President Musharraf's Residence

Highly guarded compound in Rawalpindi. His convoy to work each day costs $20,000 and is only 20 minutes. According to our taxi driver, sometimes he makes 3 trips a day.

Risky Business is Rawalpindi

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

Asia » Pakistan » Islamabad

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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