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Tuesday, May 24, 2005
Pakistan’s Kalash ‘Non-believers’ Face Changing Times
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The Kalash community dates to the time of Alexander the Great. Until recently, the lifestyle of the Kalash had changed little since the community was established, according to their oral history, by settlers from Alexander the Great’s armies in 377 BC. The strongest influence the next generation faces may well be tourism. Women …
Continue reading »125 Year Old Lahore Market to Become Handicrafts Museum
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jang.com.pk
The site chosen for the purpose is the 125-year old Tollinton Market on The Mall in Lahore, which has seen many ups and downs in its life. Till recently, and for as long as one remembers, it was a fruit, fish, and vegetable market, but then the Punjab Government decided to restore its original function …
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