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Mosque in Quetta  
   

Mosque in Quetta

The style of the Mosques changes from country to country. In Turkey and Iran there were always quite high minarets. Here in Pakistan I only saw small turrets.
Quetta

September 28th 2005
Quetta is still in the desert of Baluchistan but it is at higher altitude an surounded by mountains. Here I frist felt what it is like to be in Pakistan. If you come from Iran many things are worse. The people are less friendly and sometimes you start feeling like the German 'walking money bag' because many people are just after your money. The quality and the taste of bread is also something to ... read more
Asia » Pakistan

Pakistani Flag 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 disput... ... read more
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