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Articles with tag: Hyderabad

Pakistan, Welcome to Hyderabad

Akber Choudhry   Jan 24, 2008   interacts: 8

It was here (Niaz Stadium) that Imran Khan tore through the Indian Test batting line-up in 1983 with 8-23, and famously denied Miandad his triple hundred by declaring the innings.

Hyderabad’s Rare Book Seller

Ayub Khan   Jan 18, 2008   interacts: 29

Described by a writer in Anthropology Today as “one of the few antiquarian book shops in India” the book store itself is the size of a large closet.

Havelis of Pakistan

Ameer Hamza   Jul 22, 2006   interacts: 19

Pakistan inherited not only the structures of Gandhara, Mughul, Sikh or British period, it also inherited a vast collection of Havelis, mostly built by rich Hindus of Sind. Unfortunately, only some of them are left today, and even those face extinction.

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