THE DARK Side Of Pakistan - Isn't What You'd Expect!

I do love Pakistan, but there is a dark reality in this country that I feel can be easily solved - and nobody really talking about it. Please let me know your point of view after watching the video and happy to discuss it in the comments section.
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[@Davud_Akh]

What do you think about this topic? Do you agree that we as visitors of these beautiful places should be more mindful?

[@sultanrayder]

Sorry for the experience bro

[@somysaeedvlogs1963]

yes trash is the biggest problem in all over Pakistan.tourists dont care about it.ruined the beauty of Pakistan.

[@somysaeedvlogs1963]

totally agree with your point of view brother.

[@akashkazmi4446]

Hi, thats is bold and right thing you did. Ya znayo Bue o4en 4ectu liyogu. ny crpojhna ctojhna vse nopmalna bydet.

[@Flawless_Sana]

I agree with everything you've said in the vlog. Visitors/Tourists have ruined this place. And these locals have to collect the trash. Its a shame that people act worse than animals. I think only government can take a step to reslove this issue.

[@aliaris8121]

That’s the biggest problem in our country , people take nature wonders for granted and starts to pollute them :( . We have many touristic points ruined because of people littering :( . I hope government takes strict action against it and there should be fine for littering, so such beautiful places can be more enjoyable for other tourists. Thank you for raising awareness about it .

[@Davud_Akh]

Thank you Ali, I totally agree and thank you for sharing your perspective as a Pakistani!

[@farouqmj1147]

True. Tr@sh puts me down.

[@abdainawi]

Littering is an evolved behavior that needs to be corrected by creating awareness & correcting the wrong putting fines with strict monitoring

[@zaheerofficialmalaysia682]

I also agree really we need to grow up its very bad tragedy really sad 😔

[@eddy2722]

@@abdainawi it was good to see them bring in the big trash can and addressing the issue 👍 Evan before he said anything to them about it

[@krystaloliver629]

It's so beautiful there! So sad about the trash.

[@Davud_Akh]

So true Krystal. I loved Pakistan nature.

[@jeenakhan1187]

The positive thing about Pakistan is their beautiful lovely people hospitable and kind heart. yeah, trash is a problem but I think we should work on it. And no other country is like Pakistan 🇵🇰 thanks to Almighty God.

[@musabishtiaq03]

@@Davud_Akh Why didn't you showed the lake it was quite beautiful I have been there once

[@soka6545]

@@jeenakhan1187 jst that

[@jeenakhan1187]

@@soka6545 what that?

[@Meowzahhh]

Happiness is drinking Chai in a windy day with with the picturesque view of the mountains 😊. Good to see one trash bin at least.

[@Davud_Akh]

Cannot agree more haha thanks!

[@missfatimajinnah8776]

Positive criticism is what I love Thankyou for being so honest & caring for the betterment.. since my school days I am worried about these things hope one day people would understand it too.. God Bless you bro

[@qms4768]

Davud, your English & way of talking is great & friendly 👏 🇬🇧 We watch you in England & enjoy. Everything is interesting & showing food is good idea 💡 Best wishes for you💐 🇵🇰 Pakistan zindabad 🇵🇰

[@RahulSharma-yd7be]

This trash problem is through out the Indian Sub-continent irrespective of religion and country. We seriously lack civic sense. Hard truth to digest🙏🙏🙏

[@indus7226]

respectfully, there is no 'we'. your admiration is appreciated, but i find you turning us into a collective bizarre. trash is a socioeconomic issue and is existent nearly everywhere, its nothing special.

[@RahulSharma-yd7be]

@@indus7226 And you are respectfully proving why India is officially world's most ignorant country. It's a hard truth to digest I understand but I guess you are very ignorant about North Eastern States of india and Ladakh. And let me tell you the people over there use common sense and follow a different culture rather than mainland India that's why they don't have trash problem and you don't see wrong side driving making traffic mess though they are economically weak than average indian. And hell no trash problem is not everywhere. 🙏🙏

[@indus7226]

@@RahulSharma-yd7be you're making no sense. you've just waffled on a simple point that I made about making us a collective. trash is definitely an issue worldwide... you're trying to connect two different population groups by these tropes? that's absurd.

[@indus7226]

@@RahulSharma-yd7be ladakh and the regions north west are definitely different to mainland india, the homogenous people there definitely share less with the average indian... this is common sense, not sure why you're presuming I don't.

[@RahulSharma-yd7be]

@@indus7226 I spoke about indian sub continent and it includes Bangladesh as well and we have not have very great political relations but otherwise we are collective in every sense.

[@usamaanjum5853]

As a Pakistani I feel sad and disappointed in my fellow citizens' lack of care for their beautiful country. The authorities are not much help either. A huge social and administrative reform is needed in this country. Until then, IMPLEMENT HUGE ASS FINES!!! Btw loving your candid videos and content. Keep growing!

[@letscook7473]

Don’t feel disappointed. Rather focus on your self first . People like you make these places dirty .

[@factsbin123]

@@letscook7473 😬

[@basiccoder2166]

Give PoK land back to India and we will revitalize and make it clean. we have tools, provision, fund and educated citizens that pakistan lacks.

[@anonymous_sigma_2100]

@@basiccoder2166 They don’t give it. We’ll take back what’s ours😄

[@shahzadaqeel1728]

@@basiccoder2166 It is not Azad Kashmir it is an area of gilgit.

[@subcontinentaldramas8482]

Vloggers like you should really keep bringing it up so the gov`t takes action about trash. People need to be educated as well by constant reminders from Vloggers like you. JazakALLAH

[@Davud_Akh]

Thank you so much! Very nice of you to share your opinion :)

[@har00nsaeed93]

@@Davud_Akh Please raise awareness for this in a respective way, please contact the govt. We are with you, much love and respect from a Kashmiri Brother, from bagh azad Kashmir, who lives in Rawalpindi Pakistan. Please contact the prime minister, somehow, i hope they can work on this and spread awareness on this simmilar to Pakistan's tree problem, we had less tress, the govt. Worked on it, they raised awareness and now their are billions of extra trees

[@globetrotternews]

We should not leave it to the government. Stop people from doing it. If you see it,stop it. Correct individual behavior

[@missfatimajinnah8776]

11:06 Wallah I love how you are educating people.. That's so kind of you

[@Warraich132]

Working on it.

[@Davud_Akh]

Amazing! :)

[@beeme2126]

pakistani people not hate you saying about trash , we also sick of it but no trash bins , some time u have to walk hours to find a trash bin . hope both people and govt both think about it

[@Davud_Akh]

Thank you for your support! I am happy if Pakistani people would be on my side regarding this topic.

[@XantheBalios]

1:55: Cute boy looking friendly and open-minded. His father and all the people you meet seems friendly too. Your video is awesome, as usual,

[@pakistanrealestate1]

Stop blaming the Government. It is 100% collective effort to make the country clean. I would not blame everyone in Pakistan but overall the cleaning culture does not exist in Pakistan and it is sad. I am a hiker and I have been impressed by some of the hikes I have done at other countries and found no trash but I was disappointed the trash I noticed all over Pakistan at these beautiful places. Pakistanis needs to run a serious campaign about cleaning these beautiful places. Many times I felt that people did not just care about throwing the trash. Thanks for highlighting the the dark side of Pakistan.

[@queenmama8024]

So I’m an American Pakistani and I hate to say it, but it’s something that we as a culture do…whenever Pakistanis gather for a picnic/mela/public event…they will leave trash, dirty diapers/food ect all over…especially when the police aren’t around…even though it’s America…they just don’t believe in cleaning up after themselves…there is an unconscious belief that cleaning up is for cleaners /servants/workers to do..

[@wheeinsoojinmakemeweakfromawe]

@@queenmama8024 it is not about cleaners or etc . It is because that they don't have trash cans there . So people mostly throw it anywhere

[@saadbasharat9760]

Sad but true!

[@ZainSha1]

you should vist Pakistan before you pass judgement over collective efforts, too easy to say stuff when your not even ones who are suffering, if govt is so called announcing to promote tourism they should also put some visible work into it, not just patriotic speeches. What are we paying twice more taxes for if we are the ones to put all the efforts, public is always willing to support but you need to show them a path and govt efforts also, not just give a speech over collective efforts.

[@hosseinahmed3218]

The government and the people are to blame. Putting up posters saying not to litter won’t end the cleanliness problem in Pakistan. They should tell the police to stop being so laid back and to actually go and fine people. The government and the police is corrupt asf

[@mymoonaem9040]

Agree with you Davud..Even the water bodies around has been polluted with pollutants like food waste, plastic items etc spoiling the beauty of this wonderful natural gift..what scenic beauty these places have..the Wow factor all along these mountains n valleys..you speak the truth and am sure the people of Pakistan will consider your comments as a tourist on cleanliness..your vlog reveals the real situation here..keep your comments the way it is..truth will open the eyes of whoever is watching this..❤

[@Baykaar]

I understand exactly what you are saying. We love you even more for creating awareness. Hope #Pakistani government and public can learn these basic universal and Islamic manners and apply them to their daily lives.

[@Davud_Akh]

Thank you for the support! I was not sure how people will react to my criticism.

[@areeba1193]

@@Davud_Akh you did great job arising this issue don't worry :)

[@SomeOne_1409]

@@Davud_Akh More power to you brother. We have this problem of littering. Love from India.

[@muhammadibraheem4307]

You are amazing.. positive criticism must reach to top management via this platform too..Good work 👍

[@sultanrayder]

Addicted to your contact

[@Davud_Akh]

Thank you Sultan, appreciate the comment :)

[@culinarydayskarachi1980]

Masallah Great Job '' Brother....

[@Davud_Akh]

Many many thanks!

[@veragalal1026]

Totally agree thanks for highlighting it.

[@sirenstech]

As a Pakistani, it's very unfortunate that people litter these beautiful places and beaches as well. People should take care of this nature and preserve it.

[@Davud_Akh]

Thank you for the comment and the support! I agree :)

[@drfaisalsaeed2331]

Man you are a honest guy , I think this video you made is an eye opener. What beautiful places with people who are good at heart .

[@NB-pf6il]

As a Pakistani I really appreciate your positive criticism. It is very much true, I just don't understand our fellow citizens being careless, and it is annoying and disheartening to see every beautiful sight ruinning because of their carelessness. Kids should be taught in schools to clean up places after themselves so that they become aware adults.

[@freakmaster6988]

The thing about you is that you are always honest unlike other KZbinrs.

[@donut_3370]

I from Pakistan and ive basically traveled the entire northern Pakistan but I just feel so sad about some cities like swat , kalam which ate not like to high where people just leave trash on the ground and not realizing that their ruining one of the most beautiful country in the world i really don't know what's wrong with these uneducated people ahh I hope it can get better in the future

[@HexalSialkot]

"Tea is fantastic" an indian pilot already informed us about that, thank you.

[@indianeyecon9335]

90 thousand Pakistani thanked us for our hospitality and food too bro..😂😂😂

[@qubadmalik1]

Thank you for raising such an important issue.

[@wandaprock1015]

Absolutely beautiful ! So sad about the trash 😭

[@wil_z9006]

Very beautiful there but yes, too bad there is so much trash everywhere. I hope they can get it cleaned up someday before it gets out of control. So sad to see it like this.

[@rajithadias6508]

Thank you for exploring this Davud.

[@inamdurrani9259]

I knew what you gonna say even before watching your video.. This is a hard reality which we ignore and take our land for granted

[@Davud_Akh]

Thank you Inam for your comment. Sad reality indeed

[@jennt5307]

Beautiful yet sad to see the trash.

[@user-KM786]

Beautiful 🇵🇰🇦🇿

[@Davud_Akh]

Pakistan is beautiful! :)

[@m-am7491]

extremely nice people of pakistan they are amazingly kind and generous and loving loving,the are spiritual and just pure souls

[@hafsajaved2542]

As a pakistani i appreciate your act and thanks for highlighting this. If we want to secure our natural heritage every pakistani should have to contribute.

[@mushrafchipy586]

First step of action start with your government to make strict rules and spend money to clean up the whole country without bribe and corruption.

[@waqasbaloch3990]

We are agree with you brother

[@Davud_Akh]

Thank you for the comment and the support! Davud :)

[@silverglen5632]

I love the genuine hospitality. It is our beautiful world and we all need to take care of our environment. At times poor people don't have time to think about the environment their priority is survival. I'm sure the local environmental groups can get involved in educating and explaining the long term benefit to the locals and to the world. Davud, you are doing a great job bringing the environmental awareness.

[@MuhZubairAli]

Completely agree with you, Thanks for bringing it up, People need to be educated...

[@Davud_Akh]

Thank you Muhammad! I wish it will change something

[@awanaliyan7758]

Yes it is the biggest problem in Pakistan, even locals are fed up from illiterate visitors.

[@Davud_Akh]

Thank you Awan! I hope it will change in the future

[@justvoter7054]

Agree with you brother. I hope Pakistani people realize this and become clean and keep the country tidy.

[@pakistanikhan804]

hi Davud well come to Pakistan....I hope u will come again and again..I already subscribed and watched almost all your videos...MashAllah you r the most Decent and kind hearted traveler best of luck to you and your channel 💖💖💖✌

[@ZakI-py4bn]

Davud this video was terrific! I totally get you, the littering is actually shameful and mega-disappointing. Pakistan has a load of this sort of issue all over the place. If we want more people to visit and enjoy the beauty of the place, we must first take care of it! As a side note, when you stepped out of the tea place, the change was so well captured, I loved it! Thanks for your videos man, they're getting me through a lot of tough times at the min!

[@Shaikechali]

Absloutly Right Davud, its Need some awarness and law to protect this kind of natural places.

[@beeme2126]

you look like Ertugrul ,, specially in hoody

[@Davud_Akh]

I heard that before haha

[@A_jan97]

Yes finally i recognized when i read her message... you really locoking updated Ertugrul ghazi

[@Natasha-ln5bu]

8:55 very rite brother people dont care and through their trash in the beautiful places and then my name is Azher Bhai Jaan... love to see you here

[@modestandquirky652]

One thing I have noticed from your videos, You have a beautiful heart brother MaShaaAllah.

[@MrRobinplays8856]

U looking like Engan Altan who played rule in drama ertugrul ghazi

[@nanovahidy5172]

You’re right about the trash. It detracts from the beauty of the place.

[@AnasAhmed-vl5bj]

Absolutely true but insha'Allah when you come next time it would be much better

[@samwillson966]

i'm a Pakistani and i thank you for brining this up so atleast our govt listen . people in Pakistan (most of them) they don't care about trash and few of us .when we return from places like this we always have bags full of trash left by others. Please keep it up . Thanks once again

[@abdullhadisuleman3515]

So sad about the trash ... We can't blame peoples who are uneducated... Government needs to provide high quality modern / islamic education and should compulsory education on each and every Pakistani ... Peoples who are educated and still doing these types of rubbish They should pay heavy fine atleast 500 dollars...

[@Davud_Akh]

So true! Thanks, Davud

[@tttt6522]

70+ years , this nation still not learning the basic, and yet they are proud to be a member of Nuke club what a shame.

[@AdamAdam-fi2uh]

North is beautiful part of Pakistan,should go to swat

[@Davud_Akh]

Yes, north Pakistan is crazy beautiful :)

[@umershaukat86]

That's thanks from my side. Tho, it's not always the government's duty to rescue these places. Being the citizen of this country, we are equally responsible for the well being of our place.

[@justiceglenn187]

"I think Pakistani people might not like me for talking about this" Well...no I actually loved how you talked about what's wrong with the country and it's obviously lack of awareness and understanding of the problems that stem from pollution as most of the people in Northern most Pakistan are not highly educated. People in the cities are no better as they don't really care either. I'd love it if you gave both your positives and negatives about the places you visit in the future. Love from Swat

[@m.razanisar]

Great video, appreciate you shedding some light on the beauty of our country. What camera are you using in these vlogs?

[@sohailshahid3698]

Love 😍 you dear. 🌹🇵🇰❤️💛 Trash is a biggest problem of 🇵🇰. Need of public awareness with best administrative actions and tools can control this problem.

[@katyastyles]

shocking that there`s so much rubbish in this gorgeous place. If I ever manage to go there, I will organize a cleaning action !!

[@jamalchadv4651]

despite of knowing that cleanliness is half of faith, it's sad

[@adnanabbasi1630]

Unfortunately this is what we neglected most often. Hope that any official watching this video may take action to avoid further damage to the tourism.

[@muhammaduzair947]

That ring in your thumb you bought 4 days ago in your video and this present video where i m commenting is 1 month old

[@protectkashmirmovementboyc7252]

Thanks for raising this important issue

[@azharfarooq1141]

No we don't mind you raised a valid point Davud

[@haseenullah3137]

I agree with you brother

[@waqqaspervez8127]

No brother, we don't hate you for what you said here ... you just tried to educate people ... i believe, if even few of all those watching u learn and improve, you've done a great deal. God bless u brother

[@debyorkshirelass9674]

You have such a beautiful soul, so free minded . Find the beauty of this world and enjoy it. Life is so short, safe travels 🙏

[@farzanahameed476]

Instead of Arabian fairy tales, kids should be tought civic sense, social responsibility, and environmental problems, this shows how Pakistan is ruined by religion, now India is also facing the same, love from India

[@yesofcourse1136]

Those mountains stolen my heart .remembering my Uttrakhand I would definately go there but as a Hindu may be unsecured

[@kdlodi]

spot on fellow!

[@sadamiqbal2508]

Love from Pakistan Peshawar

[@user-dp1vh1ec3p]

Sorry from Pakistan. You are right. There should be cleanliness. I think some places, in Pakistan, are clean too but this famous lake is not as it should be!

[@farzanahameed476]

See former Soviet islmic nations, there religion restricted for a 50 years, now they have that cosmopolitan culture, Arabian tribalism ruined Pakistan, once it was a cradle of world civilisation

[@salman1987khan]

Good to see you here... Love you... Throwing thrash is disappointing brother and we are trying to Educate people but it will take time.

[@temasek65]

Come to Singapore for a clean, green and tidy lifestyle experience!

[@AdamAdam-fi2uh]

People are careless while government is careless as well

[@Davud_Akh]

It is sad - because these places are super beautiful! I wish we can keep them like that.

[@thetruthseeker5307]

It is problem of whole Indian Subcontinent. No waste management by governments and people don’t appreciate their natural resources and throw garbage everywhere. In India you will see lots of chips wrappers and cold drink bottles on the ground.

[@naveedazhar1215]

Dear Davud you are absolutely right about trash problem

[@faizanahmad6004]

Yes we agreed with your point

[@dreamyways]

Tea was fantastic.. 👍

[@amazingworld2221]

im Pakistani But dont spread Hate here 😡

[@mahirrrrrrrrrr]

@@amazingworld2221 bro he just said tea was fantastic so where is the probelm?

[@shafiqkhan2997]

Yes ofcourse Daud brother , this is very bad habit in our country that people don't care about the environment and ofcourse that's very bad and I appreciate you that you have pointed out that and we Pakistani people should keep our country environment clean !!! ALLAH bless you

[@Imru_gamer]

Mashallah, this is so beautiful 💜💜💜💜💜💜

[@JamRock_Jr.]

Davud, u were talking about the trash around the mountains. I would suggest if you can organize with the people doing work up the mountains together clean up and set the example .. show the people around there that something needs to be done. I know u can educate everyone especially in Pakistan. Perhaps we can start somewhere. If I were there with you I will just try to organize something to encourage more people to clean together and also set up trash bins and slowly educate people there. It won't change over night buy atleast it's a start.

[@I_Will_Be_There_For_You]

As a Pakistani, I would say your concern is 100% right. This is one of the biggest problems of ours. Unfortunately, there is not enough level of the campaign for awareness regarding environmental cleanliness. It's a collective responsibility of tourists, locals, and the government.

[@menylk7586]

I hope government impose high fines for littering beautiful natural places like these. Or else these people would never change or care .

[@Zizoosworld]

You look beautiful

[@zainabahmedvlogs1226]

You are absolutely right

[@Davud_Akh]

Thank you for the comment :)

[@CookingwithHumi]

Beautiful msg for peoples who visited these places and throw garbage here and there .i travel these areas few years back and i feel the same just like you feel hope fully people understand soon that they have to keep clean every area of the country beautiful vlogg stay blessed Ameen 👍😊

[@AAdnaanmtl]

Davud Akhundzada@ absolutely right people should take care nature and surroundings. We Pakistani like and love you man. If you check all our national travel Vlogers they always try to teach people and criticize those who do all this. Please must check our Pakistani Vlogers Specially "Being a traveller" "Ukhano" and many more. Thanks for visit to Pakistan.

[@shahroz01]

We absolutely like what you are saying... And thanks for speeding the message.... We are also very disappointed for those who put trash everywhere....

[@user-bg4zj8lg3z]

Is this place is the broader region of Afghanistan or the Kashmir area? The trible area of Afghanistan and Peshawar do not have Dal cosines as thier favarite food.

[@mo-ez6970]

2:30 this boy is so beautiful with yellow eyes.

[@bilalhussain7984]

Vloggers like you should really keep bringing it up so the gov`t takes action about trash. People need to be educated as well by constant reminders from Vloggers like you.

[@mixvideos709]

I am Pakistani but living in Azerbaijan you should try parata I am living in Azerbaijan and every morning I made parata with Pakistani chai

[@mohsinahmed8640]

Our public need to educate about this issue i am agree with you. It's not just a human duty also a religious duty

[@AlamSaeedofficial433]

Nice video and I am also akhundzada brother...

[@LifeandTails]

Not just in Pakistan. Even in India, it's the same. There are so many beautiful places... But the tourists are ruining them every day......

[@ronjohnson5070]

That view is awesome

[@mrrid808]

Thanks!

[@salmamalik7158]

So sad to see lot of trash. Plz local tourist, plz try to clean and dump trash on proper place.

[@fifitheflowerpot]

I need to visit this place, when I visit Pakistan in sha Allah.

[@ZAHIR0786]

Pakistan is a beautiful place , the government should have a more strict policy regarding litter/trash and impose fines . Hope you enjoy the rest of yoir trip buddy tkre god bless