In house Qawalli

Sain Mohammed Ali and his band come to the hostel roof in Lahore. And yes the guy on the right is indeed playing a giant set of tongs - a very cool instrument. And if you think those bells on his ankles look like something a morris dancer would wear, thats cos Morris Dancing has sufic origins!

Polluted Plains & Fevered Pains - Multan to Lahore

October 6th 2006
We finally left the hotel 10 days after arriving in Multan, recovered from the harrowing experience with the police and buoyed by our success at managing to cycle the section we had been forced to miss. The police had, however, left a nasty surprise with the hotel staff who physically tried to prevent us from leaving the hotel. Apparently they had instruction to call the police should we leave, i ... read more

Asia » Pakistan » Punjab » Lahore

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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