double take

so this is Pakistan...

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December 17th 2008
Pakistan almost came off our list of places to visit. Especially since it seemed that India might declare war on Pakistan after the Mumbai attacks. In the end, we did go but on a much shorter trip. And we were so happy we did. We entered Pakistan rather uneventfully at that infamous border crossing near Amritsar and got a cab to downtown Lahore. We stayed at this extremely friendly, social h ... read more

Asia » Pakistan

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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