Olympics Pictorial: Abbas Has His Day in the Snow

Posted on February 23, 2010
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Adil Najam Muhammad Abbas made Pakistan’s Winter Olympics debut today. We already have a post on Abbas’s remarkable trip from learning skiing on home-made planks in Pakistan’s Northern Areas to the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, but these Associated Press pictures from his run today are quite stunning and we thought they deserve a separate post.

2010 Olympics: Abbas Skies His Way to Vancouver

Posted on February 22, 2010
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Adil Najam Earlier today, Mohammad Abbas of Pakistan completed a downhill free run in Whistler, British Columbia (picture below). Tomorrow he will compete in the Men’s Giant Slalom at the Vancouver Winter Olympics 2010.  (See followup post with more pictures, here). It is unlikely that he will be in the run for a medal, but […]

Golf in Pakistan: A Well-Kept Secret

Posted on February 15, 2010
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Imran H. Khan If there ever was a place on the planet where you could play golf like a lord and pay like a knave, it would be Pakistan. On the other hand, if there ever was a way to play golf in the comfort of your own home, gadgets like skytrak + are commendable. […]

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