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Quetta: A winter wonderland

A walk in the snow. PHOTO: BANARAS KHAN

People climb up a snowy hillside in Quetta. PHOTO: BANARAS KHAN

Snow covered trees on Quetta streets. PHOTO: BANARAS KHAN

Cycling down snow filled streets of Quetta. PHOTO: BANARAS KHAN

Quetta youth build a mobile snowman. PHOTO: BANARAS KHAN

A Pakistani youth builds a snowman on top of a four-wheel drive vehicle in Quetta on January 22, 2012. The valley of Quetta received its first snowfall of the winter. PHOTO: AFP

Pakistani youths play in the snow in Quetta on January 22, 2012. PHOTO: AFP

Pakistanis throw snowballs and play in the snow in Quetta on January 22, 2012. The valley of Quetta received its first snowfall of the winter. PHOTO: AFP

Snowball fight in Quetta. PHOTO: EXPRESS

The valley of Quetta received its first major snowfall of the winter.

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Fahad Raza

Jan 22, 2012 - 9:12PM

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Now wonder its pretty cold in Karachi when Quetta is having the snowfall ..

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Optimist

Jan 22, 2012 - 11:45PM

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@ Fahad : :-) Atleast it would be breeze of refreshment for Karachians.

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Fahad Raza

Jan 23, 2012 - 12:21AM

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@Optimist: Yea well on a hot cup of coffee. and its Karachiites

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keenjhar

Jan 23, 2012 - 12:38AM

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thanks for publishing such beautiful pictures. have some beautiful memories of quetta :)
happy to see the hazara girls having fun in the snow and more happy to see the other dwellers enjoying the bliss.
interesting how the trolls are all silent.
i wish peace would return back to the city and the province.

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Khurram Mansoor

Jan 23, 2012 - 11:01AM

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even looking at it you feel happy.

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Kudadaad

Jan 23, 2012 - 3:06PM

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Hope this year brings peace for the people of Quetta. Certainly the snow is a good strart. Glad to see people forgetting their problems and enjoying themselves.

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A.Khan

Jan 23, 2012 - 3:24PM

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That looks a lot of fun.

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Aldrin

Feb 10, 2012 - 8:12AM

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Just ckhceed your blog for the first time in over a week – well done sir, well done.Are you proud? I’m listening to your directions and leaving you a comment. Yep. That’s what this is. Comment left. I like you.See you later!Recommend

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