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Sharaabi, I was born and raised in the US so naturally, I continue to want to live only in the States. My parents are from Chakwal so we do occassionally go back to visit and even after my parents are long gone I'll continue to visit the area but I would never want to live there. It's a bit of a culture shock considering the climate, politics, economics, etc. of the region for someone like me.
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thats exactly the type of answer i was expecting. No one wants to go there live. Yet everyones coming here and claiming how much they love chakwal.
^Hey, quit passing false judgements! Chakwal is nice. That is the palce we go to when we visit Pakistan so naturally I like it because I’m familiar with it but like I said, again, NO I would NOT want to live there. Is that so hard to understand?
thats exactly the type of answer i was expecting. No one wants to go there live. Yet everyones coming here and claiming how much they love chakwal.
Who are u trying to fool....
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Well yar, thats right, but if youre born and raised in the US, its hard to live in a place like Chakwal. I mean I live in Islamabad/Pindi, but I wouldnt want to move to Chakwal either. But yeah, some of this love we see here is superficial. I just love chakwali ;)
Spock, even if Chakwal is only a small district, I still like going back for vacations and staying there as opposed to Rawalpindi or Islamabad…these cities are good to shop at but ultimately if you want to get a true sense of culture and native lifestyle, Chakwal is where it’s at.
Well talking about chakwaal, There is a beautifull valley named “Soun” and a extreemly peacefull hill station called “Skesaar” . The Soun velley is about 1 and half hours drive from chakwaal and then about 40 min drive to hill station.
Soun valley is surrounded by two big and beatifull lakes One is ‘Uchali’ and second …
I forgot the name and few small lakes and one wild life park.
Very few ppl know about this place so it is not spoiled.
And sweetpie, as you are a chakwaali you must know about the place, If not then i recomend that you should go there in your next trip :k:
^Code-Red, not being from there myself (just my parent are), I don't know too much about Chakwal's surrounding but Saoon sounds like an interesting place for sure. Thanks for sharing.
First thing Code_Red the name of that other place which you forgot is Khabaiki lake.
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not being from there myself (just my parent are), I don't know too much about Chakwal's surrounding but Saoon sounds like an interesting place for sure. Thanks for sharing.
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My family belongs to chakwal but I was born and raised out of chakwal but i still call that place home and i call it with pride.
i have a habbit that wheneven i go to my village i try to learn something new about the place. I think not many places have produced more Army Generals than Chakwal, even the first indian soldier to be awarded the Victoria Cross by the British was from a village in Chakwal called "Dhurmial". The Pakistan Air Force's chief during the 1965 war "Air Marshal Nur Khan" belong to a village near Talagang(a tehsil of district Chakwal).
The place has been blessed with a wide veriaty of natural resources and beautiful places. I dont know if you have travelled around the place but my advice to you whenever the next time you are there take a couple of days for just going about the place. Its a place rich with history.
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how many of u are actually living there...or how many would actually wanna live there...
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Well my dear count me as one who wont mind living there. We have a home there and go and spend about 3-4 months every year there, not counting the Eids and wedding we go for.
^Guys, this is really awesome that folks on GS have roots in Chakwal. I always thought hardly anyone knew of the place but boy was I wrong. As many of you have said, Chakwal is known for its militaristic traditions not only as of the last century but from pre-historic times when tribal warfare prompted the region’s mainly Bactrian (Greco-Persian) settlers to fortify/defend their territory from any kind of foreign invasions to the best of their ability…and defend they did!
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First thing **Code_Red* the name of that other place which you forgot is Khabaiki lake.
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Thanks yaar :)
If I remember correctly khabaiki is the salt water lake no fish in it and uchali has fish and migrating birds from north west. I visited the area two years ago and the place is worth visiting
hi there
finally! pple who have heard of soan sakesar! actually thats the area where my family is from (a village named khura)...its a really beautiful place...im from canada, but i had my wedding there...all my guests that came from cities and abroad loved the area...and it looked really good in the wedding movie (baraat procession)..anyways, glad to know that other pple have heard of this gorgeous region pakistan.....
and few small lakes and one wild life park.