No More Guilt Trips on Currency Notes in Pakistan

Posted on January 13, 2008
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Deeda-i-Beena ATP Editor’s Comment: It turns out that, in fact, the said line (husool-e-rizq-e-halal ibaadat hai) does still exist on the new note. Our thanks to the readers who were able to catch the oversight that we failed to. However, we have kept the post live partly because the discussion is itself interesting and partly […]

Pakistan Blind Cricketers Win World Cup

Posted on December 17, 2006
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Guest Post by Deeda-i-Beena Yes, that is correct! They are Blind. They are Team Pakistan. They too are cricketers. They have made the Finals in three previous showings. Now they have won the World Cup second time running. The last couple of weeks, venues in Islamabad and Rawalpindi have seen cricket matches played by the […]

Guest Post by Deeda-i-Beena For most people in the past, the winter bath would be of cold water, Langotie-clad and preferably in plentiful sunshine. The weaker of the skin would boil water in a pot, mix it with cold in a bucket and do the job. The well-off possessed a Hamam – an oversized Samovar, […]

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