The abandoned mansions of Pakistan (Full Documentary) BBC Stories
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- Опубликовано: 1 сен 2018
- In the last few decades hundreds of mansions have sprung up in villages throughout Pakistan's Punjab. We follow three local men who decided to migrate to Oslo where they have worked, got married, and had children - for a better life. But all three have realised their dream on building a mansion on what they consider their real home, and with time, have built mansions to show how far they have come in their lives - but with every mansion built comes heartache.
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I was living abroad, left my parents home alone, dreaming one day I will make them happy by earning enough money. After 4 years I realize at this stage they don't want money but me . My father started facing several health issues. Then I realize may be it would be too late to bring them here. So I left abroad and with less money I'm living happy with parents and family.
its was good decision
I wish i could give millions of thumbs up to your comment and that decision ❤
Good decision
Thank you dears for such a nice appriciation. BTW I'm living in the same City kharian(In the City this video is made). For an update Alhamdullilah my Father is healthy now MashaAllah and we offer prayers daily together in Masjid. Alhamdullilah Allah almighty also blessed me with a cute baby girl. When my parents hold princess in hands, I can clearly see a bright shine in their eyes and the love they use to express with little angel. It feels like to me they are living now a young life or reverted back to the life when they were young. Alhamdullilah dears this is the happiness I never ever thought of it in my life. Trust me I can't express all of my feelings but the truth is I'm more happy, way more successful in my life because of parents prayers and blessings. At this time of pendamic earning enough in Pakistan with my efforts and Alhamdullilah in Halaal ways, may be earning more than when I was in abroad. Alhamdullilah. I hope my story will guide someone to take right decision at the right time. I realized when you make your parents happy Allah Almighty puts under your feet all the good wills you may struggle hard for or spend the whole life seeking for. Say Alhamdullilah for what you have and stay blessed.
@@TheNabpro Salaam brotha, your story is inspiring.
By the way my family is also in kharian and I am abroad.
I am kind of thinking the same as you did.
But the first step is always the hard part.
My father built a school in Pakistan where there are over 400 students provide service to poor and needy is more important rather then building mansions
Mashallah God bless you
@S HENG Indonesia is richer than a lot of European countries.
respect from china
Well this is one of the dilemma of us living abroad. By heart we love and want to live back in homeland but dream of having a better lifestyle keep us to stay abroad. We sometimes live in two boats
God bless your father
Love from India. I lost it when the old man broke down in the museum, after they honored him by putting his shoes on display. I honestly felt like he deserved all the hugs in the world.
That old man is a true person..Salute to him.
Infact he became so successful to make his successors amazing like him
I broke into tears myself when saw the man becoming tearful remembering my own painful journey. It’s not easy to leave your homeland for a better future. You always miss your homeland and your community. I wish things were better I would never have thought of coming abroad. However the economic revival has a lot of wonderful opportunities for young people. However, I do not see making huge mansions for no one to live there. Why not spend the same money abroad to have a decent home for the family. In the generations to come home is where you are born and raised.
24:52 truth he is saying !!
he actually has good determination i think great man
This gentleman from Norway is such a nice, emotional and honest human being. I was fighting my tears as I saw him weep seen the juttis he wore when he made his journey from Pakistan to Norway the first time.
❤️
The guy seems to be genuinely grateful for his host country and doing his best to honor it. Good guy.
Rohit Khosla look like his ancestry blood is definitely hindu
@@gagandeepsharma003 most likely to be Sikh considering they are Jat and farmers
The Fine Print mate you know nothing. There is a live example in many jat sikh families. Half of the family in pakistan is muslim and the other half sikh in indian punjab
Look for Punjabi Lehar chanel on youtube. You will find some examples
What i mean is a lot of pakistanis background is either Hindu or Sikh. There ancestors converted to islam
My warmest greetings to the old man who is so genuinely grateful to the west for accepting and honouring him. A good human being. Unfortunately what he said about Gulf nations is 100% true. I am from India and this Pakistani gentleman truly earned my respect!
Thank u for a nice feedback. This is my story. regards Aslam Ahsan - Norway
@@aslamahsan2742 It was an interesting story.
This man reminded me of my grandfather he did so much for us and he is the reason we have better life in UK now and when it was the time for him to relax and enjoy his life he left this world so soon...I miss u very much granddad
Sad that the parents worked hard for every penny and dreamt of living with their children in their dream homes and have to finally live alone.....hard life
Not true in mexico, sinaloa some people are buried in tombs as big as mansions so we are not all buried the same but we sure are all dead!
Worked hard? Are you joking? Morelikely, worked hard milking the benefit systems in the west. Shamless!!!
Silver Glen HAHAHAHA this makes me laugh. Benefits in the west dont give you THIS much money. These houses are still expensive. They probably have high skill jobs abroad. In any case probably a lot more skilled than you are 🤪🤪
@@silverglen5632 somebody's salty
Lol in Canada Indian/Pakistani immigrants are either doctors or small business owners. Not milking the system, more like contributing to it but ok.
That old man is great in saying that Christians were kind to him. God bless him and those who treated him kindly!!
Christian are always more kind to others than Arabic Muslims
The west have taken these illiterate persons in there countries to use them as SAFETY VALVES .
Bcz as the west and christians are looting the mid east and other poor countries so they need some same people(muslims) who can protect and hide the brutality of christians and west.
Turkey has more tahn 3 millions and pakistans has more than 2 millions refugees just bcz the dictators of US and Europes imposed war in syria and afghanistan.
This is the bitter reality of greedy Christians blood.
Mind you, don´t involve Muslims and Christians into this. There´s NOTHING Christian about European countries anymore. I should know, I´ve been here my whole life. I WISH it was more Christian so that then, they would accept other religious people with an open heart. Come to Europe and you´ll see how people treat the word God with such disrespect. They call believers nutcases. The only time they go to church is when getting married (if even that), when going to a funeral and sometimes, when a baby is born. There are homosexual people everywhere, and they want to take over churches as well. If any Christian speaks against it, they are ridiculed and their name dragged through mud on national T.V. Oh, I wish there were real Christians here! In most Euro countries, the right-wing Nazi parties are winning. Society is far too concerned about being politically correct to even embrace good moral and values. They don´t even understand the decency and dignity by which their own grandparents used to live. People who see everything in terms of sides, Christians against Muslims, are just crazy and misled. The only war I see is between religion and atheism. Atheists are working hard to eradicate religion and in Europe, they have succeeded. They are deliberately encouraging depravity...changing your gender is seen as something to be celebrated and understood, while wearing a headscarf is seen as a crime and provocation! They have even managed to hijack school-curriculum and are now promoting gender fluidity to preschoolers! They hate God and want to pervert everything that Christianity, Islam or Judaism stands for. How can people not see through this? Christians here don´t even dare say that they are Christian. Alhamdulillah, come to Pakistani churches and you´ll see how well-attended they are. Some of our most beloved stars and celebrities are Christian. As a Muslim, I only feel brotherhood and friendship with real Christians and Jews ("real" meaning those who dare practise their faith and aren´t just living an Atheist life while proclaiming to be Christian).
@@khwaab6288 Well said, you speak 100% truth.
I hope more people are nice to him and others.
I cried when the old man said muslims treats them bad and in Norway they have rights... bless them and Norway. It's a good docu btw.
I cried too
I am upset. They should be treated the same their government treat religious minorities. That is what the right wing is pushing for and I hope they win
yes hes talking about gulf nation which is 99.9% is TRUE
@@petcharles1971 he is talking about gulf which is Muslim majority
I live in Norway and my family is originally from Pakistan!
what a heart touching line by the old man; If given rebirth, I would do exactly same what I did in my this life. Great. Love from India to all my pakistani brothers.
we are all on the same boat!!! brother.... we need to be one again!!!!
When I started to watch this documentary I thought I would watch it for a couple of minutes but failed to do so.I watched it till the end and shed a drop of tears with the old Pakistani Norwegian Gentleman.A big thumps up for the wonderful heart touching stories.
Same.
U r absolutely right, showing his shoes with tears really made me cry, one should understand the value of hardship he made to reach that position, religion is secondary in life just live & let live with love, affection irrespective caste, religion, nation, do not hate anybody, humanity thy name is God. Pranay Mohan Rao - India
@@nusaybaansar7506 sounds like sarfaraz Ahmad.
Absolutely right well I'm from kharian too and I know all the ppl in documentary
Massive respect to Norway for having such a big heart and Love from India to my Pakistani brothers. :)
I was born in Norway by Pakistani parents
There are Indian brothers and sisters in Norway too with very similar stories to us Pakistanis.
@@khan0491 you also have a mansion?
@@easternise
Why are muslims running away from their 100% muslim countries and running to 100% christian countries?
@PatrickMCcolley
They will pay for it forever and ever. In 500 years time, europe will be 50% muslim which will automatically mean the death of western civilization.
Overseas Pakistanis have an opportunity to do something positive in their communities. People building these empty mansions are just limiting themselves. They can build schools named after their families or become conservationists to protect green spaces in their town etc. There is so much they can do. This is wasted potential.
Get a life and stop being jealous they worked hard Allah blessed them how much money do you give to help others your sad
banares hussain an empty mansion is a slap in the face to all the poor people still in Kharian. Just like that young farmer said, if he had money, he would help his household and then his community. The house will crumble but the benefit of helping people will never fade. If Allah gave them wealth, their job is to spend it on themselves and those around them. Not waste it.
@@banareshussain2185 instead ofbuikding those mensions he could have build businesses so country can be developed
@@talhaathome2085 its therr money they can donwhat they want with it .u jealous bastards n why should they help others
Most of the people building them are old. Retired. It's a lot of hard work to build a business, it requires more than just money. They want to relax in their old age, not have the stress of a new business.
This man is still stuck in the past when he wanted mansion for his family. Now that he has the mansion he does not know what to do with it.
If you change the title to "Abandoned mansions of the Punjab India" you will get same story. Divided by Borders United by Foreign Dream😜😜
sad truth of both nations cuz our politicians cant fix what they already have to make the land they have beautiful enough to live.......
Lol true
Until your people take the head of the queen of the British empire, your ancestors will never get peace
@@amalalnckamsk6939 sounds convincing but we are too lazy to do that so we need short cuts
True same kashmiri specially all mirpuri are in England
Once this old generation fades away, their kids will never return, that love for the homeland just isn't there in them.
That's a sad reality, because if you flee the land of your birth (children) then who will be there to take care of it in the future...displaced legacy is what I'm seeing & hearing. You would have traded your culture, traditions, customs & identity for someone else which will lead to a demise of your generational wealth passing.
Because they grew up in foreign countries and that's the only home they know. sad
I'm from the UK but I love going back to my homeland (Pakistan) I try going at least once a year, many times my friends have said lets go somewhere else (Dubai, Egypt, Morocco) but I've never been interested except Pakistan.
Yep that's what usually happens. Especially if the parents almost never take their kids back home for visits. At least on vacation. They have no idea where their parents originally came from or what hardships they suffered to get here.
@@beekarinsaan yeah and that creates all these western Muslims.
The man that travelled three months is very appreciative and quite, additionally and importantly, truthful!!
But the inequality and injustice got to stop. What do we do?!
@@dianaahuche880 You turn to Christ. He is the Way, the Truth and the Life.
@@sethsamuel6357 lol🤣😂😂😂
me: should be studying
youtube algorithms: happy 2020, wanna tour some abandoned Pakistani mansions
Same bro😂😂😂
Right now... I should be studying... Haven't finished my assignment !
I should be sleeping I have school tomorrow 😂
@@crimsonrain9570 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
People will go to Pakistan so that they can emigrate to Norway and be in heaven!
The team who have filmed this sentimental and very impressive documentry have hats off to them.
The story left a feeling of sadness with me. I am moved by the honesty and humbleness of these people. Besides, these the shepherd boy's dream of equality all around his village need admiration.
Good documentary. I especially loved how they put family first and are so grateful that they’ve been accepted and respected. The man crying over his shoes brought tears to my eyes. God is good
Hi dear
In the west, family and biological link is phasing away. In a way, it's a good and more promising trend. We need to be open and consider like-minded people family, not by blood-kin. Family and traditions will kill the modernization and progressive life. Humans are to progress and improve, that is the universal law. The poor countries are poor because of bad governance, and populace backwardness - ignorance.
@@wisepersonsay3142
You must be out of your mind with your comment. What has happened in europe, which is opening european borders to massive immigration especially from muslim countries will end western civilization in the near future. I also don't agree that muslims countries shall remain 100% muslim while they dilute the the population of christian countries. Europe which was 100% christian 100 years ago is now about 3% muslim. What will the percentage of muslims be in europe 500 years from now?
@@longinusukenta1086 I'm afraid you are correct.
Family first
Divided by religion United by profession FARMERS. He narrated he doesn't have specific bed room because I'm farmer. That is Gene of agriculturist. From South India.
Have not watched the video. Would u please elaborate the farmer-bedroom matter...TIA
@@omermowaffaquejaigirder8889 farmers are so simple that they can sleep anywhere
I don’t want to go foreign for job or study bcz i love my land pakistan although i can afford that but i want to serve my country
So good to hear. If only the ones we have here in the UK with amazing qualifications would take them back to Pakistan and make a difference there.
@Iraj Pandey Once even the emirates had three times less the amount of wealth Pakistan and India did but guess what? The thing about time is that it’ll always pass and will always be unpredictable whether its good or bad😄 thus be positive you never know whats there for us in the future.
@@karlaparker7988 yeah well said I always say that even 5 or 6%of the Pakistani living in UK or Canada go back to Canada then maybe this generation can help Pakistan grow
Respect to that old man, he loves his country, but he also loves his adoptive country. Wonderful thing to hear! We Christians are kind people, good to hear that he overcame poverty and gave everyone in his family a better life :)
There are many Christian's in pakistan
Sure, Christianity , true faith, is what the whole world needs. By the way, Jesus is coming back soon. Please prepare and be holy.
real christians only not every type of christians.. Russian orthodox christianity good. Corrupt Catholic Cult of Satan very bad(West europe)
@@upbornwoman9334 Yeah, Muslims already believe in Jesus as the Messiah, most people are completely uneducated on Islam but seem to make so many statements about it.
Shahrukh Saeed so true
I was born and raised in Saudi Arabia. My mother is Indonesian. When I was there we never visited Pakistan my dad didn't took us to Pakistan to visit and see relatives. And when I was 13 we shifted to Pakistan. It was very difficult for us to manage and settle in Pakistan as that time we didn't know to speak Urdu, we speak Arabic mixed with Indonesian language. And we use English in Indian international school and my friends were almost Arabic. But now we are here in Pakistan permanently my dad said he wants to take us back to Saudi Arabia but we dont want to because now there is Pakistan in my heart. I would only live in Pakistan or Indonesia.
Yehh i live in UK but when i went to visit pakistan i didnt wanna come back but bcz i cant write urdu i had to come back bcz i would have found it hard but soon gonna move back to my house in pakistan
Nabby Nabbieee I’m just hoping you won’t forget Indonesian language.
Greetings from Indonesia 🇮🇩
And i am still in Saudi Arab
Sister Nabby Nabbieee ' i dont know why you shifted from saudi ' you did not mention it.
but my story is similar ' I was born & raised in Emarat Dubai but i lived my whole life here .
i visit pakistan sometimes ' really sister it is very difficult to stay in pakistan.
& i built a house there for emergency case if i loose my job ' if i have to come to pakistan.
i will have a place to stay.
Now i know ' i am not alone . so many people like me have built a house in pakistan but they never stay in it.
Nabby Nabbiese; It's good to feel love for the land that opens it's arms to a person.. Pakistan is a beautiful country. I only have one friend from Pakistan..We call him Roger because his name is kind of difficult to pronounce and it sounds more like Roger..Anyway he visits Pakistan every year and always bring pictures of beautiful places in your homeland.
Wow, I hate that son who is having his dad build a mansion for him. While he shares an apartment with 8-9 people, his Dad is wasting his life savings and last years alone struggling to build a house based off his wish. And this loser said he’s not even planning on living there for another forty years. That’s ridiculous
Seriously
His dad should have stopped building it then. Children do not have to live the dreams their parents decide for them. Maybe the son is happier in Norway as he was born and brought up there than in Pakistan?
That son should be ashamed. What a disgusting way to treat your aging father.
@@thefactoes8073 wtf
Wow you misunderstand. They are building it together. Why do you think they all squeeze into the small apartment in Norway? Why do you thinks the father consults with the son? The son is earning money that is feeding into their project. Father has some money too and most importantly has the time and probably wants to spend time in Pakistan.
This is universal. The mansion is every immigrants ideal. An ideal we never get to live out as we get too invested and used to the creature comforts of our host countries. Our kids dont share that ideal.
Building a giant house in the middle of poverty stricken areas to stoke your own personal ego is not impressive, instead it is wasteful, cruel and dare i say stupid.
bull shit .... at least it gives the local economy a boost. his money not yours....his dream .
When people have nothing they strive for success and material things they have never had it's human nature they worked so hard to go try and achieve their dreams and a better life for their kids and the house is a symbol they mad it even if it does seam silly to your self
@@hayley2984 talking shit !!!!! do you live in a tent ?? no expensive car ?? Holliday's that cost £ 5k pounds. some people spend 20k on Boob or face jobs( plastic surgery ). everyone has dreams .... even if you lose at the end !!!
Reeferstewmagoo It’s his hard earned money he can do whatever he likes with it. As for the poverty striken area that’s the governments responsibility to fix using tax payers money.
the business handler The countries problems have less to do with religion or capitalism but more to do with corruption and mismanagement of funds by government officials.
They don't need empty mansion's,they needed schools
Dorian Goldberger
but you see
In my opinion , the people who want to do good do not have the power for it
It’s a sad reality in countries with governments such as Pakistan’s
And hospitals
Yes . But who's going to build and teach......
People have money but don't pay tax . The government officials are thieves..... what can normal people do. We vote for the biggest pigs and dogs in power!!!!!!
Charitable work is an option and indeed a very noble option (I respect your father for that) but not binding on everyone to do the same. Not everyone has capabilities and nerve for taking up such responsibility and if they want to spend their live's earnings on some dream of theirs, then why stop them? And its not that they have earned beyond measure. They have worked hard as factory workers, cooks, waiters, taxi drivers and what not, just enough to save to spend on some dream of theirs. However, if they're not living in the house they built, it surely seems to be waste of money. But I think we shouldn't pass judgements like these on other people.
Watched this on BBC World over the weekend. Very good documentary! Got to appreciate the old man who praised Christian countries for treating Muslims better than how Middle Eastern countries treat Muslims from poorer nations.
Hamzazaie, you are living in the past. Look at today's situation.
Teddy, the mistakes of the past reverberate throughout the present and future. If you want to understand the how and why of today then read history.
Hamzazaie, then how can some people who used to be colonized came out more successful than the others? Surely, they envisioned their future more than regretting their past. Some didnt even read or live or know the colonial era or what happened 10 years ago. Stop blaming others. In a country like pakistan, bangladesh, and india, its the current government whic are failing their people. Its the mentality and the religion can be blamed as well.
Arabs first conquered the Arab world and then again under the banner of Islam. Islam then split into 2.
Many Islamic nations still do the same today. They don't make their fellow Muslim's lives any better now that they have gained a lot of wealth. In fact, you could deduce that history is repeating in the Islamic world.
Therefore you are right that history reverberates throughout the present and future.
The same can be said of communism vs the world.
Firstly are you following the thread or are you reading a single line of a comment?
I'm referring to "Teddy, the mistakes of the past reverberate throughout the present and future."
Consider the history of Islam and the history of Pakistan.
I'm highlighting Islams history in the world, specifically Pakistan and how the past reverberates throughout present and future.
Did you watch the documentary?
My village is next to this village where’s this old man 👴 from.i also want to built a house but after this video I think 🤔 this is not necessary. Cause mansions can’t make us happy 😃.
Sajjad ahmed what is this village called?
Name of the village
Syed Hassam Haider yeh
@@syedhassamhaider2901 kharian
I was actually contemplating doing this, and I’m a Pakistani Australian-What an eye opener!
Don't you want to be recognized as an ultra rich person among the poor village fellows and satisfy your ego ? Whether you live in it or not isn't the question. Looking down upon your Pakistani fellows with a sense of superiority in your eyes for only a few days-visit and making their generations feel inferior afterwards is the driving force behind these mansions. No real needs actually.
Their are hundreds of projects that can be accomplished to uplift the poor and eliminate poverty from our country. Where this money could be used profitably . Thus having Ajar in this world and the world here after.
Your not a pakistani australian mate. Pls dont add the “australian” there. Your a pakistani mate. Theres no such thing as a pakistani australian. Its either ur a pakistani or a australian
@@hamzahrashid1 then he's Australian if he was born there
Build a school or some clinic/basic health facility instead.
The old man with the museum shoes is a beautiful spirit.
Those are traditional shoes called khussa....
The guy building a house to fulfil his son's wish does not sound happy 🙁
son is in norway and probably barely gonna spend any time in that house his father's building. Sad indeed.
He is living away from all of his family
So how could you imagine him being happy??
flaunting wealth when 3 ~ 4 families cramped in their actual living space in Norway. Putting 400000 USD on display when it could've been used to fund a business or investment.
And using his pension to fund the building of the house. That’s cheecky.
@@vincenttan6303 Poverty mentality I guess.
this is so sad that none of the well-to-do Muslim countries ever opened up to their poorer Muslim neighbors whereas non-Muslim countries have welcomed poor Muslim refugees and migrants. no wonder the LORD has blessed Europe and the Americas. love to humanity!
Well not really "welcomed" but oh ok. You think the immigrants wanted to leave their country? This comment is beyond shallow.
Says something about us "infidels"
I know I'm late but this comment is really fucking ignorant. Pakistan has accepted almost 2 million afghan refugees in the past few decades. Turkey itself was holding 63% of the world's refugees in 2018, the majority of them from poorer muslim countries in the Middle East and Africa.
@@lit_boy_daddy_doo3518 I think he meant rich Muslim countries, the ones with the oil money!
Same. My brother built a house like this on my fathers old plot... non of his kids will ever go live there after he is gone. It will be empty... don’t build mansions unless you are willing to live there. Otherwise it’s just a ghost house.
It is bitter truth. Not a single Muslim Country have opened Visa Policy to live as Citizen. While Europe, USA, CANADA have always welcomed.
@Shawn nah just become the muslims don't want non muslims to live among them that's the entire point of being a muslim I'm saying this as an atheist living in a country with 200 million muslims.
@J OneLife yet you don't bomb people all over the globe so you're still better.
Adi Mate
So George Bush saying that god told him to invade Iraq (which resulted in almost 1million civilians being killed btw) doesn't count? And what about the Holocaust? Was Hitler not a Christian?
@Shawn Thats not Christianity doing that, that is the corrupt governments who are secular. We don't like them either, but we don't have any other options.
@@fourhorsemenmechanix757 Hitler killed people because of his political beliefs not religious beliefs. George Bush invaded iraq for political and economic gain but used God as an excuse to get the backing of the Republican party.
The old gentlemen said true that muslim gulf countries are cruel
and this guy will send his daughters back to marry a first cousin most like breed an idiot for the national health to look after
Its not Muslims who are cruel its Arabs who are, and that is why in spite of having money they live under the feet of Europeans and Americans as they do not follow Islam properly.
Sad but true. It’s argued whether it’s an Arabian or a Persian Gulf. It’s neither. It’s a Desi Gulf. They’re the ones who built it. Sweating and dying for pennies under oppressive Gulf Arab slaveholders.
@@jameswarbrick9168 who says that ? Idiot that problem is only in UK
Gulf arabs are extreamly racist and cruel especially to fellow muslims. They think they are superior since they come from same area and speak the prophets dialect. The shatan lives in the Gulf, what they are doing to Yemen is cruelty beyond cruelty.
They could’ve rather invested in building the town’s infrastructure than building those ghost mansions.
Now sajjad can feel the pain of his parent whats it like to miss your children.
As an African i can relate to this documentary...Making money abroad and at the same time you lose your heritage/lineage/future generations to outside world..What's the need of building big mansion in your home country when your children are not coming back to live there?? They don't have their native cultures no more.....We are trapped..
True. I have been living in Europe for the last five years for studies. Living in my own country and my heritage is very important to me. I sent my wife and son back home when my son was at a school-going age. I will be going back home in a few months. European countries are great for those people who don't value their heritage.
Sheraz1001.....You did well...You took a wise decision..You sacrificed luxury for your heritage/future generations....Good!!!
So who is forcing u to go abroad
Nobody. The education is better here but I am not down with the culture here.
@@sheraz1001 so be in ur own culture or in ur nation. They dont like urs
My father started dairy farming in 90s before that we were poor and now Alhamdulillah we can build many houses like these
So these people are not satisfied with their lives
Im very satisfied with my life here in my own country
Dont go anywhere plz work hard in your own country and you will have lot of money Inshallah
Bht aala soch
MashaAllah
As a pakistani, its my dream to go abroad but how we got pakistan after all struggles are forefathers went through wants me to study abroad but come back to Pakistan and do something for the community. We need our Pakistani skilled people to develop pakistan instead of leaving their home lands. Our country needs us!
Unis are money making scheme now. Learn a practical trade and help that way but it plumbing to engineering
Have you been abroad?
Ya’ll should’ve interviewed my father. He went to the States 40 years ago, and just by working his butt off, he now owns a 1.5 million dollar mansion in Maryland, Winchester, Baltimore city. He has given us the best life possible, my 4 siblings and I are proud of him. At this moment, he is working with multiple charitable organisations, for the betterment of Pakistanis.
That's the story of a lot of rich Pakistanis in the US
Farah Ali Yep, but I appreciate my father for all those sacrifices, I’ve seen him go through a lot, so his story stands out to me :)
No matter how big your house is, how recent your car is, or how big your bank account is. Our graves will always be the same size.
Cling as heavily as you like to this earth you can't take it with you.
Right
Yes you are right billionaire boys club
@@DubSalvation
Just a fan of the music artist Pharrell Williams!
@@R8V10 if you care about the graves so much then know listening to music will cause for a grave punishment. No pun intended mate.
well said
I have a Pakistani friend who has built a number of double story villas (not mansions) in Pakistan and bought a few shops there over the span of a decade, he leased out the houses and shops to local families and collects a decent amount of rent from them. When he needed capital to start up his own business abroad and put his kid through University he sold a couple of houses and a shop to cover all his costs. What he told me was people often let their ego and pride dictate what they invest in over making rational and smart business decisions. They build huge mansions over 10-15 years that they can neither lease out nor offload. They simply don't understand real estate, business and ROIs.
PUGI
When you buy a house luicianna you don't think about making money as Muslims we feel blessed the almighty has given us through hard work and dedication we as people of the holy book are thankful to our creator we don't want money you might and others like you who are greedy for cash but are not we buy house to retire in for parents family and kids and grandkids to come spend holiday and see pakistan
+banares hussain idiot .
@@banareshussain2185 there is nothing in Islam, Ahadeeth, or the Quran that says people cannot benefit financially from building a house and leasing it out,, it is tijarath (business). Even the Prophet (saw) worked as a merchant for Khadeeja's (RA) business, so there is nothing wrong with doing business. Don't try to be holier than the Messenger of Allah (saw) and refrain from innovations in religion. May Allah guide us all
@@nicoletteferragamo not everybody is lucky and fortunate like your friend who can sell 3-4 houses and start up business most of us like these good people have worked a lifetime to buy one house to finally retire and for family and kids to come visit it's all thanks to Allah blessings we know nothing wrong with working and business the almighty tells us that but we are not robots or machines we are grateful for whatever we earned and happy to build house not chasing money or greed it does not and never has made people happy too many people think money money money instead of the important things sure do business if you are lucky enough but there comes a time to put health wellbeing and family as priority and devotion to the creator good luck to your friend may Allah give him more but please for most of us we have to work life time night and day to build a property we don't want anymore out health is important the deterioration in the body with years of work we need to put what's important to us too many people look at others with jealousy and green eyed monster what these good people have done I have ultimate respect worked in the worst jobs they earned it they should be immensely proud of the hardwork and Allah's blessings
I live in Norway and my family is originally from Pakistan! I feel like the man in the doc has a very similar story as my grandpa. He also thought he would just be here for a couple of years, but it’s tone 42 years and he still lives here :)
These places can be used for air b&b for people who want to visit Pakistan villages.
Lesson of Life, Money can't buy happiness. You build homes and someone else will use it after you die.
Therefore, after all this dedicated life to have a better life,rush to run towards God Almighty. Pleasing Him will give us a good place There! God willing
I dont know how you reach that conclusion.
Hammad Lesson of Life would keep you from white washing Your Own People Original Genes. You destroy Gods Genes on Earth. Once white mixes into a Nation white mixes take on the mentality of the destroyer=white man It causes division within the nation. As the Original mother spirit becomes diseased and washed out, so does The Land
PEOPLE WITH MONEY DON'T DIE IN THE GUTTER OR FROM STARVATION
That is very true from Somalia
I want to give a long and tight hug to Ahsaan, what a great great guy he is. so humble, so honest, full of reality. Which is very sad for us people who were born in poor countries. Still I wish love and Peace for the whole world.
I cried over the journey with three months on that shoes and his story is one that has a good outcome,others have not lived that good life,thank you for acknowledging us Christians,or Christian countries that have still humane treatment towards his fellow humans.
Another thing which our two panjab shares is that villages are full of enormous empty mansions. People obsessed with leaving panjab and going abroad to find greener pastures.
When the Grandfather said his grandson was happy after getting rid of him....
He had a smile.............. a fake smile.....
Because we the young generation has "no time" to have a chat with our elders
Sai keha bache ki janan
Ekdum sehi kaha
Bachiya nu koi parvaa ni aapne maa-pyo di. Jinna ne enu palya tey vadda keeta ey. Eh asal ch goriya da rawaj ey jehre lok maa-pyo nu carehome ch satt dene aa.
I thought it was banter as the child was interrupted from watching cartoons. A very understanding grandfather!
Any one of thinking of building's a mansion in Pakistan, DON'T. Back in my village in Azad khashmir, hundreds of these mansion lay empty or Patan's are being paid to live in them, because the owner is too old to live there BY HIMSELF,
"The best of people are those who live longest and excel in their deeds, whereas the worst of people are those who live longest and corrupt their deeds." [Tirmidhi, Sahih]
Brothers do not corrupt you're deeds by building Mansions while you're neighbours sleep on empty stomach.
Mr driveryte lol no one is thinking of building a mansion in Pakistan lmfso
I agree. my village has high rise walls with mansions that lay empty while the families live in europe making ends meet.
The dream of building g a home big enough for the whole family to live together is a wonderful thing. Unfortunately it is only a dream. I grew up with 4 generation in one big house and it was a great time. But that was then , and this is now. Nobody wants to deal with others.
Mate your jealous get a life how sad
You keep buying Bullshit azad kashmir is a Islamic jihadic idea Kashmir belongs to kashmiri not pakistani
So ironic to see how he feels the Muslim countries are cruel while he himself is building a mansion no one wants to live in in such a poverty stricken area.
@BOY753 he is just another rich azzhole!
My father live in greece and I am here ......he headed there for work in 2000 and in 2001 I was born ......since then he come here for a short while ......I always miss him but for the sake of my good eduction and better brought up .......he work there and send money back here .....that is the story the most of us living with ......we are lucky enough to have good education, healthcare and food .........but not our fathers with us ......for the most important phase of our life.....
It is respect that we taste in europe, which we havn’t tasted in pakistan. The old man said true words, even they respected his shoes which he wore during his journey to europe. Respect for europe
I love my pakistan
They go back & look down their noses at their fellow country men! Hypocrisy at its greatest. Pretend to be RELIGIOUS but they worship & love money most!
Only the elder generation are kind & uncorrupted.
VERY SAD!
waqar ahmed the older man has disrespected whole Pakistan.
Anxious Lahori
What is wrong with working abroad when your country cannot provide jobs for you? He is earning an honest living, not stealing or robbing. Also he works hard abroad and they were treated well. If you go to arab countries, they will take your passport and make you work like slaves. Sometimes they may withhold your salary. That's what happened to those who go to Saudi Arabia, Qatar or Dubai.
@@thinkcat01 well yes,but there seems to be this "I have more than you,so im better than you"
This whole world is just money worshipping but some kids can't have glass of clean water or go to the toilet without the risk of rape & so this woyld be a better investment It's all so convoluted :-(
Folks just warmed my heart. They all had wishes and worked for them. Those shoes brought a sensation of tears because I almost felt them.
What a beautiful tribute to Norway from the Pakistani gentleman.
The dream of having a mansion turned into a reality, that's what is important. Just enjoy your mansion. Few people are gifted such fulfilled dreams. Young or old age, the happiness is the same, perhaps.
How can you enjoy your mansion if it's not with those you love and u are always alone in it???!!! To me, that is no enjoyment or at least too little.
It's punishmwnt
not same i guess
What a beautiful tribute to the people of Norway and their civility and humanity unmatched across the world. When I was a child the nation of my birth fell apart. I found myself in a refugee camp at 10 years of age. The whole Western world and Japan helped us, as did the UNHCR and many other UN agencies. However, the people of Norway and Sweden truly are something extraordinary. I am grateful for everything anyone gave us as we didn't deserve any help, so I hope this doesn't come across wrong. Most of the time, the food we received would be the surplus food reserves often stored in special containers by various countries (not complaining) and at the end of their cycle. The US for example donated crackers from the Korean War that were labeled USAF 1956. You had to soak those babies for about 3 hours before they were edible. Again not complaining but that was the norm - just providing some frame of reference. You can imagine our surprise when at Easter time, the kids were all given a little box with a few of those Cadburry Cream eggs. I had not seen a piece of candy in 2 years. They had a label on them that said something like "We are sending you our best wishes. Happy Easter from the people of the Kingdoms of Norway and Sweden." I will never forget that. I have been in fights with people whenever anyone has said anything negative about them. To this day that simple gesture makes me cry and has inspired me like few things in life. Thank you to the people of Norway, Sweden, and all the other truly inspirational human civilizations of the western world, Japan, South Korea, Canada and the US, and all the others who do so much and seemingly get nothing but hate in return.
Sophicus, one really learns through adversity and your story of those Easter eggs is so poignant and is beyond proof that kindness and love are the only ways to go.
Norway and Sweden are truly extraordinary countries.
If it helps to know, the US and England now have a program where school children write cards and make 'friendship boxes' with teddy bears and donated treats to send to kids after disasters elsewhere in the world. Some of us did learn that old army rations were bad ideas!
That's a nice story. Thanks for sharing. I've come to think we should put more effort in helping refuges where they are rather than having them come to us. Unfortunately many can't adapt to society and some abuse the system of trust that the culture is based on. Greeting from a swede.
Omg your comment got me really emotional 😢
that was emotional , the old man with the shoes. it shows these people especially the older generation are really greatful for the help and kindness they have received from the Europeans.
I hope the owners would allow these mansions to be used as schools
What a beautiful documentary, the first guy reminds me of my grandpa , he did the same exact thing but in Palestine . He came to America , made a good living and went back to Palestine to live in a nice house he built for himself . They just love the air , the nature and the connection they have to the land , it’s truly very interesting, and this documentary really showed me how alike we really are
My dad also build a very big mansion on a big mountain because he wanted to outdo people! Now it just sits there rooting away, all the furniture untouched, dead rooms, no noise and no energy in there. It shows that when your intentions are for the wrong reasons, the outcome is the opposite of what your intention was.
That is problem with Pakistan
Guys stay west to long
Brilliant documentary! Just a thought, instead of building such mansions that lie almost empty, why cant they build schools, hospitals or factories instead that will help their community and probably give a meaningful reason for their sons and grandchildren to return back.
True couldn't agree more but you got to remember these ppl who went overseas are not very educated..they went there in the first place to avoid or leave the poverty behind so if they comeback to the same poverty it's not very pleasing to the eyes
no brain...just show off
I agree I was thinking about that too
Capital allocation is not easy for non educated dependent on labor. They don’t know yet about capital formation around activities like schools, hospitals , universities or startups.
They've answered you, its Pakistani mentality to show off and look like the best
I hope, one day there will be a Pakistani dream beyond immigration
well to be fair most people dream of immigration. Even people in European countries go to other European countries to get better jobs.
I have emigrated to USA at the begining of the 80's being 22 years old I have returned back to my Country Peru on 2011 after 25 years living abroad when I turned 47 years old I finally decided and Isaid it's time!! while I was there I had good jobs I fulfill most my achievements but always having on mind coming back I have builded a big house actually I became a landlord I rent apartaments now and I never regret coming back over all still joung along with my family and living peacefully in my Country.
The people in these villages are some of the most humble, down to earth and caring individuals.
They are not not all majority are corrupt but because they come from poor backgrounds
The son is asking his elderly father to build a retirement home for him by spending up all his savings and pension. Wow.. entitled that much?
But hey he runs out of money, he has all of them children and grand children to support him
Usually kids will look after parents in south asia and stay together. But still good to have your own savings I guess.
We Pakistanis are not supposed to abandone are parents at their old age, we are taught to take care of them like they did ours, Atleast not a sane Pakistani abandones his/her parents they are Major highlights of our life and I hope I will become successful enough to make my parents happy and give them the best life they could wish of💕
Totally Not Me that is the root cause of all the problems in third world countries.
In middle class, They raise kids to be financially independent only at a very late age, and most older people are left with little to no savings for their retirement because they have spent all their money on their kids.
And what happens is that the parents become emotionally and financially disabled and fully dependent on the kids, who I assure you end up doing it like a duty and not from the heart. Especially when the old age is complicated by some disease. And the people who have the ill fortune of having only daughters suffer even more because they have no one to take care of them, and they would have spent everything on the girl's marriage and upkeep.
And the govts have a lot of fun in these countries because they don't have to spend any money on the upkeep of the elderly, they just have to jail the kids for abandonment.
When you enforce traditions into simple family relations you take the emotion out of it.
Man this is heart breaking..Always love your motherland.. Always try to be in your homeland.That old man is too good. May god bless him and everyone out there in Pakistan💔💔 Love from India
Thank you bbc for such a heart touching documentary you are an amazing brilliant channel and including your brilliant staff God bless you and God bless bless great Briton 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
I feel for the man who is building the Mansion for his son. He is fulfilling his sons dream becos he loves him not becos he wants to show off. It is his 40y/o son who is shamefully using his dads hard earned cash to fulfil a materialistic dream when his dad could have invested his cash in a better house in Oslo for the whole family, selfish son using his innocent dad. 😥
Yes I ask my friends that, all their brothers nieces and nephews live in council flats.
I can see that in his father eyes that he does not want to show off just because of his father he is doing soo
i'm not Pakistani but i would say it's smart to built properties in your motherland then abroad. at least it's developing the country, only bad i see is the fact that the houses are pretty much empty
Sorry I don't speak in riddles and by doing so won't increase your marbles. No its not hard to believe because for love people will do many things and as most of his fortune will be inherited by his son motives become clear. Go and read the Hadith? Sorry what Hadith as there are 6 books with thousands of Hadiths and even more interpretations sooo its a no from me thanks.
You need get a life your jealous how sad
The old man's shoe, really touching.
Riddhima Sharma 😭what a sweetman
Riddhima you are looking extremely attractive...You remind me of my ex she used to have this beautiful long curly hairs like you
This is the third time I watch this documentary.
The personality on the man who walked to Norway is so beautiful
I truly enjoyed watching these men with their families. It was quite touching. Such strength. Pride. I smile with them. I cry with them.
Same is with Punjab India. Punjabis are Punjabis.
Not just punjabis but also Gujrati, Marwaris and many more. British destroyed india and made it very poor and this was the fallout
Paa g. Punjab day log iko jaey nay. Bas ik lakeer da fark ay :)
Lol true 😂
JATT IS JATT
I Live In Kharian And Half Of My Family Is In Europe And They Just Do Normal Jobs But Me And My House And I Do Investing And Buisness And Make Much More Money Than The People With Jobs In Europe
Can we stop and be amazed at the fact that Wali is 70?!?!?!
Exactly.. I thought he is younger than that .
Organic food with lack of privilege of junk food does that to you
LV sA doesn’t seem like much of a privilege he looks amazing! junk food is a curse
LV sA true and also a stress-free rural lifestyle with nature and friends
After this doc wali had died in one accident
My father went to UK in late 60's where he spent 10 years of his life then he moved to Dubai and worked there in ministry of information. In 80's he permanently moved to Pak. He raised all his children in Pak and admitted us into 3rd class pvt school in Karachi. We got our 1st UK passport when we passed 30 years of age. My father and all of us are still living in a rented house and we all are doing jobs in Pak and supporting our parents. My father never built a house, villa or mansion etc. In his entire life But he taught us human values and religious teachings and Pak cultural traditions. We all are living a simple life like common people of Pakistan.
I am afraid to say that all these people who were shown in this documentary film are greedy people!
Love from India..this is called simple living high thinking
Wow even having british passport you lived in pak. Hats off brother. This is a dream we all think about but having spent my entire youth oversees i still think about pakistan. I want to provide good benefits to our people but i am hurt as people in pakistan think of us as atm machine rather they work hard they eye on our pockets
question is why did you got british passport...You should surrender your british passport..let me say to your straight..your father is lair who lies to you and himself..
Just because a person works hard and builds homes and pursue a good quality of life does not make them greedy. It makes them ambitious
Damnn , as an Indian im astounded to the similarities of life between India and Pakisthan.
nodews I’m an Indian from Guyana looking at this documentary I feel the same way astonished by the similarities we have same in common my great grandma and grandpa were from India.
Esme Mohabir west indians arent indians or pakistanis anymore, way to many differences
We all have the similarities and commonality in our life whether we are from India, Pakistan or Bangla Dash. Our minds works in the similar ways. That's because we probably inherit the same gene by in large.
that's the Pakistani mentality to impress others around you, we live for others not for ourselves,
sadly
Your jealous so sad
Sarmad Shahbaz ...living to impress anyone is just a waste of energy...cause you are always gonna have haters...can’t impress everyone n why even care...
@@kunsang552 this is why Islam is the key as no hater no jealous sad person can effect you when you have the almighty in your life
banares hussain ...stay blessed bro...a contented man is a happy man, true happiness is a state of mind...
You can't just the majority based on the minority. You don't know what most people's intentions are or the reasoning for why they do what they do. For a lot of them they genuinely do it for themselves and if not themselves it's for family or their children, rarely to impress or compete with others..
This was such a good documentary.
Glad you enjoyed it
Blessed are people with loving parents ,some of us were denied by our parents ,we got no support from parents ,only have to rely above heavens
That gives us a good reason for us to be good parents to our kids 🙏.
i love my Pakistan ..... nobody can snatch my ultimate love for my country ... I'm proud to be Pakistani
18:16 this was the best thing said no one should be poor in the whole village this should be the spirit. instead of leaving these mansions and old houses empty they should be converted to masjids, schools, poor people house I pray ALLAH subhan o taalaah helps us all
Very emotional video. As African who lives in America, I feel I can relate to this wonderful people.
Of course we are all related,I'm a Srilankan live in UK.Our purpose are always same,,Hard Work and look after the Family 😊
smooth247...Me too...As an African i can relate to this documentary...Making money abroad and at the same time you lose your heritage/lineage/future generations to outside world..What's the need of building big mansion in your home country???? These children are not coming back to live there when you die....We are trapped..
@@jimmyjimmy6315 I know of Kenyans here in the UK who are extreme educated and in very good jobs and they say the same thing......retire in Kenya. UK or Africa? I think I'd rather retire in the most beautiful continent in the world.....Africa
Idnan Ali....Retire alone in big mansion??? What of your children and grand children?? We are trapped...
Get an education while you work in the west in those crappy jobs, and then when you go back you'll have both money and the knowledge to develop your country so your children and grandchildren get to have that choice of going back or staying.
Im from NZ but im brought to tears as this mans shoes are being put in an exhibition and it's made him emotional. He touches on how in the gulf Muslim states they're treated so poorly, and The fact that in a place where they share no language, religion, race but they are afforded every human right and their story of their journey is now being honoured in a museum, how absolutely amazing for them and what a wonderful place, Norway is to be commended 🙏🙏‼️💖💜
Loved the balanced presentation of facts. Home is where your contributions are valued and respected. As first generation immigrant myself, I felt every character of this production. Great job.
Sujjad's mother looks like my grandmother. God bless everyone.
She looks like my friend's mom too lol. I guess she just has that pleasant familiar face and personality that many of us can relate to. God bless her
Is it common to marry cousins in Pakistan? 5:02 it's kidna weird for me to hear something like that. I think some muslim communities have that but it's still weird, cousin is still a sister.
@@karanjoshi2662 We don't consider our cousins as our siblings because we don't share any parent with them. So they're like a stranger (na mehram) to us (although blood related) which is why marriage with them is allowed. It's pretty common but the newer generation hesitates because of hereditary diseases.
oh man...im really sad to see these people who left for a better life and gave so much back to their family...worked day and night to please people back home..but they themselves are not happy within..some of them live alone torn between two countrys..pls respect you parents..they have done alot for you...look how simple they are...some of them have mansions but dont know where their bedroom is just breaks my heart.. uff..some of them just built mansions but never get the chance to live in them
Jags Sandhu: I think that the children have no problems visiting their parents in Pakistan. What happens is that they married and have a family of their own in a different country. They worry about the political problems and necessities their families could encounter in Pakistan, if the move there. I don't blame them.. Pakistan is a beautiful country, but it has so many needs, that anybody would feel scare to raise their kids in a country were they know they are going to be unhappy.
This is happening all around the world to people who leave their homeland for a better life... Torn between two worlds...
@@vicksss807 It's not just Pakistan. Most people from third world countries experience this...
@@weathamorris4251 I am aware of it. When I was 15 yrs old I asked my father why all of this small countries were having so much unrest, misery and corruption.. I remember that my father told me that those countries do have the means to be rich and prosperous . That the reason they were not was because their political leaders were using the wealth and corruption tosatisfy the needs of more powerful ones ... Today I realize that as long as there is misery and unrest onthird world countries the richer the bigger wealthy countries get
Jags Sandhu You never heard of poverty. It is the world's oldest profession.
39:49 they stored his shoes in museum, that's so great
So glad that man was honoured with his shoes in a museum. Very courageous to travel on a perilous journey to the unknown and succeed in fulfilling his dreams. And above all his humility and gratitude. May God bless him always 🙏 ❤
let them build what they want is their money ,they work for ,they deserve to spend it in any way they wish.....from Mexico to my Pakistani brothers
Please don't lead people astray 😔'
❤
Thak You am not a brother I am your sister of a Pakistani who living in US being adopted for many years may i am lucky I don't know may be not...
That's the point. It is their hard earned money and they are wasting it in building huge homes where no one is going to stay most of the time...
As Amir Khan once said at the Staples Centre in LA...... *VIVA MEXICO!*
Common Man of India and Common Man in Pakistan have same stories. Some were born in India and migrated to Pakistan and some born in Pakistan migrated to India leaving behind lots of lovely memories. Though they are two nations but the avam is common.
Wish peace and brotherhood on both sides.
Just finished watching whole video and can't stop tears at the end.....credit to the bbc team for embodying this as everyone works hard to earn money and with that money they build mansions and at the end they don't find happiness as they dreamed of initially but the thing that gives elation is to salvage the needy.
Watch again .. love this video .. also here in Indian punjab.. same here , our village is small and I remember my 90's days.. i village playground there was so many boys was participate everyday game .. kabaddi volleyball shooting cricket soccer some wet days we enjoyed rain with bycle race in village very small old town inside to wide streets .. day by day they decide about their future and migrate in different parts of the world italy France Australia Canada America UK .. many never of them never met again together all .. some have children and they don't know their own neighbors who had very close relatives as a good neighbors and they don't know how they spend every good bad times together and help each other's in good bad faces in those old days .. its ok to be wealthy but roots are roots .. 👍🏻👍🏻
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Brilliant documentary.
It's a sad life. Why don't they just enjoy their life in Europe? Spending $500000 on mansion that will stay empty is insane.
I get your point but the thing is some of them don't get the same feeling of home that they get in Pakistan. I can't explain it it's something in their blood. Don't get me wrong it's not like they don't respect their host countries it's just that they don't feel at home over there.
send them back ,it is where they belong.
samosas, You are right.Try to assimilate.
David Jacobs it only cos between 50-100k for a mansion in pk
that's the Pakistani mentality to impress others around you, we live for others not for ourselves sadly
I fell in love with Pakistan when I was there last year to be married. My husband and I will live in the U.S but take a couple months to go back to see the family in Parachinar.
Oh no your name doesn't look Pakistani. Be careful.
Congratulations on your marriage! Love from Pakistan 💗
Suz Valentino hey sis my husband is also from parachinar xx
+danae husak good for you,a polish female traveller has been living here for 5 months and still isn't planning on going anywhere.....
I am also from parachinar happy to see someone from parachinar
Whole of northern punjab has a trend of going abroad and earning money to build a mansion.
A person who understands well about Pakistani culture and traditions, can only gets real massage of this documentary filmed . Good job done