VISIT HUNZA PAKISTAN

It seems like Pakistan wasn't ready to let us go too quickly...due to road blocks along the Karakoram Highway, it was impossible for us to cross the border into China and join our scheduled tour. This meant we got to enjoy another glorious week in Pakistan; but, this time, we spent our days at Borith Lake. No internet, no phone access, trees loaded with ripe fruit, awesome company and stunning views...bliss. Now the Karakoram Highway has been cleared, it's time to explore China for a few days. Bye Pakistan! I look forward to sharing blogs about you soon. All photos and texts are copied from Shopee's facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sophee-Smiles/834176193292287?sk=timeline For more details please visit Shopee's blog: http://sopheesmiles.com/2015/08/22/pakistan-unveiled/

WITH reportedly the highest GDP per capita and a literacy rate of above 80pc, the Hunza valley, originally famous for its natural beauty and high life expectancy rates, has been dubbed as a successful model of development within Pakistan and abroad. The models of poverty alleviation pursued by a number of non-profits were soon replicated in all Pakistani provinces and even in neighbouring countries. Whether Hunza still remains a successful model of development in the developing world is debatable. Much has changed in the economics of poverty and development, and the combination of high income and high literacy rate might not have translated to societal improvement. Contemporary economics of human development puts more weight on the quality of living standards, access to health and education, freedom of choice, ability to participate in local decision-making etc. Deprivation in these areas may lead to multidimensional poverty. Based on Mahbabul Haq’s human development foundations,...