Khyber Pass Railway

Posted on September 26, 2006
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Owais Mughal Curtain Raiser. On August 23, 2006, ATP had a post on Bolan Pass, on November 2, 2006 another post on Chappar Rift and on December 18, 2006 yet another post on Khojak Tunnel. In the following we will discuss another famous pass railway of Pakistan i.e. The Khyber Pass Railway. Before we start […]

Owais Mughal Building on the first part of this exploration, today we will focus on the Sheedi Jaat festival celebrated by Afro-Pakistanis at Manghopir and also the Sulphur Springs Public Baths. The image to the right shows live feeding of Manghopir crocodiles circa 1870s. Karachi has a sizable population of people of African origin. They […]

Hot off the Urdu Press – 3

Posted on September 12, 2006
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Owais Mughal I am back with some more Urdu press news which I find very amusing. English translation is also given under each news item. (1) The following news is from Jang . Some of the villages around Multan are under flood waters these days and that is the reference to context here. Translation: Despite […]

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