Adil Najam
There was a time when PanAm was the biggest and most fascinating international airline in the world. That has changed quite some time back. And so, it seems, has Pakistan. The subject of this fascinating promotional documentary made by PanAm in the 1960s.
Given the Japanese narration, it seems that PanAm was trying to lure Japanese tourists to Pakistan. Right there, an interesting notion.
I do know that Karachi was a major stop in PanAm’s long-haul flights and I assume this is related to that. Although it does seem that the documentary is focusing on much more than just Karachi. So much in the video is so different from what now is. But so much is also so much the same.
I find the footage absolutely fascinating at so many different levels, even though I cannot understand the narration. Maybe a Japanese speaking reader can help us get a gist of what is being said?
@ Highjacked, who wrote, “Yet another important post highjacked by irrelevant and childish nonsense!”
Well, living in a non-muslim country (except maybe in France and couple others , there are exceptions everywhere, no one is perfect) thank fully people are entitled to express their opinion specially from behind the security of their computer. If you think people are here to say things to only give you the pleasure of satisfaction then you have got it all totally wrong!
By the way I have this feeling that you are ‘Naan Haleem’ who first changed his/her name to Adnan and now changed the name again to ‘Highjacked’? LOL!
Yet another important post highjacked by irrelevant and childish nonsense!
No but can you or can you not promote me so much that I would beat Lady Gaga’s fan counter??????
Or is this just an another bogus statement among many others that you have been making and not only fooling yourself but also the readers of this blog who are scared to death of Allah for all the wrath He can do and not in love with Allah for all the nice things He has given us( well I guess before this Taliban/mullah crap in the past 20 years), with your big impressing words that only sound good in speeches and on paper, in this case a blog)?????
Yes Saadia, I would like to let world know that pseudo intellectual Pakistanis turned to be more ignorant and illiterate than genuine illetrate we usually found in remote villages and their capability to comprehend things is far more lower than an average Pakistanis we see around
Adnan, you wrote, “… I promise I will promote you so much that you would beat Lady Gaga’s fan counter …”
REALLY…You can do that????
Those intellectual paindus who sing praises of ‘Civilized West’ and Western society might like to educate themselves about something recently happened with a female Google employee in a conference.
blog.nerdchic.net/archives/418/
Saadia, is this the society you worship for? is this kind of “prosperity” you are looking for?