Underage driving: A crime

Posted on November 1, 2006
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Bilal Zuberi How many of us can say we don’t know anybody who drives underage in Pakistan? Chances are that many of us would know of cousins, relatives and friends (maybe even ourselves) who have driven a car or a motorcycle in Pakistan while being under the legal driving age, and without holding a government […]

Diwali Celebration: Pakistan Muslim League Style

Posted on October 31, 2006
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Adil Najam Ordinarily, I might have just posted this photograph below as a comment on yesterday’s post on Diwali celebrations in Karachi (also here). But please, just look at the people in this photograph; its way too interesting to be relegated to a comments section. The occasion is a Diwali celebration at the Islamabad Headquarters […]

Halloween in Pakistan

Posted on October 31, 2006
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Guest Post by S A J Shirazi Halloween is celebrated on the night of October 31, most notably by children dressing in costumes and going door-to-door collecting sweets. Halloween originated among the Celts in Ireland, Britain and France as the Pagan Celtic harvest festival, Samhain and now it has become a part of American pop […]

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