By: Abdullah Dawood, Pasni
Pasni is a medium seized city located in Makran coast on the Arabia sea around 450km from Karachi. It is a small fishing port in Gwader district.
This small city has a very interesting and twisted history in Balochistan. It was named by a British namely Lord Karzan and he named it Karzanabad. With the passage of time it changed into Pasni.
This city is a pass way of south Asia where in 326 BC Alexander the great passed through this root of Pasni toward India which brought an immense importance in its history. Apart from this, this gifted city with its fishing port was the target of some other nations like once Portuguese have burnt this city in 16th century and looted the inhabitants.
Besides this, some graves are found near Deaghan( sandy mountain) which represented that these graves belong to some Kalmati soldiers who fought for the resistance against the invaders who were to break out the city and got martyred.
Most of the residents in Pasni are fishermen. The city has full of talented personalities who were/are the greatest sort of the development of Balochi literature which include Anwar Sahib Khan, Akram sahib khan, Mubarik Qazi and Muneer Momen who brought unexpected changes in the history of literature. Their philosophical poems are unique.
In 1970s a book was written by the name of “Shobenag” which was the hand writing of Akram sahib khan and this book included the poems of of poets of that time. This book was photocopied in Karachi and sold.
Similarly, if we glance in Art, we come across with a spiritual personality “Zubair Mukhtar” who bewildered the entire Pakistan with his 3D Art in the beach of Pasni and his Art is popular and appreciated worldwide. Besides this, countless singers we meet in the city of Melody, their melodious voice touches the heart. From singers we have Noor khan Bezinjo, Guljan Gullo, Nasser Ahmed and Shoukat safar are praiseworthy.
Pasni is naturally designed for tourists but unfortunately, it is underestimated in this regard. This city with its unique sight sets a precedent among the other cities of Pakistan, astola Island, which is situated in Arabian sea around 25 km to Pasni is peculiar and worth visiting place in Pasni. Other tourists places are Juddi, Zahrain mountain and Deghan, they are the heart touching sights of the city and the heart of Balochistan which have power to attract tourists.
Unfortunately, this worthy city is now is in the grief of intoxication and going toward destruction. Youths are mostly addiction due to the manipulations and lack concentration of politicians. Due to this, Pasni is moving toward backwardness. Schools and other educational institutions are ignored and not yet a library is provided. I feel petty to say that people from pasni are still leading the life 16th century.
The responsibility goes to the government of Balochistan to work for the improvement of Pasni and take it toward prosperity.
Published in Makran times
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