Pride of Pakistan: Chiniot

Posted on August 1, 2007
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S.A.J Shirazi Chiniot – the name is enough to start the furniture lovers, travelers and cautiously curious dreaming. Antiquity is the first message of the town. And, international quality furniture “made in Chiniot” is collectors delight with potentials for marketing all over the world. On the bank of River Chenab in area called Sandal Bar, […]

Picture of the Day: No pants, No service in Pakistan

Posted on July 24, 2007
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Owais Mughal This notice board is from Food Street, Lahore. It reads: “Entering the ‘Food Street’ wearing shorts is strictly prohibited: Food Street Administration” Among other things on this notice board, I enjoyed reading the word sakht (strictly). As if the word forbidden didn’t sound serious enough, the administration had to add a prefix strictly […]

The Trans-Baluchistan Railway

Posted on July 13, 2007
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Owais Mughal Very recently I was reading a book on world rail travel called the Illustrated Book of Steam and Rail by Colin Garratt. It lists one hundred great railway routes around the World. Two railway routes from Pakistan are also included in this top 100 list. One of them is the historic Khyber Pass […]

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