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The Deadline

Subroto Pant   Nov 5, 2004   interacts: 5

'Ah! You mean that deadline' I replied as I frantically racked my brain for excuses to offer. Hmm the dog ate my article, but I

Viva Las Vegas

Delhiwala    Sep 23, 2005   interacts: 38

Contrary to the prevalent reputation, there is lot more to it other than Shows and Gambling.

Visiting Khuzdar

Muhammad Farhan   Nov 26, 2006   interacts: 7

I was surprised to see the participants already there. From my past experiences I had learned that it was always the teacher who made the

Life inside and outside the Bubble

shan rehman   Apr 19, 2005   interacts: 31

The children’s eyes staring into the multicolored wonderland of Mcdonald’s, the beggars tapping the rolled-up car windows at traffic stops. There isn’t room for everyone

A Weekend in Vienna

Asif Naqshbandi   Apr 11, 2007   interacts: 13

I was joined in this ancient bibliothek by a trio of Russian ladies, all splendidly over-dressed

Monar Jomban (part 2 of 4)

Manali Chakrabarti   Mar 14, 2007   interacts: 6

We were out to buy Gaz (the traditional sweet of these parts, a delicate white chocolate made with sugar and eggs and some other mysterious

Lost in Port du Orlean, France

Rizwana Khan   Sep 14, 2005   interacts: 10

They always reply when asked, “Vous parlez Englaise?” A little bit” which means really nothing. It usually means that they know a few words jumbled

Rawalakot: Rediscovered

Nadeem Akram   Sep 22, 2006   interacts: 5

There was hardly a few dozen people there; a rarity at most tourist sites in Pakistan. Men, women, children, rich, poor, old and young all

Gulp Fiction

Nadeem F Paracha   Sep 29, 2004   interacts: 30

Magazines I’d like to see: Paranoid 911, Talwaar Times, Cannibalism Today, HardOn

Lahore Diary

Aniruddha Bahal   Mar 11, 2005   interacts: 15

Basant in Lahore, Cooco's Den, Gurudwara Dera Sahib, and Visa advise after a recent visit to Lahore

Why Have This Train At All?

Veeresh Malik   Feb 19, 2007   interacts: 457

The complete Samjhauta Express scenario as it operates now, with a full night for the bad guys and their cohorts to create havoc between Delhi

30 Days in Afghanistan - Climbing Qassaba

Naeem Randhawa   Jun 26, 2007   interacts: 1

On the way up, we pass kids herding goats along narrow passes. I’m in unfamiliar territory, and enjoying the mind

Traveling Mexico’s Backroads

Alberto Ceras   Oct 21, 2005   interacts: 14

They have chosen well - Chiapas is beauty - miraculous - though in their need the beauty may be more torment than not.

Do riot children smell fear in parent’s sweat?

Harish Nambiar   May 31, 2005   interacts: 9

And yet, they go back to their insular neighbourhoods. Will the school triumph over the whispered prejudices of their neighbourhoods?

Makli

Sumera Jawad   Mar 2, 2008   interacts: 5

Makli is believed to be the burial place of more than 125,000 saints or Sufis. This place is also one of the largest necropolises of

News just in

Nadeem F Paracha   Aug 25, 2007   interacts: 18

BREAKING NEWS! According to highly informed sources, President Musharraf is planing to declare a state of emergency in the country.

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