Pishin: Food, Fruit and History

Posted on August 31, 2006
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Guest Post by S A J Shirazi With Balochistan in the news, maybe we should also talk about the locale and the beauty of the area. Visit Pishin at this time of the year and you will find thousands of acres of fruit orchards. The rich harvest of apples, grapes, plums, peaches and apricots is […]

Picture of the Day: Suggest a Title

Posted on August 30, 2006
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Owais Mughal Many of you may have already seen this photo. It appears in today’s Dawn and shows a man over machine over animal, riding down a Lahore road. Can you suggest an interesting title for the picture? I noted the following intriguing points that may help in formulating the best title.

Preserving Stupas with Javedan cement?

Posted on August 24, 2006
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Owais Mughal I saw this photo in Dawn and it disturbed me. It talks about how archaeological department has used cement mortar to preserve a 3rd century BC stupa in Taxila. This may be in violation of UNESCO guidelines. I am not an archeological expert but even I can tell that using cement on a […]

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