What's Left of Margalla Towers What's Left of Margalla Towers

What's Left of Margalla Towers

This was Usman's former residence. His tower was the only building to collapse due to shoddy construction when the earthquake hit.


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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 dispu... [read more]
Blog: Risky Business is Rawalpindi
Date: March 20th 2006

Galib & I adventured out into the city of Islamabad...spontaneously accepting the taxi driver's suggestion that we visit Rawalpindi. Though, Salim didn't describe it to us like that, he only said it would be a "nice" place to visit on the outskirts of Islamabad and it was a convenient 20 minute drive. The charge: $35, over-priced, but we couldn't be bothered with bartering for $10 and Salim's En ... read more




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