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Stories about 20th Century History in Islamabad

Pakistani paramilitary troopers with their Indian counterparts lower down their respective national flags at the Joint Check Post (JCP) at the Wagah border crossing between Pakistan and India.

Theater of War Every Evening at the Pakistan-India Border

Agence-France Presse AFP - Global [28,188]

WAGAH, Pakistan, May 28, 2003 - The clunk of heavy boots, glowering looks, aggressive snorts and a final martial handshake -- the goose-stepping of Pakistani and Indian soldiers creates a daily...

Destinations: India | Pakistan | Amritsar | Islamabad
Topics: 20th Century History

Kashmir - the Forgotten Occupation

Sumaya Teli - sumteli [83]

A young girl is sitting in front of me, ironing the white shalwar kameez that is her uniform, ready for school the next day. We have been chatting about the usual stuff - clothes, movies, school... I...

Destinations: India | Pakistan | Islamabad | Kashmir Region
Topics: People | 20th Century History | War & Conflict
Indian actresses Kareena Kapoor (L), Esha Doel (C) and Ranee Mukherjee (R) are in the Indian movie 'Line Of Control'.

Bollywood's Line of Control

Agence-France Presse AFP - Global [28,188]

The 1999 Kargil conflict between India and Pakistan which claimed 1,000 lives is being brought to the big screen in a big-budget movie starring some of the most famous names in Bollywood. The...

Destinations: India | Pakistan | Islamabad | Mumbai
Topics: Performing Arts | 20th Century History

Making for the Hills

Kenneth Champeon - kchampeon [19,632]

I remember exclaiming with awe when I woke up in Simla (or Shimla, as it is often spelled and pronounced) and stepped out of my room to view the landscape, which I had been unable to see on the...

Destinations: Burma | Indonesia | Pakistan | Colombo | Manila | India | Sri Lanka | Shimla | Yangon | Islamabad | Philippines | Jakarta
Topics: 20th Century History | Architecture
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