Pakistan’s own Wright Brothers http://merapassionpakistan.com/english/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/mpp-play-190x142.jpg

Arbab Landaye: The sky’s the limit for the Qazi brothers who didn’t let their fears, lack of finances or education interfere with their passion. Hailing from a town so small and short of facilities that you can’t even Google it, Qazi Sajjad attempted the extraordinary. He built his own version of a plane he saw in a 60’s Bond film …

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Reaching for the Moon and Stars http://merapassionpakistan.com/english/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/asad-play-190x142.jpg

Okara: While most want to see the world, Asad Mahmood, from the small city of Okara, Punjab, wants to see the universe. It was 18-year-old Mahmood’s passion that inspired him to seek the moon and stars and his determination that drove him to make the 6th most powerful telescope in Pakistan. Without formal science expertise or resources the young stargazer …

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Talking Back http://merapassionpakistan.com/english/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/chup-nahi-rehna-190x142.jpg

They say ‘children should be seen and not heard’, but 13-year-old Malala Yousufzai did not hold her peace when the crisis in Swat prevented her from receiving an education. Writing a diary to BBC Urdu with the pen name ‘Gul Makai’, Malala related her experience living during the siege in Swat. Unlike Anne Frank who wrote about her life during …

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A Nightlife in Elam http://merapassionpakistan.com/english/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/jji-play-190x142.jpg

Buner (Pakistan): Who says you need to be an electrical engineer to light up the darkness? Zahir Shah Malang proved that all you need is positivity and a hydropower station. Malang’s determination has lit 150 homes already and aims to light 250 more in the isolated mountain settlement of Buner, in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. “I saw a hydropower station in another …

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