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What secrets lie hidden amidst the craggy peaks of Koh-i-Chiltan? Could the whispers of a tragic legend hold the key to unlocking the dark mysteries that enshroud Chehel-Tan’s forbidding summit?  South Asia’s top horror writer, K. Hari Kumar narrates  The Haunting Story of Koh-i-Chiltan . The spirits of forty babes linger, their spectral presence haunting the very essence of that remote mountain realm. Nestled within the craggy embrace of the Sulaiman Mountains, veiled in a shroud of mist and mystery, lies the foreboding peak of Koh-i-Chiltan. Its name, whispered in hushed tones, resonates with tales of a chilling legend that echoes through the annals of time. Koh-i-Chiltan is located in the Quetta District of Balochistan Province, in western Pakistan. Koh-i-Chiltan in Balochi which means “Forty Bodies”. The Story Legend has it that atop this rugged summit, known as Chiltan or Chehel-Tan, a sombre tale unfolded, weaving a web of sorrow and supernatural intrigue. It is said that a de

The Tea Seller's Son by K Hari Kumar (An Excerpt from WHEN STRANGERS MEET.. ) On a very hazily lit noon, when one could see enough to distinguish darkness from light, the little boy turned his head first to his left and then to the other side. Then he checked straight, as if in a single stride he would measure the entire length that he was meaning to cross to get to the other side of the road. His destination was a dusty container office across the road that took care of the construction site booming in that part of the village. His father had told him ‘Arshad, when you grow up this place will make you rich and we will open a bigger tea stall outside the mall so that more people can drink our tea.’ ‘What is a mall, Abbu?’ he had asked innocently. ‘It is a big shop that has everything in the world. You will like it.’ His father had told him. ‘Why can’t we open a shop inside the mall?’ ‘We will do that too, we will do that. But you must serve very good tea to thos