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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]
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] Blog: Taking the high road home
Date: July 4th 2007
That's right, we're in Pakistan - or rather were, having just left after the thick end of three weeks travelling down the spine of the country. And before you start to panic Mum and Dad, don't worry: this was not the land of mujaheddin and fundamentalist madrassas that the English media makes it out to be (not the bits we were in, at any rate). I'd go as far as to say that northern Pakistan is ri ... read more
Date: July 4th 2007
That's right, we're in Pakistan - or rather were, having just left after the thick end of three weeks travelling down the spine of the country. And before you start to panic Mum and Dad, don't worry: this was not the land of mujaheddin and fundamentalist madrassas that the English media makes it out to be (not the bits we were in, at any rate). I'd go as far as to say that northern Pakistan is ri ... read more
