Unbeatable Garam Anday

Posted on December 9, 2008
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Asma Mirza When I saw this delicious picture of Murgh Yakhni and boiled eggs set to allure people, my memories went back to childhood train travels. Before the buses invaded Islamabad-Lahore route, traveling by trains, stopping at every station, enjoying the typical chanting of vendors was part of every child’s life. The most interesting of […]

Abida Parveen: Ho Jamalo

Posted on November 15, 2008
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Adil Najam We come from a land of some amazing folk anthems. But none, at least for me, has the all-encompassing trance-enducing effect that Ho Jamallo has.

Ramzan, Rooh Afza, and Pakistani ‘Red Bull’

Posted on September 30, 2008
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Adil Najam Bilal Zuberi’s wonderful post on Ramzan in Pakistan has inspired me to finally write about Rooh Afza – something I have been meaning to do for a while. Bilal’s post was made all the more poignant for me because I spent the first week of Ramzan in Pakistan. As Bilal mentioned, one of […]

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