In the Land of Kunhar

Posted on December 4, 2006
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Owais Mughal Clicking on most of the photos here will take you to their source and larger image size. It was August 1992 and the second year exams at NED’s Electrical Department had just finished. To celebrate the big relief that came after hard work of many months, my friend Umar and I decided to […]

CNG Rickshaws Arrive in Karachi

Posted on December 3, 2006
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Bilal Zuberi ATP has been in awe of the 3-wheeler Rickshaw experience for a long time (see here, here and here). If you have been in a rickshaw, you will certainly remember them being really loud, – but that is not the only form of pollution they emit. Rickshaws are extremely polluting in the atmposphere, […]

The Temples of Katas Raj

Posted on December 3, 2006
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S.A.J Shirazi In October-November 2006, more than 200 Hindu pilgrims (yatrees) came from outside of Pakistan to visit Katas Raj. The mention of Katas Raj, located in the salt range 18 miles south of Chakwal, is found in Maha Bharat written in 300 BC. The etymology of this place as narrated in the old edition […]

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