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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 nickkembel
December 6th 2009

Spinning Sufis, Hashish Smoke, and a Police Bust Asia » Pakistan » Punjab » Lahore

Heera Mandi, the Lahore 'Dancing Girls' (Red Light) District

For this blog entry, my pictures will tell the story of my ‘see-and-do’s, but the story I will tell you will be non-illustrated for reasons that you will understand if you read below. (I should note, for the Red Light District pics, I did not 'see-and-do'. It just happened to be right in the middle of the Old City). The setting is Punjab, a fertile, prosperous and densely populated region that was divided politically with the partition of Pakistan from India in 1947. Up to a million people were slaughtered in the aftermath of the division. My story takes place in [View Full Entry]

By shakeelch
November 1st 2009

Khewra Salt Mines Asia » Pakistan » Punjab

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Salt mine [View Full Entry]

By MariaandWill
October 19th 2009

A little visit to Lahore, Pakistan Asia » Pakistan » Punjab » Lahore

Leafy centre near zoo

Last week I had the dubious pleasure of visiting Lahore, the commercial and cultural centre of Pakistan. The pleasure was dubious since Pakistan is enjoying a wave of radical Islamist attacks in its urban centres..but a pleasure it was nonetheless. There are only two flights a week from Delhi to Lahore, both on Pakistan International Airlines whose pilots I am told are all ex-airforce. This became apparent as we entered into some alarming low banking turns about 500 feet over the suburbs of Lahore. Myself and Perenia CEO David Tow were met by a warm and gracious SMEC employee named Anwa [View Full Entry]

Policeman on rooftop with Minaret in the distance

MEC offices with my CEO David Tow walking in in

Hotel where the Sri Lankan cricket team stayed

By Stoyles blog
July 5th 2009

Final Fling Asia » Pakistan » Punjab » Lahore

Home Economics

Final Fling Blog 5th JFinal Fling Blog 5th July 2009 3 weeks and we will be back in England—it seems so close yet so far away! We are busy in these last weeks writing the modules for the teacher training that will take place in the last week we are here-I am getting quite quick on the key board The lap top is one of the most useful items that we brought with us -infact we should have brought 2. Much of the training is based on making the lessons in the official Punjab texts books more in [View Full Entry]

By Stoyles blog
July 5th 2009

final fling 2! Asia » Pakistan » Punjab » Lahore

Dont know why all the text didnt get published! Better luck this time! Due to power cuts and slow internett this had been a whole Sundays work!!!!!!!!!! Final Fling Blog 5th July 2009 3 weeks and we will be back in England—it seems so close yet so far away! We are busy in these last weeks writing the modules for the teacher training that will take place in the last week we are here-I am getting quite quick on the key board The lap top is one of the most useful items that we brought with us -infa [View Full Entry]

By Stoyles blog
May 12th 2009

a typical day Asia » Pakistan » Punjab » Lahore

for DAD!

A Typical Day Not really, so let’s make one up from lots of other days with all the best Alarm goes off at 5.45 giving me a bit of snoozing time while the temperature is still pleasant. Getting Geoff out of bed is just as hard here as at home!!! Luckily we have a good bathroom with a shower and a western toilet. Plus geckoes and fireflies and cockroaches!! But we think that problem may be solved for abit due to nasty chemical spray, try not to stand on crunchy nearly dead bodies when visiting the bathroom at night in [View Full Entry]

By Stoyles blog
May 12th 2009

a typical day Asia » Pakistan » Punjab » Lahore

By Stoyles blog
May 12th 2009

sorry! Asia » Pakistan » Punjab » Lahore

seem to have got a bit of a muddle with blog!! So you will have to look at pictures on one and read the text on the other one! Must be the heat!!! [View Full Entry]

By Stoyles blog
May 8th 2009

Bad news/Good news Asia » Pakistan » Punjab » Lahore

Dear All Just a quick blog to pass the news on that V.S.O. have descided to stop international volunteering in Pakistan until the political situation becomes more settled so we will be coming back a couple of months earleir than intended. We now plan to leave at the end of July ready to go back to work in Coventry in September. All volunteers are to leave by September. This is sad news for many reasons--we have never felt in danger in the area where we are placed and we our having some good success in our work which will now have [View Full Entry]

By Stoyles blog
April 23rd 2009

Bits and Bobs Blog Asia » Pakistan » Punjab » Lahore

Amristar

Bits and bobs blog! Lots of stuff happening here in hot and getting hotter Sydenwalla! Geoff and I had another visit to India! This time we walked!! Not all the way--- we are close to the Wagga border crossing. {Yes, the one where the trainee police academy was attacked!} so we took a taxi to the Pakistani side {there was little evidence of the previous trouble and I had made lots of phone call and enquires to make sure things were OK now!} and we walked across to India! The Pakistani side was very modern and posh but lacked electricity and [View Full Entry]

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