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Ghosts of Miandam

Posted on August 11, 2010
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Mohammad Ayaz Abdal It is now almost 17 years to the day that I first stepped into Swat. Being a thorough Karachite, I was totally mesmerized by the snow capped mountains, lush green forest and pristine waters. We were just married and it was our first foray outside the concrete jungle into the real one. [...]

Traveling on N55: The Indus Highway: Part III

Posted on July 14, 2010
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Owais Mughal We started our journey on N55 Indus Highway from its zero point at Jamshoro (N55-Part I)and covered 384 kilometers to reach the city of Shikarpur (N55-Part I). In Part II we continued our journey on the right bank of Indus and drove 333 kilometers more to reach Dera Ghazi Khan (N55-Part II). Today [...]

Going Back to Karachi: What Changed, What Didn’t.

Posted on July 13, 2010
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By Syed Abbas Raza Greetings from sweltering Karachi. I am spending the summer in Karachi. It’s my first trip to the city of my birth in almost six years, and I’ve already been here a little over three weeks now. Here are a few things, picked rather arbitrarily, which I find are very much the [...]

How Far Does a Honda-70 Go in Pakistan?

Posted on July 9, 2010
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Owais Mughal The debate of Yamaha 100 versus Honda 70 in Pakistan is probably as old as the date of Aug 14, 1947. Those who are endowed with ‘qayamat ki nazar’ will appreciate that before 14.8.1947, this debate was not possible in Pakistan. While I belong to the Yamaha club, I have to admit that [...]

Who Is Faisal Shahzad?

Posted on May 4, 2010
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Adil Najam Pakistan-born and recently naturalized US-citizen Faisal Shahzad has been identified as and arrested for being the man behind the failed car bombing attempt in New York City. The media in the US as well as in Pakistan is abuzz about him and information pours in so fast that it is very difficult to [...]

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