, ein Verrat – ein souveräner erster Roman über große globale Fragen, dessen Leichtigkeit umso deutlicher werden lässt, dass einfachen Antworten nicht zu trauen ist.Tom und Farid spielen Tischtennis, fahren Skateboard, baden in der Isar: Sie sind Freunde. Am Anfang ihrer Freundschaft stand eine Patenschaft, die der Physikdoktorand Tom für den sechzehnjährigen aus Quetta geflüchteten Farid übernommen hatte. Zusammen mit Laura, Toms Freundin, bilden sie ein ungewöhnliches Dreiergespann – bis Farid einen riskanten Entschluss fasst. Inmitten der sich überschlagenden Ereignisse drängen sich Tom Fragen auf: nach Lauras angeblicher Loyalität, seinen eigenen Intentionen und Zielen und nicht zuletzt nach Farids Erlebnissen auf der Flucht, über die er beharrlich schweigt.Christian Mitzenmacher nähert sich in seinem Debüt nicht nur großen gesellschaftlichen Themen wie Flucht und dem Umgang mit Geflüchteten, sondern er stellt sich auch der Problematik, wie und aus welcher Perspektive davon erzählt werden kann. Er findet keine einfachen Antworten, dafür aber viele kluge Fragen, überraschende Wendungen, einprägsame Figuren, originelle Dialoge und angesichts gewichtiger Themen eine erstaunlich schwerelose, oftmals sogar hochamüsante Prosa.Technische Bearbeitung Jupp Stepprath, Realisation Uwe Kullnick

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Un attentat-suicide à la gare de Quetta, au Pakistan, a causé la mort d'au moins 26 personnes, marquant une escalade de la violence dans la région. Traduction:A suicide bombing at Quetta railway station in Pakistan killed at least 26 people, marking an escalation of violence in the region. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Un attentat-suicide à la gare de Quetta, au Pakistan, a causé la mort d'au moins 26 personnes, marquant une escalade de la violence dans la région. Traduction:A suicide bombing at Quetta railway station in Pakistan killed at least 26 people, marking an escalation of violence in the region. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sedikitnya 10 orang tewas dan 26 lainnya luka-luka dalam sebuah ledakan dahsyat di Quetta, ibu kota Provinsi Balochistan, Pakistan, Selasa waktu setempat.Ledakan terjadi saat sebuah mobil berbelok dari Model Town menuju kawasan Hali, lokasi markas besar Korps Perbatasan Quetta. Kepala Kesehatan Provinsi Balochistan, Bakht Muhammad Kakar, menyebut serangan itu kuat diduga dilakukan kelompok teroris yang menargetkan aparat keamanan.

Sebuah bom mobil meledak di depan markas keamanan paramiliter di Quetta, Pakistan, menewaskan sedikitnya sepuluh orang dan melukai puluhan lainnya, enam di antaranya kritis. Kepolisian menyebut empat pelaku terlibat baku tembak sebelum meledakkan kendaraan. Ledakan menghancurkan area sekitar dan sejumlah jenazah sudah dievakuasi. Belum ada pihak yang mengaku bertanggung jawab, namun kekuatan separatis yang kerap menyerang sipil dan aparat di Balochistan diduga terlibat.

AP correspondent Charles de Ledesma reports on developments in a Gaza peace plan; a school building collapse in Indonesia traps students; and a car bombing outside Pakistan's security force headquarters in Quetta.

Ayaz Achakzai comes on the podcast to discuss his grandfather's legacy, Pahstun Nationalism, Pashtuns in Balochistan, the legacy of the British, PTM, the fear of separatism, Afghania, and the rights of Pashtuns. Ayaz Achakzai is the co-translator of My Life and Times. He has been educated at Colby College, Oxford University and Princeton University. He is the grandson of Abdus Samad Khan Achakzai.Buy My Life and Times - 9789692347709 https://share.google/QI6UoSBOFrsgdcAu9Amazon.com: My Life and Times: Autobiography of Abdul Samad Khan Achakzai: 9789692347709: Achakzai, Samad Khan, Achakzai, Muhammad Khan, Achakzai, Ayaz Khan: Books https://share.google/WOUsfxmaMNMPQtFS7The Pakistan Experience is an independently produced podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan through conversations. Please consider supporting us on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/thepakistanexperienceTo support the channel:Jazzcash/Easypaisa - 0325 -2982912Patreon.com/thepakistanexperienceAnd Please stay in touch:https://twitter.com/ThePakistanExp1https://www.facebook.com/thepakistanexperiencehttps://instagram.com/thepakistanexpeperienceThe podcast is hosted by comedian and writer, Shehzad Ghias Shaikh. Shehzad is a Fulbright scholar with a Masters in Theatre from Brooklyn College. He is also one of the foremost Stand-up comedians in Pakistan and frequently writes for numerous publications. Instagram.com/shehzadghiasshaikhFacebook.com/Shehzadghias/Twitter.com/shehzad89Join this channel to get access to perks:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC44l9XMwecN5nSgIF2Dvivg/joinChapters:0:00 Introduction1:30 Writing the book 5:35 British Balochistan and Pashtuns in the Balochistan Province18:00 Quetta, Balochistan's Geography and Pashtun Belt41:40 Sentiments about Punjabis48:00 Abdul Samad Khan Achakzai and Pashtunistan 1:07:30 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa during the British 1:12:00 Fear of separatism and Afghania1:28:35 Pashtun Nationalism, PTM and Party Politics1:54:00 Audience Questions

(0:00) Intro (0:54) Ishq-e-Mustafa ke Naam par Doosron ko Takleef Dena (2:10) Karne Wale Ahem Kaam (2:38) Nabi ﷺ ke Khutbat vs Aaj ke Joshiley Khutbat (3:26) Rabi-ul-Awwal mein Musalman ko Iblees Kehne Wale (4:07) Pakistaniyon ka Islam (4:39) Rabi-ul-Awwal mein Jhoot aur Sach ki Pehchan (5:38) Mufti Sahab par Shadiyon ka Tanz(7:00) Sehat Bananay mein Aitidaal (8:19) Japan ke Slim Smart Log vs Mote Pakistani (9:16) Halal Chori — Fiqhi Masla (9:55) Insani Jaan ka Qatal (10:19) Khudkushi ka Gunah (10:50) Slow Poisoning se Qatal (11:29) Mufti Sahab ki Listeners ke liye Golden Advice (15:24) Agar Nabi ﷺ ke Samne Aaj ka Musalman Aa Jaye To (16:52) Aaj ke Musalmanon ki Shaklain aur Soorat (17:30) Asbab Ikhtiyar Karna Zaroori Hai (18:19) Late Night Shadiyon ke Dinners ka Nuqsan (19:23) Sehat ke Liye Behtareen Lifestyle ke Usool (32:10) Mufti Sahab ka Sensitive Throat aur Pet (33:01) Doctors ki Reports on Ads Products (34:05) Quetta aur Peshawar ki Health Condition (35:13) Mufti Sahab ke Walid Sahab ra (35:49) Fiber Roti vs Naan, Bread aur Buns (36:41) Depression Patients ki Be-Rang Zindagi (37:41) Jawani mein Burhape ke Maze (38:36) Masajid mein Kursi par Namaz (39:02) Frozen Meat vs Taza Meat (39:45) 2 Number Masalon ki Haqeeqat (42:20) Saudi Masalay vs Pakistani Masalay (43:35) Kya Qur'an mein "Fi Sabilillah" sirf Jihad ke liye hai? (45:01) Lemon Water Peenay ka Sahih Tareeqa (46:56) Baitiyon ki Shadi mein Islahi Ta'alluq ki Rukawat? (48:38) Rukhsati mein Der Kyun Hoti Hai? (49:17) Dr. Israr Sahab ra ka Yeh Bayan? (49:55) Kya Tablighi Log Rehbaniyat Par Hain? (51:09) Karachi ka Road Block Masla — Hal kya hai? (55:15) 12 Rabi-ul-Awwal Taqreebat vs Madrasah Taqreebat, Tablighi Ijtema, Masjid ka Gunbad (59:33) Bid'aat kya hoti hain?(1:05:03) Car chalate waqt Hatt Dharmi aur Bike walon ko Rasta Na Dena (1:07:47) Rabi-ul-Awwal ke Jaloos Rokne ka Behtareen Tareeqa Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Pashtana Durrani (b. 1997 near Quetta, Pakistan) is an Afghan feminist, human-rights advocate, and educator devoted to securing education for girls in Afghanistan. Born and raised in a refugee camp, she was deeply influenced by her parents—her father, a tribal leader, had opened a girls’ school in the camp, and her mother and aunt taught there—a foundation that sparked her lifelong commitment to learning. In 2018, she founded LEARN Afghanistan, the nation’s first digital school network, which delivers educational content via tablets and an offline platform to girls and boys in underserved areas. By the Taliban’s return in 2021, LEARN operated 18 digital schools, educating over 10,000 students and training more than 80 teachers in digital literacy. It also includes programs on menstrual hygiene, reaching hundreds of girls. After the Taliban takeover in August 2021, Durrani went into hiding and eventually fled to the United States. Undeterred, within a month, she resumed operations covertly, creating underground schools across six provinces—Kandahar, Helmand, Daikundi, Samangan, Herat, and Bamyan—educating hundreds of girls daily. Academically, Pashtana was a visiting fellow—and later International Scholar-in-Residence—at the Wellesley Centers for Women, continuing her work on girls’ education and maternal health, while pursuing a Master’s degree at Harvard University. Her work has earned global recognition through many accolades, including the Malala Fund Education Champion award, the Tällberg-SNF-Eliasson Emerging Leader Prize, recognition among the BBC 100 Women, the UN Young Activists Award, and honors from the World Economic Forum, the Muhammad Ali Center, and the International Leadership Association, among others. Durrani is also the author of Last to Eat, Last to Learn, a memoir recounting her journey from refugee to activist and her fight for Afghan girls’ education.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

She was accused of having an affair. Then shot dead on camera, allegedly under orders from a tribal council in Balochistan. But only after the video of the killing went viral did authorities in Pakistan arrest suspects. What does the killing of Bano Bibi and Ehsan Ullah reveal about what it takes for victims to get justice? In this episode: Sadia Baloch (@sadiabalochssb), Human Rights Defender Episode credits: This episode was produced by Noor Wazwaz, Chloe K. Li, and Tamara Khandaker with Marya Khan, Phillip Lanos, Spencer Cline, Melanie Marich, Kisaa Zehra and our guest host, Manuel Rapalo. It was edited by Kylene Kiang. Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our video editors are Hisham Abu Salah and Mohannad al-Melhem. Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio. Connect with us: @AJEPodcasts on X, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube

Segment 1: Afghan Refugees Flee Taliban into Quetta In Quetta, Balochistan, waves of Afghan refugees are escaping the brutality of the Taliban regime. Dr. Chaps examines the humanitarian crisis unfolding on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border and the challenges these families face. Segment 2: Christian Orphanages Shine Light in the Darkness Amid the turmoil, Christian orphanages are serving as beacons of hope for abandoned and displaced children. We highlight their brave work and the spiritual support they offer in one of Pakistan's most difficult regions. Segment 3: Interview: Reverend Arshad John from Quetta Dr. Chaps interviews Reverend Arshad John, a frontline pastor and caregiver in Quetta. Hear firsthand about the struggles, victories, and ongoing needs of Christians ministering to refugees and orphans in the region. Get free alerts at http://PrayInJesusName.org © 2025, Chaplain Gordon James Klingenschmitt, PhD. Airs on NRB TV, Direct TV Ch.378, Roku, AppleTV, Amazon FireTV, AndroidTV, GoogleTV, Smart TV, iTunes and www.PrayInJesusName.org

(0:00) Intro(0:48) Qur'ani Aayat, Hadis, aur Dua(1:31) Tazkia e Nafs – Nabi ﷺ ki zimmedari(2:42) Jismani aur roohani bemariyon mein farq(3:40) Akhlaq kise kehte hain?(4:30) Munafiqin ki pehchan – Achha getup aur meetha lehja(5:32) Akhlaq ka tafseeli ma'ani – Zahiri aur baatini akhlaq(10:00) Qur'an ke mutabiq Nabi ﷺ ka akhlaq(10:15) Sohbat ke baghair achhe akhlaq ka husool?(11:45) Khush akhlaq ki nishaniyan(12:06) Bad akhlaq ki nishaniyan(13:00) Bad akhlaq auratein(14:24) Shohar ka maqam(16:10) Ishtighna aur takabbur mein farq(19:38) Burhapay mein shohar ke saath salook(22:05) Manhoos burhapa(23:34) Mubarak burhapa(25:15) Family planning ka propaganda(25:51) Surah Muddasir ka khulasa (Mufti sb fajr mein parhte hain)(27:07) Hazir service beton ki ne'mat(29:39) Haram aur halal lazzat mein farq(31:21) Ba-akhlaq auratein(32:06) UK mein budhay shoharon se salook(33:06) Mufti sb ka dard-e-dil(33:44) Goron ke khokhlay akhlaq(35:20) Mufti sb ke dost ka Quetta mein walid ki 8 saal khidmat ka waqia(37:25) UK waalay sahib ka dard(37:53) UK vs Pakistan – UK mein budhon ka haal(40:48) Walidain ke huqooq sabse zyada kyun hain?(42:47) Father's/Mother's Day mananay walon ko tanbeeh(43:35) BBC report ka zikr(44:17) Ghalat qanoon ka wabaal(46:32) New generation – Hadis ki durust peshgoi(47:29) Murghiyon se pehle ka waqia(47:33) Aameen(47:58) Educated abba, badtameez beta – Mufti sb ke paas case(49:54) Dramay aur filmon ka wabaal(50:49) Air hostess ke akhlaq(51:33) Asli akhlaq paida karne ka tareeqa(52:16) Neighbours' rights(52:39) Portion walay gharon ka nuqsan(53:56) Pani ki chori se pareshan sahib(55:01) Hadis(55:08) Tanker se pani – Pakistan mein water issues(56:18) Waqia: Achhi niyyat ki barkat(57:12) Sahih Hadis: Achhi niyyat ki barkat(57:45) Nabi ﷺ ke farman se motivation(59:01) Sakhawat – Allah ki pasandeeda sift(1:01:42) Kanjoos ki 2 qisam(1:01:58) Superlative kanjoos(1:03:08) Mufti sb ka zarf – Portion wale ghar mein 6 mahine se akelay gas bill dena(1:04:25) Portion wale ghar se pareshan sahib(1:04:49) Neighbours' rights Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Quetta Gladiators are in the PSL final for the first time in 6 years. Here's what we think about it. Tickets for Toronto Blue Jays Cricket Day at the park on Saturday, May 31st, here: https://cutt.ly/CDPCCBPPT&C applies: https://www.sendwave.compromocode "SCOREPK" valid until 06/15/2025Sendwave makes money off the exchange rate.FX rates are subject to change.Use code "BP10" for an exclusive 10% off your purchase at Yashi Sports: https://www.yashisports.com

(0:00) Intro(0:11) Wrong religious concept?(1:15) Wrong idea of death?(4:12) Ulama se mohabbat rakhne wale Punjabi ki hadsati maut(5:31) Rooh nikalne ki takleef(6:04) Nabi ﷺ ki takleef maut ke waqt(7:26) Rooh nikalne aur maut ke waqt takleef ka farq?Relationships and Marital Issues(9:44) Shohar aur biwi mein gussa aur larai hona natural(19:16) Aik din jab Mufti sb ko bohot gussa aaya?(28:33) Nabi ﷺ ki aik mah tak ghar na jane ki qasam(29:47) Hazrat Yaqub as ki doosri shadi ke side effects(30:37) Hazrat Musa as ki char shadiyan(30:57) Shadi mein tension?(32:35) Sayyad larkay ka waqia(33:37) Logon ki parwah?(34:52) Jab aik sahib ne doosri shadi kar ke saalay ko thapar lagayaGeneral Topics(38:49) King Sulaiman as ki Queen Saba se baat karne ka style aur fundamentalist approach(40:07) Ulama ka female anchor ko interview dena?(40:33) Rishton mein mohabbat ya nafratSocial and Ethical Questions(41:24) New Year manana?(41:53) Ghair Muslim se hisaab kitab?(41:59) Jannat mein kaun kaun se janwar honge aur kitni hoorain?(42:29) Nikah karne wale ki madad ka khudai wada?(44:32) Market mein mobile seller ki job ka masla?(46:50) Mehnat se kiya hua kaam? (Quetta aur Peshawar ke jobless log Japan mein successful businessmen)(49:07) Punjab aur Karachi ke logon mein farq?Miscellaneous Topics(52:56) 16 saal ki larki ke 21 ka hone ka muntazir walidain?(55:18) Moochain rakhna?(56:16) Mazaron par jana?(57:08) Umrah mein Madina hazri?(58:12) Aurat ko Jannat mein kaunsa shohar milega?(58:45) Yeh kaise pata karein ke gunah shaitan ne karwaya ya nafs ne?Controversial and Global Topics(1:02:50) Mufti sb mandir kyun gaye?(1:05:59) Mufti sb ki wish for going to an Italian church(1:06:56) USA vs Russia(1:08:34) Qadiyaniyon ka jurm?(1:09:58) Game banana jaiz? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Un attentat-suicide à la gare de Quetta, au Pakistan, a causé la mort d'au moins 26 personnes, marquant une escalade de la violence dans la région. Traduction:A suicide bombing at Quetta railway station in Pakistan killed at least 26 people, marking an escalation of violence in the region. Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

A separatist group in western Pakistan says it carried out a suicide bombing at a railway station which killed at least 25 people and injured dozens more. The separatist militant group, Balochistan Liberation Army, said the blast at Quetta station targeted an army unit. Also in the programme: a senior advisor to Donald Trump's campaign says Ukraine needs to acknowledge that it has lost Crimea to Russia; and we delve into the mystery of UK's oldest satellite which is thousands of kilometres away from where it should be. (Picture: Pakistani security officials inspect the scene of a blast at a railway station in Quetta, Balochistan. Credit: SAMI KHAN/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)

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A bombing attack has killed at least 26 people and injured many more in southwestern Pakistan.

Another blasphemy accused gets murdered. Is Pakistan turning into Sir Tan Say Juda istan? The Pakistan Experience is an independently produced podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan through conversations. Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepakistanexperience To support the channel: Jazzcash/Easypaisa - 0325 -2982912 Patreon.com/thepakistanexperience And Please stay in touch: https://twitter.com/ThePakistanExp1 https://www.facebook.com/thepakistanexperience https://instagram.com/thepakistanexpeperience The podcast is hosted by comedian and writer, Shehzad Ghias Shaikh. Shehzad is a Fulbright scholar with a Masters in Theatre from Brooklyn College. He is also one of the foremost Stand-up comedians in Pakistan and frequently writes for numerous publications. Instagram.com/shehzadghiasshaikh Facebook.com/Shehzadghias/ Twitter.com/shehzad89 Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC44l9XMwecN5nSgIF2Dvivg/join

The History and Future of Shia Genocide in Pakistan through Parachinar, Quetta and Peshawar. This discussion takes us through the past, present and future of the horrors that Shias face across the world for their beliefs.

Join Onney @onneytheceo as she sits down with Quetta Taylor @missquettababy as they discuss where women go wrong in relationships during the Honeymoon Phase, and discuss ways to prevent losing yourself in a relationship. These ladies also highlight the importance of a good support system and peer group. Throughout this transparent episode, these ladies answer the debate on “Can you be your child's friend?”. Quetta and Onney share how their sons taught them how to parent differently by creating open dialogue. Tune in to find out how these ladies manage parenting, business and relationships while staying focused on their personal goals. Find out what are some of the deal breakers for these ladies by tuning in. #SerialEntrepreneur #SingleParenting  #Boundaries #Accountability #CoDependency #SelfLove #Therapy #OutsideTheBox #Health #Wellness #MentalHealth #Mindset #TVShow #Podcast #Subscribe #OnneyTheCeo #DrNikkiAntwine #BeInspired #VisualPodcast #3rdCoastTV #OutsideTheBoxWithOnney #VH1 #Own #BET #Houston #Media #Roku #Trending  

In this episode, Xavier Bonilla has a dialogue with Sima Samar about her life and work for women's rights. They discuss her reasoning for writing her memoirs, history of modern Afghanistan, impact of Islam, and the rule of the Taliban. They talk about her work in medicine and human rights advocacy, women's rights in Afghanistan, becoming Vice President and Minister of Women's Affairs of Afghanistan. They also discuss her work on the human rights commission, being nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2009, women's rights around the world, the future of Afghanistan, and many more topics. Sima Samar is a human rights advocate, Nobel Peace Prize nominee, and global influential female figure. She received her MD from Kabul University Medical College. Since 2002 she has been the Chairperson of the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) which holds human rights violators accountable and sets the human rights agenda in Afghanistan. She is also the Chairperson of the Commission for the Prevention of Torture and was the Chairperson of the Asia Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions (APF).Prior to her appointment as the chair of AIHRC, she was the Vice President of the Interim Administration of Afghanistan and the first Minister of Women's Affairs. She served as the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Sudan between 2005 and 2009 and has been appointed as a member of the United Nation's Secretary-General's High-Level Advisory Board on Mediation. Samar also served as member of High Level Panel for Internal Displacement.Her commitment to her community is evident through her NGO Shuhada Organization's work in operating 55 middle and high schools for girls and boys in Afghanistan, and three schools in Quetta, Pakistan for Afghan refugees. In addition to this Shuhada operates 12 clinics and three hospitals in Afghanistan and one hospital in Quetta for refugees, dedicated to providing education and healthcare, particularly focusing on women and girls. Website: https://shuhada.org.af/ Get full access to Converging Dialogues at convergingdialogues.substack.com/subscribe

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In our favourite episode ever, great friend of the podcast and 3-time PSL winning General Manager of Islamabad United Rehan ul Haq joins us. We go match by match throughout the whole magical season, charting all the ups and downs and how Islamabad's side found their way back to the top.0:00 Intro and banter4:28 Why this PSL was his proudest professional achievement7:51 The importance of team culture and how it was established at Islu21:11 Match 1 - Beating Qalandars at home25:41 Match 2 - Losing to Multan, Shadab as captain and Naseem as sexpot superstar39:26 Match 3 - Losing to Quetta, Abrar's courage and chutzpah45:42 Match 4 - Shocker vs Zalmi, Arif Yaqub's genius, playing vs Babar, Hesson's calmness

Last time we spoke about the beginning of the Japanese counteroffensive on Bougainville, action on the Burma front and New Guinea. General Hyakutake was under immense pressure to dislodge the Americal force from Bougainville. He unleashed a grand counter offensive trying to break the American defensive lines. Both the Japanese and Americans began suffering heavy casualties, yet neither side wavered in its resolve. Over in the Burma front, the Galahad unit, aka Merrills marauders joined their British, American and Chinese allies in pushing the Japanese back. There were some issues involving friendly fire, but overall the allies were making gains in a theater where the Japanese had dominated for years. Over in New Guinea, the Japanese were continuing to retreat to Madang. Things were going so terribly, units were now being deployed to defend the western part of New Guinea. Japan was simply not winning the war of attrition.  This episode is the Operation Thursday Welcome to the Pacific War Podcast Week by Week, I am your dutiful host Craig Watson. But, before we start I want to also remind you this podcast is only made possible through the efforts of Kings and Generals over at Youtube. Perhaps you want to learn more about world war two? Kings and Generals have an assortment of episodes on world war two and much more  so go give them a look over on Youtube. So please subscribe to Kings and Generals over at Youtube and to continue helping us produce this content please check out www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals. If you are still hungry for some more history related content, over on my channel, the Pacific War Channel you can find a few videos all the way from the Opium Wars of the 1800's until the end of the Pacific War in 1945.  Things have really been heating up on the Burma front. General Mutaguchi basically tricked his own superiors into allowing him to invade India under the guise of Operations HA-GO and U-GO. This saw Japanese units advancing towards Imphal and Kohima. On the other side General Stilwell's forces were advancing upon Myitkyina in the north, as General Slim's 15th corp were clashing with the Japanese in the Arakan region. Americans, British, Indians, Chinese were all performing operations to halt Japanese attacks and push further into Burma, but on top of all of that, we now need to talk about our favorite child born from the onion eating madman Wingate, the Chindits.  All the way back in early February, Operation Thursday was in development. The operation was basically an extended version of the first Chindit raid, this time in two waves, with 3 brigades making long marches across the Chindwin. The first wave would go into the enemy territory, then 2-3 months later the second wave would come in to reinforce them. There were large issues with the operation, namely a lack of aircraft. Aircraft were being used for the Arakan campaign and flying supplies over the Hump. Chiang Kai-shek would not part with any aircraft set to go over the Hump and not even Mountbatten had the authority to touch the issue. Regardless Thursday would be authorized and its goals were as follows; to assist Stilwell's advance; to create favorable conditions for the Y-Force to gord the Salween and to inflict maximum damage to the Japanese in northern Burma. Their principles targets were the Shwebo-Myitkyina railway and the Myitkyina-Bhamo-Indaw road. There would be 4 strongholds to be designated, Piccadilly, Chowringhee, Broadway and Templecombe, the last one later renamed Aberdeen. The US 900th airborne engineer company would clear strips suitable for Dakotas to land. On February 4th Wingate and Stratemeyer, commander of the Eastern Air command issued the essential guidelines for Thursday, stressing this raid would require the wounded being flown out from the strongholds rather than to be abandoned as was the case with the first expedition. Stratemeyer added orders to bomb the stronghold areas prior to their establishment, though Wingate had instead favored diversionary bombings of Rangoon, Mandalay and Bangkok.  On February 5th of 1944, Fergussons 16th brigade kicked off first from Ledo and onlookers would remark they looked more like a mule train than a commando force. There were elephants, 250 bullocks, 547 horses and 31314 mules assigned to the operation. Fergusson's 4000 men took 500 mules, fully laden along with them. They avoided Japanese forces by traversing exceptionally difficult terrain. It would be a full month before all Brigade Battalions crossed the Chindwin river. The main target was Indaw, although two Columns were tasked to attack the town of Lonkin, in the Kachin Hills and 20 miles west of Kamaing. Two gliders, loaded with folding boats, outboard engines, and gasoline, were towed by air to the Chindwin River and softly set down on a sandbar. Not only were the necessities delivered to Fergusson, but also for reuse the pair of C-4As were plucked from the scene by a C-47. Wingate traveled with Fergusson and his men for the first the start of the grueling ascent up the Paktai. They faced mud slides, torrential rain, the usual Burma experiences. It would take them all of February to reach the Chindwin, after that it was another 200 miles to their target of Indaw. Wingate departed after the first few days, but would come back over by aircraft to observe the crossing of the Chindwin. Fergusson had been critical of Wingate in January, describing him as a liar, but he continued to believe in the man. “Wingate was sometimes wrong in small things but never in big.' When Wingate met Fergusson he showed up with an entourage of war correspondents, trying to publicize the Chindits activities. He began talking to them of a new fad he came across, turtle eggs which he declared provided singular nourishment. Like so many of Wingate's eccentric ideas, no one favored it. Turtles' eggs were found to be no more appetizing than those of any other reptile, and in fact many of the Chindits experienced stomach pains and other digestive problems after eating them. Then Fergusson had to tell Wingate they could not possibly reach Indaw earlier than March 20th. The expectation had been March 5th, thus Wingate was pissed. At the same time, the 1st air commando had performed aerial reconnaissance over the 3 selected locations suitable for bringing gliders, Broadway, Piccadilly and Chowringhee. Yet Wingate had issued strict orders banning any further overflights fearing it would give up their intentions to the Japanese. Despite the warning, Colonel Cochram dispatched a B-25 on March 5th to perform a final look over the sites, giving last minute reports that Broadway and Chowinghee were clear, but it looked like teak logs were sprawled over the Piccadilly site. Since the Piccadilly site seemed unsuitable, Brigadier Calvert persuaded Wingate to send the Gliders into Broadway. On the night of March 5th, the gliders carrying the second wave were flown in. The pathfinder gliders, first to touch down, set out flare pots to facilitate succeeding waves of gliders. However, the field proved far less accessible than expected. For many years, the local people had logged teak and during the wet season, slid the huge logs across the ground down to a river. Over time the technique gouged deep ruts that elephant grass covered, making the trenches invisible to aerial photographs or reconnaissance. Co-commander of the 1st air commando group John Richardson Alison recalled "They formed perfect glider traps, and there was no way to avoid them. The gliders arrived overhead in large numbers, and when a glider starts down there is no way to stop it. As each one hit the trenches the landing gears would come off and the gliders would go in a heap. We tried to arrange the lights to spread the gliders all over the field to avoid collisions, but this was impossible. They were coming in too fast to change directions, and glider after glider piled into each other while landing.” The next day the gliders landed successfully on Chowringhee and the airstrip was completed by nightfall. Meanwhile transports began to bring Calverts 77th brigade, followed by Brigadiers Lentaigne's 111th brigade. By the 11th, the fly in was complete, now 9250 Chindits were landed on Broadway and Chowringhee. The Chindits then began their advance east to hit the Lashio-Bahmo-Myitkyina motor supply line. Trekking from Chowringhee, Morris Force Columns headed north-east, to cut the Bhamo-Myitkyina road, as 111 Brigade's British Battalions marched south from Broadway to link up with other elements flown into Chowringhee. Their job was to stop Indaw being reinforced from the south. Thus, 111th Brigade set up ambushes and roadblocks south of Indaw although part of the brigade which landed at Chowringhee was delayed in crossing the Irrawaddy River, before moving west to Pinlebu. Broadway was held with a garrison that included field artillery, anti-aircraft guns and some six Spitfires that would successfully repel a Ki-43 attack on March 13.  Meanwhile Calvert's columns advanced over the railway towards Henu, where they would establish the White City stronghold, roughly 20 miles north of Indaw. Columns were directed to demolish bridges and railroads around the Kadu, Mawhun and Pinwe stations. It was a long and gruesome march over some very tough terrain. For example, it took Column 45, bringing up the Brigade's rear, nine days to cover the first 35 miles, to Hkalak Ga. They set out again on February 22nd. By this time, the men were tiring of K-rations, which gave calories but no bulk. Smoking was confined to lunch and evening bivouacs. The Leicesters were in the lead and reached the Chindwin on February 29th. Meanwhile, 45 Recce's columns, still in the rear, reached the Chindwin during the afternoon of Saturday March 4. It had taken them 21 days to cover some of the wildest, toughest country on earth. After successfully crossing the Chindwin, on March 12th Fergusson received orders to seize Indaw's airfield, destroy supply dumps in the area and establish a new Stronghold, to be known as Aberdeen. The Brigade continued south, moving parallel to and west of the railway. Meanwhile Calvert's 5 columns to 5 days to reach Henu. The South Staffords were the first to arrive and the Japanese reacted before they could dig in – they would have to fight for the Block. were on the alert to resist their incursion. In the afternoon of 16th, Calvert launched a bayonet charge up Pagoda Hill, with the Chindits soon engaging the Japanese engineers, who were charging down, in a vicious hand-to-hand combat. Eventually, with the assistance of the 1st Air Commando's close support, the Japanese were successfully pushed off the hill and the White City stronghold was established. For the loss of 23 dead and 64 wounded, Calvert's Chindits had killed 42 Japanese and had effectively cut the line of communications supporting the 18th Division far to the north. In the ensuing days, the stronghold would be developed into a fortress, with some airstrips becoming operational by March 21st. The time chosen to drop the Chindits near the 18th Division's line of communications was most embarrassing to General Tanaka. On January 10, Headquarters, 15th Army, had suspended movement of supplies to the 18th Division in order to accumulate stocks for the projected attack on Imphal. Shipment was to resume as soon as the Imphal operation was underway. Then the Chindits cut the rail line, and just when the supply movement was to have resumed, the 18th Division had to start living on what was at hand in north Burma. It was aided by the 56th Division, which shipped about ninety tons of vital supplies to Myitkyina via Bhamo, but Tanaka's supply position was fundamentally compromised by the Chindits fighting along the railway to north Burma. On the 18th Calvert's force took a large night drop, including wire and entrenching tools. They slaved away to turn the Block into a fortress. The parachutes festooned across the forest canopy gave the Block its popular name – White City – soon a maze of slit trenches and bunkers roofed with heavy timbers. White City, with its commanding position, became a powerful concentration of force, with Calvert's three Battalions steadily reinforced. The Block grew a heavily wired perimeter and a garrison strong enough to raise a substantial force for mobile action. Calvert regarded White City as “ideally situated around a series of hills about 30ft to 50ft high, with numerous small valleys in between, with water at the north and south. I brought the village of Henu into our defended area, so that we would have a good field of fire across the paddy to the south. I also brought into the perimeter what we called ‘OP Hill', a feature slightly higher than our own little hills, to give us good observation. Our perimeter was now about 1,000 yards long, mostly along the railway, and 800 yards deep.” Calvert now had 2,000 men inside the Block, with mobile “floater” columns operating to north and south, together with a sizeable force protecting Broadway. He called in air strikes to punish a Japanese force at nearby Mawlu. Meanwhile the 15th Army's staff were beginning to panic. Many of the officers were beginning to see the paint on the wall and were calling for the Imphal offensive to be abandoned. General Mutaguchi refused to give up and instead directed some troops to thwart the Chindits. To do this a reserve battalion was taken from the 15th, 18th, 33rd and 56th divisions and redirected to Indaw while Colonel Yanagisawa Hiroshi's 67th regiment moved over to Napin. Major General Hayashi Yoshihide's 24th independent mixed brigade was ordered to advance north along with some units of the 2nd division who would open a new HQ at Indaw by March 25th. Further behind the lines, the 53rd division led by Lieutenant-General Kono Etsujiro were directed to rush north to engage the enemy as fast as possible. All of this was still a diversion from the main effort against Imphal and it basically helped Stilwell's operations. To aid the war effort the IJA air force were also stepping up their game. On march 18th, a KI-43 raid managed to destroy some Spitfires grounded at broadway. William 'Babe' Whitamore and Alan M Peart managed to get airborne, with both shooting down one 'Oscar' each. Whitamore was shot down and killed but Peart survived for over half an hour, holding off over 20 enemy fighters. The remaining Spitfires were destroyed on the ground for the loss of another pilot, Lt Coulter. Peart flew back to Kangla the same day in his damaged Spitfire and reported the action.  The following day, Fergusson's footsore columns finally neared Manhton village and prepared to establish the Aberdeen Stronghold. After an appalling final leg of their terrible march into Burma, with progress reduced at some points to 100 yards per hour, the 16th Brigade elements finally reached Aberdeen clearing, some 60 miles west of Broadway Stronghold. The Aberdeen clearing was at Manhton, just east of the Meza River and 25 miles from the railway supplying the Japanese 18th Division, fighting Stilwell's Chinese troops, and the 56th Division, opposing the Yunnan Chinese. Aberdeen took in three villages: Manhton, Kalat and Naunghmi. Aberdeen's site had a lot of advantages. It was only two days' march from Indaw and 14 miles from the Indaw-Banmauk road. The dominant feature was a hill at the northern end, where the permanent garrison would be quartered. There were, however, some drawbacks – mainly the fact that, as Fergusson himself acknowledged, it was “highly accessible” to the enemy. The 16th brigade were exhausted and needed rest, the planned attack against Indaw would have to be delayed. To the south, on the 21st the Japanese launched a major night attack against White City. The battle was ferocious, Calvert's Chindits managed to successfully repel numerous attacks for over 8 hours until the Japanese finally pulled back. The Japanese suffered an estimated 300 deaths, the Chindits also suffered heavy losses. In the White City perimeter, men took solace from the companionship of the animals sharing their hardships. A pony gave birth to a foal during a Japanese attack and murderous mortar barrage. The foal was named “Minnie” after a nearby mortar post. In another attack, Minnie was kicked in the eye by a panic-stricken mule. They fought to save the eye and Brigadier Mike Calvert ordered regular reports of Minnie's progress to be circulated to all forward positions. When recovered, Minnie took to “doing the rounds” of the mortar positions, on the scrounge for tea – which she drank from a pint pot. Minnie survived White City and further battles and went on to enjoy a distinguished military career as the Lancashire Fusiliers' mascot. Minnie got out to India, traveled to Britain and subsequently joined the Regiment on a tour of duty in Egypt. On the 23rd, leading elements of Brigadier Thomas Brodies 14th brigade began to arrive to Aberdeen with the task of blocking the Indaw-Banmauk road.  At the same time, the 111th Brigade's columns were ordered to stop Japanese movements along the Pinlebu-Pinbon. The advance on Indaw may have been compromised inadvertently by the movements of 111 Brigade. One of its British Battalions, the Cameronian's, moved in a wide sweep west of Indaw, crossed the Banmauk road on the 22nd, with orders to cut the Indaw-Homalu road. They bumped into a Japanese patrol at night and their two wounded were flown out by light aircraft the next day. The men became hardened to the realities of jungle warfare against the Japanese, who fought to the death. Some columns were luckier than others regarding their supply drops. The King's Own columns had a reputation for being unlucky. During the 21-23, three successive attempts to re-supply them failed. Already, the columns were heavily reliant on food purchased in villages.  Wingate then visited Bernard Fergusson at Aberdeen. Fergusson wanted to rest 16 Brigade after its exhausting march in but Wingate told him to press on to Indaw before it could be reinforced. Unfortunately, however, the Japanese had already accomplished this. The 16th brigade departed Aberdeen on the 24th, heading south to Auktaw, drawing closer to the heavily-reinforced Indaw. Between them were strongpoints at Thetkegyin village. This part of the country was quite dry and the Japanese controlled all the water sources, thus the Chindits would be forced to fight to drink. Despite successfully blocking the Indaw-Banmauk road, most of Fergussons columns would get sucked into heavy fighting around Thetkegyin on the 26th. Only the 2nd Leicester's columns 17 and 71 made it to Indaw, holding a toehold grimly until they were ordered to pull back. After 5 intense days of fighting, Fergusson ordered his men to withdraw and regroup at Aberdeen.  Back on the 24th, Wingate flew down to Broadway and White City on a morale-boosting mission to 77 Brigade. After a side trip to Aberdeen, he flew back to Broadway and then on to Imphal. This would be the last time Calvert ever saw him. Wingate flew back to Imphal, landing at 6:23pm before taking off again at 8pm for Hailakandi airfield. Half an hour later the B-25 crashed into the Naga hills due west of Imphal near the village of Thilon. Cochran dispatched a special force to search for the crash and they found it the next day. Everyone inside the B-25 had died instantly. Investigators believed the crash could have occurred from freak weather, engine failure or pilot error. But since it was Wingate, there was an air of reluctance to accept it was just an accident. An official investigation concluded it had been the result of engine failure and that the pilot unsuccessfully tried to return to Imphal. Yet other theories emerged and were tested out. Sabotage was the first, but it was ruled out because the B-25 had been closely guarded at all times and nobody knew Wingates intentions or flight plans. Thunderstorms and turbulence were cited as plausible, but all pilots in the area confirmed no thunderstorms.  General Slim opted for extreme turbulence, even though the pilots' testimony also ruled that out. ‘The wreckage was eventually found on the reverse side of a ridge, so that it was unlikely that the aircraft had flown into the hill. The most probable explanation is that it had suddenly entered one of those local storms of extreme turbulence so frequent in the area. These were difficult to avoid at night, and once in them an aeroplane might be flung out of control, or even have its wings torn off.' Another theory had it that the B-25's cluster bombs had broke loose from the bay's rolled into the fuselage and detonated. Given, well how Wingate was, many in the Indian army rejoiced at his death, some quoted Shakepears Macbeth ‘Nothing in his life became him like the leaving it.' Mountbatten wrote to his wife Edwina ‘I cannot tell you how much I am going to miss Wingate. Not only had we become close personal friends but he was such a fire-eater, and it was such a help to me having a man with a burning desire to fight. He was a pain in the neck to the generals over him, but I loved his wild enthusiasm and it will be difficult for me to try to inculcate it from above.' General Slim had this to write on Wingate “With him, contact had too often been collision, for few could meet so stark a character without being violently attracted or repelled. To most he was either prophet or adventurer. Very few could regard him dispassionately; nor did he care to be so regarded. I once likened him to Peter the Hermit preaching his Crusade. I am sure that many of the knights and princes that Peter so fierily exhorted did not like him very  much – but they went crusading all the same. The trouble was, I think, that Wingate regarded himself as a prophet, and that always leads to a single-centredness that verges on fanaticism, with all his faults. Yet had he not done so, his leadership could not have been so dynamic, nor his personal magnetism so striking.” And so went Wingate, probably one of the most colorful characters of the Pacific War. In light of Wingates death, General Slim promoted Lentaigne to Major-General and appointed him the new commander of the 3rd Division. Slim, had loose operational control over Special Force, selected Brigadier Lentaigne to be Wingate's replacement after conferring with Brigadier Derek Tulloch, Wingate's Chief of Staff. Lentaigne was judged to be the most balanced and experienced commander in the force; he had been an instructor at the Staff College at Quetta, had led a Gurkha battalion with distinction during the grueling retreat from Burma in 1942 and had commanded a Chindit brigade in the field. As an officer of Gurkha troops, he had a similar outlook and background to Slim. The other Chindit brigade commanders were unknown quantities, mostly without staff qualifications, some of whom had never even commanded a battalion-sized unit in combat before 1944, and Wingate's staff officers lacked the necessary combat experience. The force's second-in-command, Major General George Symes, was bypassed by Slim and formally protested and asked to be relieved. In selecting Lentaigne, Slim did not take into account the tensions between those Chindit commanders and staff who were closely associated with Wingate, and Lentaigne, who had a classical "line" officer's background and had been critical of Wingate's methods and techniques. The loss of Wingate caused significant damage to the Chindits, it was as if they lost their persona. The month following Wingate's death, the 14th, 16th and 111th Brigades appeared to lack direction. They stayed around Indaw, ambushing the Japanese but with no major objective. As Slim, noted, "The immediate sense of loss that struck like a blow, even those who had differed most from him—and I was not one of these- was a measure of the impact he had made. He had stirred up everyone with whom he had come in contact. " At Broadway, for instance, after days of aerial attack, the 2nd Battalion, 146th Regiment stormed across the airstrip on March 27th and attacked its lightly defended western perimeter. Thankfully, the attack was repulsed, partly due to superior numbers. Three days of hard fighting at Broadway then ended with counterattacks and concentrated airstrikes finally dislodging the enemy. Though the Japanese regrouped, they were again pushed back by counterattacks supported by airstrikes in the end. Meanwhile, White City's defenses were strengthened. The Dakota brought over four 25 pounders, six Bofors anti-aircraft guns and four two-pounder anti-tank guns. This would allow Calvert to attack Mawlu on the 27th. As a result, the village was successfully taken and burnt out with flamethrowers, with the Chindits then reducing the remaining Japanese strongpoints. By the end of March, however, several major changes were made at the highest level. Much of the air support was diverted to the critical battles of Imphal and Kohima, where troops were cut off and could only be resupplied by air. The 23rd Brigade, yet to fly in, was also dispatched to Kohima. Finally, the Chindits were formally subordinated to General Stilwell, who ordered them to abandon their dispersed operations around Indaw and concentrate on interdicting the supply lines to the Japanese forces opposing his troops. In early April, while the 3rd West African Brigade and the remainder of Brodie's 14th Brigade were being brought in to Aberdeen, Lentaigne ordered the 111th Brigade led by Major John Masters to advance north and build the new Blackpool stronghold, which would block the railway and main road at Hopin. To Calvert's disgust, he was ordered to abandon White City and Broadway and move north to support the new stronghold, as Lentaigne insisted that the Chindit brigades were too far apart to support each other. But that is all for today in the Burma front as we now need to head over to Bougainville. The counterattack on Bougainville shifted on March 15th. General Kanda noticed Iwasa and Muda's Units were struggling to break through in their areas, so he changed the point of attack for the Magata Unit. He withdrew the bulk of the forces from Hills 700 and 260, sending them westward in preparation for a final attempt to break through towards the Piva airfields. The reserve 6th cavalry regiment was sent to reinforce Mugata's rear while the 2nd battalion, 4th South Seas Garrison was brought forward to try and contain the Americans at the Saua river mouth. Thus, there was a five-day break in the major action while the Japanese transferred the 13th and 23rd Regiments to reinforce what was left of Colonel Mugata's 45th Regiment. At this time the Japanese maintained patrols, which sometimes got into firefights with American patrols. A number of Japanese were taken prisoner during these patrol actions. From time to time the Japanese would lob mortar shells into the 129th's sector. During this lull in the fighting, the tired American riflemen and engineers were busy strengthening the defenses. Pillboxes were rebuilt, tactical wire reestablished, illuminating devices installed, communications improved, and the many Japanese dead buried. Information gained from prisoners and reconnaissance led General Beightler to conclude that the Japanese would launch a major assault on March 23rd. It was estimated that General Kanda had approximately 4850 men at his disposal to renew the attack on the 129th's front. Meanwhile the American artillery was smashing the South Knob who were now only being defended by a screening force. On the 18th, General McCulloch launched a final combined assault against the Knob. Companies A and B of the 132nd regiment performed a enveloping maneuver and enjoyed some initial success until they came upon heavy fire from Japanese bunkers. At 2:10pm the next day the attack resumed, this time successfully destroying several pillboxes, but the Americans were halted short of the crest. On the 20th, Company B was reinforced with a platoon from A and they circled the south end of the Knob, reaching the base of the trail going east. There they discovered the Japanese could pour down just as much fire, seeing another failed attack. Because of this failure it was decided to leave the reduction of Hill 260 to artillery and mortars. On the 23rd, the Iwasa and Muda units had completed their movement, now 4850 troops were concentrated on the northern sector ready to perform a major assault. Having been forewarned by the captured documents, the American forces were expecting the attack. The Americans unleashed a heavy artillery bombardment against Magata's assault forces as they were forming up, disrupting their initial advance and causing massive casualties. Late in the evening, Kanda launched his own assault, with General Iwara's 2nd battalion, 23rd regiment and 2nd battalion, 13th regiment through Cox Creek followed by Muda's men. Advancing under darkness, the Japanese surprised the Americans and managed to knock out 3 pillboxes under heavy fire. The area of attack was so narrow, artillery and air strikes could not be performed safely, so General Beightler ordered the 148th regiment to respond with a combined tank-infantry assault. With the support of Sherman's the Americans stormed the Japanese positions at 7:25am successfully reoccupying must of their lost territory within only 20 minutes. The Japanese tossed further attacked but were being gradually pushed from the narrow area by noon.  During the afternoon, General Kreber's corp and divisional artillery began concentrating their fire on a very narrow sector where the bulk of the surviving Japanese were dug in. An infantryman of the 129th recalled: “All these big guns opened fire into this area about 500 yards in front of us, and I remember what they called a million dollar barrage and it's something you never forget–the big guns shooting over your head. It was very frightening because you wondered whether one of these shells would not go far enough. It was all jungle out in front of us and when they got done it was all cleared out. They had knocked everything down. A lot of Japs were killed by this… I can remember the day after the big attack the bulldozers came in and dug these huge trenches and we had to go out and take the Japanese and drag them into these. Because of the warm weather they began to smell pretty bad. Many, many killed!” It was the heaviest artillery concentration seen as of yet during the Pacific War. It completely disrupted the Magata unit, causing tremendous casualties. The 2nd Battalion, 45th Regiment were completely disorganized; the 1st and 3rd Battalions were reduced to 20 men; the 1st Battalion, 81st Regiment were reduced to 40 men; and the 3rd Battalion, 53rd Regiment were down to 100 men. The massive losses forced the Japanese to withdraw. General Hyakutake now realized his counteroffensive was a failure and forced to call it off.  The Japanese were in full retreat by the 28th. The Magata force, with an estimated strength of over fifteen hundred men, utilized the Numa Numa Trail and withdrew toward the northern part of Bougainville. The remnants of the Iwasa and Muda forces, covered by reinforcements from the 4th South Seas Garrison unit and the 6th Cavalry Regiment, moved quickly along a number of trails to the relative safety of southern Bougainville. The units of the 17th Infantry Group returned to northern Bougainville and rejoined its parent unit. On the 28th, the 182nd regiment found the South Knob abandoned and finally secured Hill 260. The three-week battle for the rather insignificant knoll had cost the Americans 98 deaths and 581 wounded, counting 560 dead Japanese on the knob. Total casualties for the final Japanese counteroffensive on Bougainville would be 263 American dead and over 2489 Japanese bodies counted. In reality, Hyakutake's 17th Army lost a total of 3000 killed and 4000 wounded in their March operations, including 2398 killed and 3060 wounded from the 6th Division. General Beightler expressed the feelings of many in stating that the beating administered to the 6th Division was a partial repayment for its role in the rape of Nanking in 1937. Although the Japanese would plan another concentrated assault on Allied positions later down the line, they would never again launch a major attack. For all practical purposes, the battle for the Solomons was now over. Now we need to jump over to the Southwest Pacific.  As a result of the Admiralty Islands being invaded a month ahead of schedule. Yet General MacArthur kept his gaze on the development in the Central Pacific. He needed to pick up the pace if he wanted to win the race, so he planned to carry out the invasion of Kavieng, bypassing the Hansa Bay area with a direct jump to Holland before the end of April. General Sutherland gave the Joint Chiefs an outline calling for the Southwest Pacific forces to move into the Hollandia area with two divisions on April 15, supported by the Pacific Fleet. Air, naval, and logistic bases would be established at Hollandia to support subsequent Southwest Pacific advances northwest to the Geelvink Bay region of Dutch New Guinea. The Southwest Pacific forces would then move to Geelvink Bay about June. In the middle of the next month, according to General Sutherland's presentation, three Southwest Pacific divisions would be sent against the Arafura Sea islands, southwest of Dutch New Guinea. There, air bases would be established from which to cover later advances to the Vogelkop Peninsula and Halmahera, both scheduled for mid-September, when Central Pacific forces might be ready to move to the Palaus. If the Marianas were bypassed, however, the Palaus might then be invaded as early as mid-July. Land-based aircraft of the Southwest Pacific Area could support a July invasion of the Palaus from air bases in the Hollandia and Geelvink Bay regions. If air bases on the Vogelkop, Halmahera, and the Arafura Sea islands proved inadequate to provide left flank protection for the move into the Philippines, then airdrome sites on Ambon Island might also be seized in September or October. The entry into the Philippines would be effected at southeastern Mindanao on 15 November 1944. Yet for all of this, MacArthur needed something he did not have, the Pacific Fleet's aircraft carriers. After concluding the Marshall islands campaign, Admiral Nimitz argued that the next move would be to bypass Truk and invade the southern Marianas and the Palaus islands to further neutralize the Carolines. To seize the Philippines a good fleet base would be required in the western Pacific. Nimitz proposed seizing Ulithi atoll, around midway between the Marianas and Palaus. Nimitz also argued the case for Woleai in the Carolines, 400 miles south of the Marianas. By early March, the Joint Chiefs of Staff thus met at the Washington Planning Conferences with Nimitz and Lieutenant-General Richard Sutherland, to hear about their plans and discuss what the best course of action would be. In the end, on March 12th, they issued a new directive for operations in 1944.  The Joint Chiefs ordered MacArthur to cancel his Kavieng operation and instead to complete the neutralization of Rabaul and Kavieng with minimum forces necessary. The Southwest Pacific's forces were to jump from eastern New Guinea to Hollandia on April 15, thus bypassing Wewak and Hansa Bay, with the mission to develop an air center from which heavy bombers could start striking the Palaus and Japanese air bases in western New Guinea and Halmahera. Once Hollandia was secured, MacArthur was to conduct operations northwest along the northern New Guinea coast in preparation for the invasion of the Palaus and Mindanao.  The target date for the Southwest Pacific's landing on Mindanao in the Philippines was set for November 15. Admiral Nimitz, in turn, was ordered to cancel his Truk operation and to speed the aerial neutralization of Truk, Woleai, and other Japanese bases in the central and eastern Carolines. He was also directed to conduct heavy carrier strikes against the Marianas, the Carolines and the Palaus, and to provide carrier support and amphibious means for the Southwest Pacific's landings in the Hollandia area. The Marianas would be occupied by Central Pacific forces beginning in mid June and Palaus by mid September. The Joint Chiefs, were looking to extend Allied control over the eastern approaches to the Philippines and Formosa and to secure air and naval bases from which to support operations against Mindanao, Formosa, and the China coast. The invasion of the Admiralty and Green Islands led the Americans to seize full control over the South Pacific. This allowed the US Navy to begin sending destroyers to harass the Japanese at Rabaul and Kavieng. Admiral Halsey at Guadalcanal assembled an invasion force to hit Kavieng. When he heard about the decision to cancel the Kavieng invasion, he searched for another task for the boys he got together. He decided to capture the Emirau island, lying halfway between Kavieng and the Admiralties, thinking it could be the last link to strangle Rabaul. For what would be the last operation of Cartwheel, Admiral Wilkinson put Commodore Reifsneider in command of the amphibious operation and assigned Lieutenant-Colonel Alan Shapley's 4th Marines to carry out the landing. As a preliminary, Admiral Griffin's Task Force 36, formed around four battleships and two escort carriers, also bombarded Kavieng and its nearby airfields on March 20th. The bombardment gave Rear-Admiral Tamura Ryukichi the impression that the expected invasion by Allied forces was imminent and he gave the order to kill all the European prisoners in Kavieng. At least 25 of them were executed in the Kavieng Wharf Massacre, which later led to six of the perpetrators being sentenced for war crimes in 1947. Sentenced to death by hanging, Tamura was executed at Stanley Prison on March 16, 1948. Meanwhile Reifsneider's convoy  departed Guadalcanal in two echelons, successfully reached the unoccupied Emirau Island at 6:05am. The Marines of the two assault battalions, the 1st and 2nd Battalions, 4th Marines, traveled on nine high speed transports while the remainder of the force were on the dock landing ships, Epping Forest, Gunston Hall and Lindenwald, and the attack transport Callaway. One LSD carried the 66 LVTs for crossing Emirau's fringing reef, one carried three LCTs, two of them loaded with tanks, and the third carried three LCTs with radar sets and anti-aircraft guns. The LVTs were launched, and the assault troops transferred to the amphibious tractors using the APDs' boats, supplemented by those from Callaway while F4U Corsairs of VMF-218 flew overhead to make a last-minute check of the island for any signs of the Japanese. The assault waves touched down on schedule. The reserve 3rd Battalion's boats grounded on the reef soon afterwards, and its marines waded ashore through knee deep water. The only problem encountered was with launching the LCTs carrying the tanks. The LSD's flooding mechanism failed and the LCTs had to be dragged out by a fleet tug. While the detachment sent to occupy Elomusao Island was approaching the beach, some supposed opposition caused the amphibious tractors and then a destroyer to open fire, and a man was wounded by a shell fragment. After all of this…well the Marines were told by the natives the Japanese had left Emirau two months before and only a small detachment remained on Mussau Island. Thus 3727 troops and 844 tons of cargo were ashore by nightfall, when the ships sailed; and within a month, some 18,000 men and 44,000 tons of supplies had been landed and it had become a motor torpedo base that could keep watch on the north coast of New Ireland.  As for the Japanese Admiral Koga was planning to carry out a desperate program of reorganization, including the creation of the Mobile Fleet. Admiral Ozawa's 1st Mobile Fleet was formed by the 2nd and 3rd Fleets; consisting of most of the IJN's warships. This would leave the combined fleet as a mere administrative organization. Land-based forces in the Central Pacific were expanded, their main base was at Tinian; Saipan was fortified and it became the new fleet HQ. Fuel shortages and loss of tankers to submarine attacks had become so severe, Admiral Ozawa's new command would have to remain within the Singapore zone. They would operate close to the Dutch East Indies oilfield and within Japanese waters for training. Koga also prepared a new defensive plan, with the inner perimeter now extending from the Kuriles to the Nanpo Islands,  then the Marianas and the Carolines to the west end of New Guinea. He also drew up plans for the formation of a 3rd Aircraft Carrier Fleet, in three divisions, each composed of three carriers. It looked very impressive on paper, but the reality was that the 3rd division actually consisted of two converted tankers the Zuiho and Chitose and the converted naval auxiliary ship Chiyoda. Furthermore, the carriers lacked any experienced pilots, with most of them having been lost around Rabaul and in the Solomons and Marshalls. Thus, new pilots for the three carrier divisions would have to be trained. Finally, he developed Plan Z, a strike against the American fleet the moment it entered the Philippine Sea.  For this decisive battle, that in his eyes could allow the Japanese to win an “honorable peace”, Koga wanted to be prepared to use 500 planes on the carriers and another 500 on the islands, so he needed to increase the Japanese air force by about 50%, something that would be hard to achieve.  I would like to take this time to remind you all that this podcast is only made possible through the efforts of Kings and Generals over at Youtube. Please go subscribe to Kings and Generals over at Youtube and to continue helping us produce this content please check out www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals. If you are still hungry after that, give my personal channel a look over at The Pacific War Channel at Youtube, it would mean a lot to me. And with that the South Pacific was liberated from the Japanese Empire. Operation Cartwheel was effectively done. The allies were squeezing the Japanese empire back to the home islands and honestly it was a good time to negotiate a peace on the side of the Japanese. But they would not do so, always on the search for the famed decisive victory. 

The two-time winners are now two-time losers. Lahore slump to another defeat as Quetta looks rejuvenated.You can also watch the show on https://begin.watch, an upcoming, premium OTT platform called #Begin.00:00 Intro and Khwaja Nafay mania2:46 That PSL time of the year4:28 Jahandad and the joy of PSL6:15 Enjoying these moments for what they are7:21 Nafay's viral ride9:38 Cricket's toxic babay11:00 Lahore's multiple concerns13:10 Haris's form14:00 Part-time keeper or specialist?16:30 Lahore's potential17:30 Sahibzada vs Selfie

In this episode, Amber and Uzair talk about the latest developments out of Islamabad, where President Arif Alvi has set off a firestorm. We also talked about the heinous violence against minorities in Pakistan and about Amber's recent trip to Quetta.   Share your comments and feedback with us in the comments section or by tweeting at us @uzairyounus and @amberrshamsi.   Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 1:20 Alvi's recent actions 20:26 PTM arrests 28:20 Attacks against minorities 31:40 Takeaways from Quetta 36:11 Latest on elections 40:05 Winners and losers

Quando i telegiornali hanno dato la notizia dell'arresto di Imran Khan, per migliaia di suoi sostenitori in tutto il Pakistan è una specie di via libera. Lo Stato arresta il nostro idolo? E allora adesso noi scendiamo in strada e spacchiamo tutto. I manifestanti si scontrano con le forze dell'ordine a Peshawar, a Karachi, a Faisalabad, in Gilgit, a Quetta, praticamente ovunque. Poi Khan viene rilasciato, ma il partito dell'ex premier è completamente devastato: 5mila persone arrestate tra cui molti ex ministri. E per Khan non si è trattato di un arresto ma di un rapimento. E dice che probabilmente sarà arrestato di nuovo. Gli inserti audio di questa puntata sono tratti da: Exclusive video of Imran Khan's arrest, Kapital News, 9 maggio 2023; Imran Khan Arrest | 5 Devastating Videos From Conflict-Hit Pakistan, The Quint, 9 maggio 2023; EXCLUSIVE: Imran Khan warns Pakistan's democracy is at ‘all-time low', Sky News, 13 maggio 2023 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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*) Deadly blast in western Pakistan A bomb blast targeting a police patrol has killed at least three people and wounded more than 20 people in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta, according to a police official. The blast targeted a police patrol that wounded 21 people, including 15 police officers, the official said, adding police were on duty to guard a polio vaccination team. Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan, also known as Pakistani Taliban, has claimed responsibility for the blast. *) Zelenskyy says Russia 'planning something in the south' Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says that the situation at the front line remains difficult, with Russian forces attempting to advance in the Donbass region and Kharkiv. In a video address, Zelenskyy said despite extremely large losses, the occupiers are still trying to advance on the Donetsk region, gain a foothold in Luhansk region and move into Kharkiv region, They are planning something in the south, he added. Meanwhile, ​​NATO allies have promised more arms for Kiev and equipment to help restore Ukrainian power and heat knocked out by Russian strikes. *) UNGA to discuss Israel-Palestine conflict The UN General Assembly will hold talks on the Israel-Palestine conflict that it's warned is reaching boiling point. On Tuesday, Israeli forces killed five Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. Two brothers in their twenties were killed during an Israeli air raid in Ramallah. The Palestinian Authority called it an 'execution in cold blood'. A third man was shot in the head near the flashpoint city of Hebron, and a fourth was killed by Israeli forces who say he tried to drive over a soldier. *) US militia leader found guilty of Capitol Hill riot In the United States, the founder of the Oath Keepers right-wing militia has been found guilty of plotting to stop Joe Biden taking office. After a two month trial, a jury in Washington has found Stewart Rhodes and another member, Kelly Meggs, guilty of the rare charge of seditious conspiracy for their role in last year's riot at the US Capitol. Three others were acquitted of that charge, but all five have been found guilty of obstruction of an official proceeding. And finally… *) US beat Iran in World Cup Christian Pulisic scored as the United States advanced to the knockout round of the FIFA World Cup with a 1-0 win over Iran in a politically charged rematch of their famous meeting a quarter-century ago. Back in the World Cup after missing the 2018 tournament, the US opened with draws against Wales and England and needed a victory to move on to the round of 16. Iran finished third in the group with three points and has failed to advance in all six of its World Cup appearances.

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Pakistan is underwater and its largest province in terms of land mass has been the hardest hit. In this episode, Uzair talks to Saad Dehwar Baloch about the current situation in the province, ongoing relief efforts, and the crisis of governance there. If you'd like to donate to flood relief in Pakistan, please consider the following organizations: https://www.facebook.com/wangorg/?ti=as https://images.dawn.com/news/1190723/help-people-affected-by-the-balochistan-floods-through-these-7-relief-organisations Sindh Education Alliance Baloch Youth Against Corona Saad Dehwar Baloch is a socio political activist hails from Quetta. He has a masters in International Relations from Iqra University Islamabad and his core interests are politics and governance. He has been engaged with numerous organizations since 2011 working on advocacy, pluralism, human rights, peace, education, and democracy plus former fellow with Swedish Institute, Pildat, Kettering Foundation. Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 2:45 Current situation with the flooding 14:10 Ongoing relief work 20:30 Organizations that you can donate to 23:40 Political situation in Balochistan Reading Recommendations: - Musa se Marx Tak by Sibt-e- Hassan - Mazi kay Mazar by Sibt-e-Hassan - Tareekh aur Siyasat by Dr. Mubarak Ali

ਪਠਾਣ ਦੀ ਧੀ- ਪ੍ਰਿੰਸੀਪਲ ਸੁਜਾਨ ਸਿੰਘ Pathan di Dhee- Principal Sujan Singh One of most famous punjabi writer Principal Sujan Singh was born on 29 July 1909. The name of his father was S. Hakim Singh, and Dera Baba Nanak was the place where he was born which is actually a town of Gurdaspur, Punjab. He was bought up by his maternal grandparents in calcutta where he spent his early days of childhood. As far his primary education is concerned, he got it from Bal Mukand Khatri Middle School. And from Khalsa college, Amritsar then he did his Bachelor of Arts. He started his journey as a bank clerk and after some time he became a Punjabi teacher in Quetta, Pakistan. Later, he worked as a headmaster and then as a Punjabi lecturer. Finally, he became principal in Guru Nanak College, Gurdaspur. His contribution to the Punjabi literature is eternal and shall continue to cherish the minds of the generations to come. The cover art of this audiobook has been made by the artist Gurdish pannu. #audiobook #punjabibooks #punjabifolk #punjabi #artistgurdishpannu #writer #punjabiculture #punjab #punjabistories #ਪੰਜਾਬੀ #moralstories #emotional #punjabiliterature #punjabiartists #virsa #punjabivirsa #listenaudiobooks #listenbooks #punjabilifestyle

The situation in Balochistan has been complex for decades starting with the way in which Balochistan became part of Pakistan following independence in 1947. In recent months, the insurgency there has picked pace, but many forget that there are two insurgencies roiling the province. In addition, the economic situation is dire, with citizens facing abject poverty and a continued extractive approach to economic development. This episode is an Urdu conversation with Rafiullah Kakar, a public policy expert based in Quetta. Rafiullah writes a column for Dawn, which is a must-read. You can find his writings here: https://www.dawn.com/authors/8211/rafiullah-kakar Reading Recommendations: - Wretched of the Earth By Frantz Fanon - Justice by Michael Sandel - Islamic Exceptionalism by Shadi Hamid - Remotely Colonial by Nina Swidler

***Some explicit language. Becoming a single mother of two small girls at the age of 29 with the sudden loss of her husband in a sky surfing accident, Quetta tells us how she not only survived, but has thrived!! Find out how she found her purpose and is now living a life she loves! PLUS how the universe turns our scary NO's into our biggest YES! Instagram LINK: https://www.instagram.com/mind_your_own_karma/ FACEBOOK LINK: https://www.facebook.com/Mind-Your-Own-Karma-110025457977558 https://www.linktr.ee/Mindyourownkarma EMAIL: MindYourOwnKarma@gmail.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/melissa-ann-brunetti/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/melissa-ann-brunetti/support

Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings In conversation with tonight's guest, Feroza Gulzar. Why and when did she move to Hunza? What was her journey like? How was her life in Quetta? What was it like to relocate to Karachi? Why did she decide to pursue a career in the arts? How was her experience in the Indus valley? Did she experience any cultural shock when in art school? Why did they move right after graduation? What was her father's role in raising the children? The lack of art galleries in Pakistan. Did she find a job in Islamabad? Why does she not take portraits? How did she get into traveling? How was her teaching experience in Chapursan? How different was living in Hunza? How is the education in Hunza? Traveling to Nepal and What program did she go on? What made her realize she wants to do this? How did her father feel about her passion for travel? What did she do after she came back from Nepal? How difficult was it to control food cravings? How and when did she get married? How did they manage finances? How's their life like right now? What is the Wi-fi and electricity situation in Hunza? Is Karimabad getting better? How does she envision Pakistan in 2050? Catch this and much more in tonight's episode. Do not forget to subscribe and press the bell icon to catch on to some amazing conversations coming your way! Connect with us: • https://www.instagram.com/thoughtbehindthings • https://www.instagram.com/muzamilhasan Feroza's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ferozagulzar/?hl=en The Pakistan Pivot podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFXJstxv33o&t=951s&ab_channel=PakistanNow TBT shorts: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6akyz6EpkwyzBmKh0L2rSQ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/syed-muzamil-hasan-zaidi3/support