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Working in language and culture / Published in @dawn_com / Featured in @the_hindu and @timesofindia / Won a few awards / Founder, @folkpunjab

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Peshawar is converting spaces under flyovers into sporting arenas. This video is of Gulbahar flyover if I am not mistaken.

Peshawar is converting spaces under flyovers into sporting arenas. This video is of Gulbahar flyover if I am not mistaken.

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Lahore is done being Paris, it is Toronto now

Lahore is done being Paris, it is Toronto now

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Zara broad angle se dekhiye

Zara broad angle se dekhiye

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Haier is going to launch this three-in-one washing machine in Pakistan soon. It has one big drum (12kg) for primary laundry and two small drums (1kg each) for baby clothes and socks and underwear. Pretty neat if you ask me.

Haier is going to launch this three-in-one washing machine in Pakistan soon. It has one big drum (12kg) for primary laundry and two small drums (1kg each) for baby clothes and socks and underwear. Pretty neat if you ask me.

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Liberty Chowk last night. People are displaying a lot of interest in the decorations. Lahore is love.

Liberty Chowk last night. People are displaying a lot of interest in the decorations. Lahore is love.

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Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan once gave an interview that had live calls by the end Someone phoned to ask, “Throughout the interview, you haven’t mentioned Imran Khan who actually introduced you…” NFAK gets visibly angry over the audacity but holds his patience
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Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan once gave an interview that had live calls by the end Someone phoned to ask, “Throughout the interview, you haven’t mentioned Imran Khan who actually introduced you…” NFAK gets visibly angry over the audacity but holds his patience

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143,054 views • 2 days ago

Sri Lanka waives visa fees for Pakistan Visa application is online, there used to be a payment step, not required anymore. Just fill the form and visa will arrive in 24-48h Direct flights from Lahore and Karachi for PKR 175,000 (return tickets)
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Sri Lanka waives visa fees for Pakistan Visa application is online, there used to be a payment step, not required anymore. Just fill the form and visa will arrive in 24-48h Direct flights from Lahore and Karachi for PKR 175,000 (return tickets)

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31,940 views • 5 days ago

Sita Ram Haveli in Lahore has been restored to serve as an art gallery. Originally built for Lala Sita Ram Mehra, the five storey haveli follows a traditional courtyard layout and blends intricate floral motifs, sculpted plasterwork, and ornamental railings.
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Sita Ram Haveli in Lahore has been restored to serve as an art gallery. Originally built for Lala Sita Ram Mehra, the five storey haveli follows a traditional courtyard layout and blends intricate floral motifs, sculpted plasterwork, and ornamental railings.

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186,517 views • 1 month ago

Private developers in tier-2 cities in Punjab are building housing societies that are on par with Lahore. This is from Sahiwal.
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Private developers in tier-2 cities in Punjab are building housing societies that are on par with Lahore. This is from Sahiwal.

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235,129 views • 2 months ago

یہ آدمی ایک دن خاک چھانے گا۔ اتنا تکبر، غرور، اور ذعم پارسائی اللہ کو بھی پسند نہیں ہو گا۔
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یہ آدمی ایک دن خاک چھانے گا۔ اتنا تکبر، غرور، اور ذعم پارسائی اللہ کو بھی پسند نہیں ہو گا۔

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213,618 views • 2 months ago

You’ll be surprised by the amount of money being invested in the hospitality industry in Pakistan. New resorts and hotels (unlike the ones seen before) are opening up in KP and GB. Largest hotel in Naran to open next year at Batakundi
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You’ll be surprised by the amount of money being invested in the hospitality industry in Pakistan. New resorts and hotels (unlike the ones seen before) are opening up in KP and GB. Largest hotel in Naran to open next year at Batakundi

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96,040 views • 1 month ago

This old man from Sargodha moves around in his tonga that his father imported from UK 65 years ago.
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This old man from Sargodha moves around in his tonga that his father imported from UK 65 years ago.

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162,444 views • 3 months ago

Dharmindra was in class 8 at the time of partition. Here he’s standing in his village in Ludhiana remembering the school teacher Master Rukun Deen when he left… RIP, the old India.
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Dharmindra was in class 8 at the time of partition. Here he’s standing in his village in Ludhiana remembering the school teacher Master Rukun Deen when he left… RIP, the old India.

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270,164 views • 6 months ago

Electricity poles are being removed from Rawalpindi’s Commercial Market before the whole area is made pedestrian-only.
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Electricity poles are being removed from Rawalpindi’s Commercial Market before the whole area is made pedestrian-only.

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192,736 views • 4 months ago

This flip phone costs Rs. 2,200 ($8) in Pakistan. Displays a watch face when closed, a phone when open. What else do you need?
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This flip phone costs Rs. 2,200 ($8) in Pakistan. Displays a watch face when closed, a phone when open. What else do you need?

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226,480 views • 5 months ago

یہ اسلام آباد کے نئے مضافات ہیں، یہاں پانچ مرلہ کا پلاٹ پچیس لاکھ، دس مرلہ 45 لاکھ، اور ایک کنال 70 لاکھ میں ملتا ہے۔ لیکن ظاہر ہے آپ یہاں نہیں لیں گے کیونکہ یہ تو غیر آباد علاقہ ہے۔
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یہ اسلام آباد کے نئے مضافات ہیں، یہاں پانچ مرلہ کا پلاٹ پچیس لاکھ، دس مرلہ 45 لاکھ، اور ایک کنال 70 لاکھ میں ملتا ہے۔ لیکن ظاہر ہے آپ یہاں نہیں لیں گے کیونکہ یہ تو غیر آباد علاقہ ہے۔

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181,526 views • 6 months ago

middle class man’s solar Two 590w panels (Rs. 36,000) connected to an MPPT controller (Rs. 14,000) with a battery (Rs. 25,000) and a DC to AC inverter (Rs. 20,000) The voiceover in the video is making exaggerated claims but it can manage normal small household load.
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middle class man’s solar Two 590w panels (Rs. 36,000) connected to an MPPT controller (Rs. 14,000) with a battery (Rs. 25,000) and a DC to AC inverter (Rs. 20,000) The voiceover in the video is making exaggerated claims but it can manage normal small household load.

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17,304 views • 18 days ago

Punjab is increasing its forest cover This site in District Muzaffargarh has been planted with 943,800 saplings This is 3rd such site after Jhang (725,000 plants) and Mianwali (750,000 plants)
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Punjab is increasing its forest cover This site in District Muzaffargarh has been planted with 943,800 saplings This is 3rd such site after Jhang (725,000 plants) and Mianwali (750,000 plants)

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24,518 views • 1 month ago

People of Chakwal are creating fan media on electric buses using music as romantic as, ‘akhian ch tu wasda’
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People of Chakwal are creating fan media on electric buses using music as romantic as, ‘akhian ch tu wasda’

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104,935 views • 5 months ago

Daewoo is running electric buses on the Lahore-Sialkot route. These buses, made by the Chinese giant Golden Dragon, charge in 60 minutes and have a 300km range.
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Daewoo is running electric buses on the Lahore-Sialkot route. These buses, made by the Chinese giant Golden Dragon, charge in 60 minutes and have a 300km range.

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41,549 views • 1 month ago

Depressing. They could have established an office for students’ mental wellbeing
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Depressing. They could have established an office for students’ mental wellbeing

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77,963 views • 4 months ago

The old men have delivered. Sialkot Museum is now open to public. It is located inside Gulshan-e-Iqbal Park on Pasrur road.
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The old men have delivered. Sialkot Museum is now open to public. It is located inside Gulshan-e-Iqbal Park on Pasrur road.

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11,521 views • 17 days ago

This is also a train in Pakistan. First iftaar in the Green Line train that runs daily between Karachi and Islamabad.
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This is also a train in Pakistan. First iftaar in the Green Line train that runs daily between Karachi and Islamabad.

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162,650 views • 1 year ago

A restaurant in Multan serves an actual home-made paratha breakfast. They make the traditional parathas at the kitchen upstairs and serve in the shop downstairs.
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A restaurant in Multan serves an actual home-made paratha breakfast. They make the traditional parathas at the kitchen upstairs and serve in the shop downstairs.

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69,011 views • 5 months ago

This is unacceptable. Why do they do this in Punjab?
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This is unacceptable. Why do they do this in Punjab?

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83,346 views • 7 months ago