turbotracker, Skardu is in Northern Areas http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Areas preferred to be known as Gilgit-Baltistan by locals, this region is part of Kashmir and not NWFP although they seem to share similar cultural and physical traits to people of that province rather than Kashmir.
Parts of Western Pakistan http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NWFP which is almost like Afghanistan are unwelcoming to foreigners but not all of the region, Eastern Pakistan is traditionally more Indian culturally and racially and rarely is a problem for western visitors.
As for the numerous ignorant replies perhaps largely motivated by the stuipid comments in youtube itself, stoning rule is only for adultery as it was in Christianity long time before it was watered down and done away with by intervention from people.
According to experts stoning rule is meant as discouragement, meaning people should be afraid of this and not indulge in an act in which they might be caught and it may result in the rule being applied to them.
As it is 99% of people in adultry are never caught in the act and even if suspected of having an affair there is never any evidence of physical acts, therefore even according to Islam they cannot be punished.
Parts of Western Pakistan http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NWFP which is almost like Afghanistan are unwelcoming to foreigners but not all of the region, Eastern Pakistan is traditionally more Indian culturally and racially and rarely is a problem for western visitors.
As for the numerous ignorant replies perhaps largely motivated by the stuipid comments in youtube itself, stoning rule is only for adultery as it was in Christianity long time before it was watered down and done away with by intervention from people.
According to experts stoning rule is meant as discouragement, meaning people should be afraid of this and not indulge in an act in which they might be caught and it may result in the rule being applied to them.
As it is 99% of people in adultry are never caught in the act and even if suspected of having an affair there is never any evidence of physical acts, therefore even according to Islam they cannot be punished.
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