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Background: The separation in 1947 of British India into the Muslim state of Pakistan (with two sections West and East) and largely Hindu India was never satisfactorily resolved, and India and Pakistan have fought two wars - in 1947-48 and 1965 - over the disputed Kashmir territory. A third war between these countries in 1971 - in which India capitalized on Islamabad's marginalization of Bengalis in Pakistani politics - resulted in East Pakistan becoming the separate nation of Bangladesh. In response to Indian nuclear weapons testing, Pakistan conducted its own tests in 1998. The dispute over the state of Kashmir is ongoing, but recent discussions and confidence-building measures may be a start toward lessened tensions.

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By Peps
October 5th 2008

the route

Asia » Pakistan » Punjab » Lahore

This time Iwould like to post only the route that I follow since Katmandu [View Full Entry]

By Peps
October 2nd 2008

Life is like a book, and those who do not travel only read one page

Asia » Pakistan » Punjab » Lahore

Utchao

This tense was written on the board of the Regale internett Inn Hotel in Lahore two months ago. I'll come back in Pakistan for sure one day, especially in Rumbur valley. [View Full Entry]

By sapere18
August 13th 2008

Subcontinental Drift: Chapter Twenty-five - Irreconciliable Differences

Asia » Pakistan » Punjab » Lahore

Gender Segreagation
You can look, but you can't sit next to the women...

At first it is a contest of which side can be louder, prouder, and more patriotic. When it is all said and done, citizens of both nations crowd at the locked gates that separate them. They cheerfully and curiously speak to each other while clasping the painted bars, knowing full well it is the closest they will ever come to setting foot on what was once a singular India sixty years ago. After proceeding through broken-down metal detectors (or simply stepping to the side of them to get through), the Pakistanis segregate their public by gender. The men occupy one section [View Full Entry]

By sapere18
July 31st 2008

Subcontinental Drift: Chapter Nineteen - Lahore

Asia » Pakistan » Punjab » Lahore

Zahid and Rich
I would later find out that he is known throughout all of Pakistan...

From the border until mid afternoon in downtown Lahore, I had not grabbed much to eat. By two o’clock I sought anywhere in the downtown area with a functioning generator and preferably with a chilled dining area to offset temperatures over one hundred degrees. Within the first three minutes of scanning for an eatery on Regal Chowk I confirmed (by my own standards) that Lahore was truly the cultural capital of Pakistan. I saw the sign behind a row of trees across the median-divided boulevard. The letters were on the standard yellow background inside a brown oval. I followed each one [View Full Entry]

By sapere18
July 30th 2008

Subcontinental Drift: Chapter Eightteen - India Stops Here

Asia » Pakistan » Punjab » Lahore

At Attari and Wagah
It's an easy crsooing in the afternoon, but a rowdy show in the evening...

The halfway point of my time on the Subcontinent is the first reminder of my journey’s mortality. No longer is it acceptable to extend stays a night or two in a given village or hill town without earnestly pondering how my limited remaining time will be spent. The days now dwindle downward to a finishing point. As I sit on the apex of my travels, I am at once rejuvenated under the realization that time is not limitless and that there is much left to do and to accomplish. From this day forward when each day passes, I will look back [View Full Entry]

By Aliwoo
June 5th 2008

Himalayan India

Asia » Pakistan » Punjab » Lahore

Thursday 5 June Ventured out in my salwar-kameez. Certainly a lot cooler but it is still hot - in the 40'sC. Visited a few more bazaars. The roads were very busy as some routes were closed for some reason, possibly visiting VIP's other than us! I'm just going for a dip in the pool but I will try to get to the business centre later to upload some photos. It started to rain shortly after I got to the pool so I uploaded some photos - see next blog. We went out to a local Suni Moslem Shrine which was very [View Full Entry]

By Aliwoo
June 5th 2008

Himalayan India

Asia » Pakistan » Punjab » Lahore

Minaret

Lahore, Pakistan Photos [View Full Entry]

By Travelling Priestess
January 11th 2008

Khuda Hafiz Pakistan

Asia » Pakistan » Punjab

On the evening of the bomb blast, I meet Gaber and his Pakistani friend Aamir for dinner. Gaber is anxious and upset about the bomb. He wants to go back to Germany, but his work contract necessitates that he stays until February. Aamir, who looks like Ali Baba less the turban, is angry. Very angry. All this terrorism is so bad for his country, he says, for Pakistan's image, the tourism that is virtually non-existent now, the foreign investors. Gaber tries to make a joke. Aamir shakes his head. He looks at me and says, emotion darkening his voice, 'This is [View Full Entry]

By La Gitana
January 22nd 2007

Hanging out in Lahore

Asia » Pakistan » Punjab » Lahore

First Meal together
Eating Halim with Faheem (left) and Saqib (right)

I was warned by many people to not go to Pakistan, which is precisely the reason why I decided I must go. Granted, I was a bit uneasy about what I would encounter in this conservative, Muslim nation but I, nonetheless, got to the border crossing and marched my way across the border- Yes, I literally, walked the 500 yards that divides India and Pakistan by myself as I once again encountered many peculiar glares. It was amazing! Saqib, a 26-year-old Servas host, greeted me at Wagah border. Saqib was accompanied by his best friend, Faheem, whose English was a little [View Full Entry]

By Roaming Purple i Viola in Viaggio
December 4th 2006

Giorno 54: nel cuore del Punjab, la pulsante Lahore

Asia » Pakistan » Punjab » Lahore

Il terrazzo della Regale Inn Guest House
Altro punto "obbligato" per i tanti viaggiatori overland

LAHORE Arriviamo alla stazione di Lahore che e' mattina presto, stanchi ed affamati, ci fermiamo quindi qualche minuto prima della "caccia alla guest house", giusto il tempo per un buon chay che qui e' proprio il caso di dire che ti rimettono al mondo! Grazie ai consigli di una simpatica ragazza giapponese incontrata a Yazd (Iran) riusciamo a muoverci con destrezza prendendo al volo il bus n.3 per scendere alla fermata di Regal Chowk, dove a pochi metri troviamo la nostra "Regal Internet Inn Guest House". Si respira India gia' da qui, nella cucina, nell'abbigliamento delle perso [View Full Entry]

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