Canals of Empire
From the Blog odysseuslahori On Wednesday, 26 February I leave for Karachi. There is some research on the canal network of Sindh to be done in the Sindh Archives. My young friend Zaman Narejo of the Pakistan Administrative Service (erstwhile DMG) currently serving with the Chief Secretary has very kindly offered to facilitate. Then it will be to the Kalri-Baghar canal system to check out the way the waterway turned two lakes into one huge Kinjhar to supply water to the city of Karachi. It will be after a quarter century that I will again be staying overnight on Kinjhar that was once a favourite haunt for my wife and me. In Larkana, Ali Bhutto has once again offered to host me. This young man is remarkable for his interest in the history of Sindh. Though educated in another subject, he is currently devouripakistanblogs.blogspot.comRead Full Post
Stereotyping FATA
From the Blog iopyneJaved Ahmad Ghamidi is one of those people who gets respect from both his supporters as well as opponents, and deservedly so. These days, when Islam is being associated with beheadings and bomb blasts, it is because of scholars like Dr. Javed Ghamidi that one cannot do a negative generalization about Islamic teachings. However, while […]pakistanblogs.blogspot.comRead Full Post
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