Wednesday, August 4, 2004
Karachi onyx marble impresses Indians
HANDICRAFTS SPELL magic. They have distinct features that identify the places of their origin. Handicrafts made in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh or Uttar Pradesh have characteristics peculiar to the culture of those States. The touch of class that makes the Indian handicrafts is different from that of the neighbouring countries.
The handicrafts from Pakistan exhibit …
The man who can eat ‘anything’
Fifty-five-year-old Allah Wasayo is still unmarried. He complains his relatives turned down his proposals of marriage fearing that he would eat up his wife.
To be fair to them, their fears were not entirely unfounded. Mr Wasayo munches tube lights and teacups and consumes huge quantity of food with equal ease.
A Sindhi-speaking Qambrani, Mr …
New record set in K-2 campaign
A record number of 127 mountaineers from 12 different expeditions had launched climbing bids on K-2 this season with 43 of them having already reached the summit , surpassing the previous record of 29 climbers going all the way on this peak, set in 1996.
These K2-bound climbers were among the over 1,300 trekkers and …
