Shaikhupura and Hiran Minar

Posted on May 2, 2009
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S.A.J. Shirazi Those who take their chance to cross the River Ravi from Saghian Bridge to go to Sheikhupura in the suburbs of Lahore have to pass through the flower nurseries. Also, along the road has come up a Flower Market near Saghian Bridge. After turning on Sheikhupura-Sargodha Road from the Chowk where a beautiful […]

Pakpattan: The Home of Baba Farid Ganj Shakar

Posted on January 27, 2009
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S.A.J. Shirazi Pakpattan – the name is enough to start the travelers, cautiously curious and devoted faithful dreaming. Already the magic words like sultans and saints are stirring in the head. Let your gaze slip over the dhaki – original citadel of Pakpattan – and the town will suddenly appear. The antiquity is its own […]

Inspiration Pakistan: Mooba rehRay wala

Posted on January 20, 2009
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S.A.J Shirazi Setting eyes on Maqbool and his mule cart for the first time, one could be forgiven for thinking that he belongs to a working class endeavoring for survival. His shabby dress and toes peeping out of slippers too large for him, do not project an image of a contented and happy man who […]

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