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Toba Tek Singh by Saadat Hassan Manto

Tobe Tek Singh Partition of the subcontinent was a painful experience for all those who saw it from their eyes. Its pros and cons are still debated and perhaps we cannot agree on a final point. Whether the united India would have been the superpower now or a bitterly unstable state cannot be accurately predicted. As the wars which the two countries have fought would have been averted in case of united India, the result on the economies would have been huge. The unbearable defence expenditures would have not been as the are now with a minority of the elite reaping the consequent benefits, rent seeking and abuse of power in the name of national security are rampant in both the countries. Restriction on people mobility across border, barrier on trade and others are taking a huge toll on the economies of both countries. Education, health across the border are forbidden fruit for the people of both countries could have immensely positive impact on the social welfare and development of bot

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DISTRICT CHITRAL AND THE DILEMMA OF LAWARI TUNNEL

The newly built tunnel is wide and quite impressive at the entrance. However inside there is much work to be done. The total length of the project is 133 KM which include access road on both sides and the main tunnel which is of 8.5 KM. It is the longest tunnel in Pakistan for road access, however the length of Nelum Jhelum Project's tunnel located in Kashmir is 25 KM. English Channel connecting France and Britain under the sea is 51 KM while th e longest metro/rapid transit tunnel is Guangzhou Metro: Line 3 which a total length of 60 KM. Lawari tunnel is a way through rugged offshoot of Hindukush Ranges at the Chitral-Dir border. It is part of the Lawari tunnel project which in total of 133 KM length. It connects the northern district of Chitral with the rest of the country particularly during winters when the highland pass over the mountains is closed down due to heavy snowfall. Before the construction of this tunnel the travelers of Chitral used to go for a 15 hour jounry