SIGHING HEIGHTS: AN ETHNOGRAPHIC REPORT ON SUSUM VALLEY IN NORTHERN PAKISTAN

This ethnographic report is about the social condition of a deprived population struggling in the Susum Valley in the Northern Areas of Pakistan. These people belong to the Shia Imami Ismaili Muslim community. Though few initiatives have been taken to rule out and minimize the environmental, social, and health care problems with the collaboration of Aga Khan Rural Support Programs along with other Governmental bodies, however, a lot has to be done yet. This report highlights certain alarming health care needs which require immediate social and environmental planning to fulfil them.