The Smog of Lahore

Posted on January 4, 2009
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S.A.J. Shirazi Winter in sprawling Lahore spells horror for thousands of residents. Not because of cold but due to the phenomenon of smog. Let your gaze roam over the cityscape while standing on top of the Yadgar-e-Pakistan and one finds how the skyline of the minarets and domes looks dark and sad against the clouds […]

Life at the Base of Mountains

Posted on December 4, 2008
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S.A.J Shirazi Climbing the mountain had been on my mind for almost all my life, particularly ever since I did a course in Rock Repelling and trekked some softer mountains up in the North. But I have never climbed K 2 or Nanga Parbat — icons of Pakistani climbing, as identifiable and as famous as […]

Abdalians, Raise Hands

Posted on July 9, 2008
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S.A.J Shirazi Comfortably tucked in green hills north of Islamabad, Hasan Abdal is situated right on the Grand trunk Road. The town’s claims to fame are Cadet College and temple of Panja Sahib. This small and clean historic town neat is sacred for Sikhs. Hassan Abdal is famous for its cadet college and also serves […]

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