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Pakistanis Defy Taliban Terror
The world media are focusing on scores of deadly terrorist attacks in the last four weeks claiming over 300 innocent lives in Pakistani cities, and tracking the military’s counterinsurgency campaign unfolding in South Waziristan. However, the Pakistani blogosphere is buzzing with the news and pictures of the Fashion Week in Karachi. A series of fashion shows ended Saturday in which 30 Pakistani designers presented their creations. Karachi’s Marriott hotel was the scene of the glamorous event.
And there is a lot more that is happening in Pakistan.
In October, a painstakingly detailed [...]
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Does Pakistan Qualify as “Too Big to Fail”?
The phrase “too big to fail” has gained currency in the United States to describe large and troubled financial institutions since the beginning of the banking crisis last year. The characteristics of such institutions include their large size and huge impact on the rest of the US banking system and the global economy at large. Seen in the context of regional and global geopolitics, are there any parallels between the the large US banks and the Pakistani state? Let’s examine this proposition in a little more depth.
Large Size:
In terms of its size, Pakistan is one of the largest [...]
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Pakistani Model Saba Qamar
Saba Qamar is a Lahore based Pakistani model known for featuring in Abrar Ul Haq’s Boliyan Pa Kay. She is also the host of comedy show called Hum Sab Umeed Say Hain on Geo TV. Saba Qamar is marvelously making her prominent place in the fields of acting and modeling from the last three years. She has done different T.V dramas, commercials, editorials, Tele films and also presented her guts on the fashion ramps as well.The following is a photo shoot session from channel “style 360″ program “Snap Shot”.The shoot is for the Label “Rizver”, photography done [...]
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Selected Historical Buildings
Wazir Mansion:-
Wazir Mansion is located in Kharadar the neighbourhood of Karachi. Wazir Mansion is the birthplace of Quaid-e-Azam, Mohammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan. It now serves as a museum and national archive. The house has been declared as a protected national monument by the Government of Pakistan.
Ziarat Residence:-
Ziarat is most famous for the Residency, where Muhammad Ali Jinnah spent the last days of his life. The Residency was constructed in 1892. It is an important building; the whole building is actually a wooden structure beautifully designed and has great architectural [...]
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History of North-West Frontier Province
The North-West Frontier Province is a province of Pakistan. It lies in a region where the Indian Subcontinent meets the Hindu Kush of Afghanistan.[1]Contents[hide]
* 1 Pre-modern history * 2 Modern history * 3 Mughal era * 4 Sikh era * 5 British era * 6 Geography * 7 References
[edit] Pre-modern historyMain article: Gandhara
The key to the history of the North-West Frontier Province lies in the recognition of the fact that the valley of Peshawar was always more closely connected politically with Eastern Iran (the ancient Ariana and modern Afghanistan) than with India, though [...]
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Mughal Empire
The Mughal Empire (Persian: شاهان مغول Shāhān-e Moġul; self-designation: گوركانى – Gūrkānī)[1][2] was an Islamic and Persianate[3] imperial power of the Indian subcontinent which began in 1526, invaded and ruled most of Hindustan (South Asia) by the late 17th and early 18th centuries, and ended in the mid-19th century.[4] The Mughal Emperors were descendants of the Timurids, and at the height of their power around 1700, they controlled most of the Indian Subcontinent — extending from Bengal in the east to Balochistan in the west, Kashmir in the north to the Kaveri [...]
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Lahore travel
The lahore is the capital of punjab the second largets province of pakistan.Lahore is the cultural capital of Pakistan, an honor it can trace back to the rule of the mighty Mughals. The Mughals left several architectural masterpieces in Lahore, such as Badshahi Mosque, Lahore Fort and Shalimar Gardens. The all places have great attraction for travellers who come to pakistan from all over the world.
Badshahi Mosque
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